ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

Jaime Levy , a UX strategist and author, suggests looking at content types, personalization features, and community features on competitors’ websites. To create a value proposition that really differentiates your offer, you have to know how competitors position themselves. Most likely, they’ll only remember one—your main selling point.

SEO 126

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

In another study, Granify, a CRO software company, conducted a real time behavior analysis of 20+ million visitors over 5 different verticals and also found that “lower prices” was not as pervasive as we may have believed. Shipping Costs. Now, as I said, these are just averages. Wait a second?! superior customer service.

Software Review 117

Software Review Social Media Vertical Algorithm 117

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth hacking is a term that emerged from the Silicon Valley tech community and the lean startup methodology. Organic social: Build a community. Though Dollar Shave Club’s organic strategy appears to be growing their following, there is an opportunity to improve by differentiating content across social channels. Image source.

Framework 102

Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. – Execution.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

7:30] Would you say self-publishing is seen as a differentiator for businesses? [11:42] People wanna get on the speaking circuits for whatever, you know, industry or vertical they're in. [2:25] Is self-publishing a more profitable way to publish today? [5:12] 5:12] Why would someone want to self-publish a book? [7:30]

Audience 98

Audience Revenue Distribution Differentiation 98

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, here is how a few of my favorite startups describe themselves: “ Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique spaces around the world online or from an iPhone.” ” “ Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone.”

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. million in 2004 to $6.5 image source.

Retention 115

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. million in 2004 to $6.5 image source.

Retention 112

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. million in 2004 to $6.5 image source.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A good definition of brand strategy is the considered intent for the positive role a company wants to play in the lives of the people it serves and the communities around it.” – Neil Parker, Chief Strategy Officer at Co: Collective [via Branding Mag ]. But very, very few people or organizations know why they do what they do.

Campaign 109

Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. million in 2004 to $6.5 image source.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 16, 2024

Until then, venture investors—GPs, Principals and junior professionals alike—have a lot of lanes to carve out to try to differentiate from each other. Then, they need to figure out a way to project that brand up above the venture community, like a Bat signal calling for the best founders to come and pitch them. Data wasn’t a sector.

Vertical 97

Vertical Differentiation Cofounder Deal Flow 97

VC Cafe

APRIL 27, 2011

10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments – based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. Despite the VC’s obvious disadvantage in the early stages, marketing and differentiation of venture capital funds is limited today. Can they teach each other something?

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Differentiation Incubator Angel Investor 90

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Unlike Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where users often see content and ad formats shared across platforms, TikTok differentiates itself as a place to discover something new. By taking advantage of TikTok’s vertical split-screen, the ad cleverly demonstrates the before and after effects of the product to show its USP.

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Customer Viral Audience Campaign 102

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

An argument has been raging for decades within the scientific and typographic communities on what seems a very insignificant issue: Do serifs contribute to the legibility of typefaces, and by definition, are sans serif typefaces less legible? Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

It is exciting to start with an idea, see it evolve into a product, and then a business that takes flight into the community. And this is why we're always reaching out to our customers and communicating with front-line teammates. 23- The ability I have to connect to my community. Don’t forget to join our # IamCEO Community.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Asia LLC Community 54

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. otherwise you will compete with the community of the whole world. #22

Open Source 62

Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

If you are genuinely passionate about it, that will shine through and you will immediately be differentiated from the many sales people that attend these events. In every industry, there is a Shop.org of that industry and you need to marinate in it. It is easier to do this than it may sound.

Software Review 48

Software Review Sales Cofounder Analytics 48

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This differential is often referred to as “Goodwill” and it is an idea plays out a lot in the software market. This is a classic example of Goodwill: Trello’s accounting statement doesn’t justify their $425 million acquisition, but its strong user community and reputation does. million in revenue at the time.

Founder 148

Founder Valuation Dividend Startup 148

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2011

and e-commerce businesses, so I would love to work with Kelly to help her figure out the various nuances of building a successful e-commerce business, especially one that differentiates on personalization. However, I'd like to see a more focused, vertical specific go-to-market strategy in Udemy. Food Is Our Medicine Vision.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Vertical Massachusetts 114

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2014

Innovation is a function of sticking with and executing on ideas— whether new or old — that don’t conform to the status quo, which results in turning an idea into something tangible, useful, and differentiated. Get a better ROI on marketing by serving the community. To stand out from the chaos, make serving the community a priority.

Leadership 169

Leadership Employee Community Non-Compete 169

Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. They made Walkman owners, with their foam earphones and bulky booklets of CDs, feel left out of this invented community. The iPod model will separate IoT platforms from fads.

Vertical 60

Vertical Widget Distribution China 60

pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

Fab’s differentiator is taste and you don’t develop taste overnight, the two argue. ”We’ve been successful, because we’re not kids,” Shellhammer said. I have enjoyed pando as you build your community. That’s the beauty of a great content business. Jebb Dykstra. off topic.

Entrepreneur 45

Entrepreneur San Francisco Silicon Valley Technical Review 45

Hunter Walker

MAY 20, 2018

The idea was to build a publishing-focused brand with events as a revenue base while we figured out our own differentiation in a crowded market — and then added business lines around advertising, custom content and now subscriptions. I joined Digiday seven years ago after many years reporting on the industry.

PR 65

PR Media Differentiation Audience 65

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

It’s all based on growth and on opening the capabilities of the Libox distribution platform to the community. VC Cafe: What would you say are your killer differentiators? We have indirect competitors in each of those verticals. Our user interface was based on HTML, which was a hard challenge. It took me 10 years to build Walla.

Media 84

Media Management API HTML 84

ConversionXL

JUNE 3, 2019

For industries with thin profit margins, offering an incentive like 2% off isn’t very enticing, and in many verticals such an offer might require a significant lift in sales to break even. The major issue with many loyalty and rewards programs is that there’s no real differentiation—nothing there to make the customer feel special.

Retention 82

Retention Developer Customer Programming 82

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It doesn't have to just be a vertical. And so I think within whether it's, it's choosing a market vertical or horizontal or a fixed offer, like you have to find that element in your business, that lowest common denominator, that atomic unit for scale. We're gonna build websites for a lot of different Shopify stores. I appreciate that.

Framework 95

Framework Vertical Hosting Networking 95

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2022

It doesn't have to just be a vertical. And so I think within whether it's, it's choosing a market vertical or horizontal or a fixed offer, like you have to find that element in your business, that lows, common denominator, that atomic unit for scale. We're gonna build websites for a lot of different Shopify stores. I appreciate that.

Marketing 95

Marketing Framework Vertical Hosting 95

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). I feel like the bar has been raised so much in the last five years in the start up community and I’ve been busy working for a distinctly non-start up company. How to move from a free to a paid product without losing all your users.

Cofounder 208

Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

A local example was the Greenhouse pop up restaurant in Melbourne by Joost Baker – Which included vertical gardens and large amounts of material re-purposing. A Move back to vertical living – Years ago we used to live above the store, or behind the craftsman’s workshop. Cities are now becoming vertical again.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

I am the founder and Program Director of a very unique and dynamic community-based outpatient behavioral health treatment facility based in Brooklyn, New York called One World Counseling. I go to places in the community to speak about mental health treatment services where most other treatment providers would hardly ever consider.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Technical Review Harvest Portfolio 102

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you support that platform with inspirational and informative subject matter that helps guide people along the way, and then offer them a community of service providers who can help round out their team—well, that’s the ticket. We are transforming publishing for the 21st century. That’s massive.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Transcript of Investing in Small Businesses to Do Good for the Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. We really believe in the thesis of the show is that if you have a strong, small business core that any community or town can thrive. Back to Podcast. Transcript. So, let’s talk about the town.

Small Business 64

Small Business Community Arkansas Non-Compete 64

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2025

One valuable lesson I learned was the importance of building strong relationships and community. Collaboration and communication were key to navigating uncertainty, as we relied on fellow entrepreneurs for support and new opportunities. Dont forget to join our #IamCEO Community. The creator economy grew.

Entrepreneur 145

Entrepreneur Technical Review Agile SEO 145

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Then Robinhood halted trading of stocks popular with retail users of Wallstreetbets (and Discord temporarily shut down their server prompting the community to search for uncensorable alternatives ). . In my mind, there are five key Web 3 primitives: Identity, Compute, Communication, Storage, and Value.

Web 193

Web Technical Review Software Review Social Network 193