Hunter Walker

JANUARY 8, 2022

The combo convinced me that software was for creativity and community — 100% impacted the rest of my life. In middle school we got a DOS PC and a friend from 4-H came over and introduced me to QBasic programming and we built a basic program where you could use the arrow keys to change the color of the cursor. It felt like magic.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Without marketing attracting the right accounts, there are no hot leads for sales to have meaningful conversations with. And when you’re having a conversation, you might even be in a power position.”. Before developing a program , consider the following variables: Deal size. Winning high-value clients with ABM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Thus your objectives for social media should at least include monitoring your online reputation on the three top platforms, and hopefully taking the minimum actions to turn any negatives into positives for the rest of us. Increase customer leads and conversion. You can’t ignore the fact that Facebook now has over 2.32

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2016

This includes creating the Information Security Program, training on secure development of products, and/or implementing the security architecture of their infrastructure. In fact, startups are at the perfect spot to implement a rock solid program at their foundational level, and then eventually grow it from there.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Marketing Strategy Pyramid has five layers to it, and the middle three layers are really the marketing strategy component and everything rests on the overarching business strategy. Messaging: Shift the conversation from what you sell to how you solve their biggest headaches.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Meaning: T = Traffic CR = Conversion Rate AOV = Average Order Value G = Growth. Meaning: C = Customers (traffic x conversion rate) CLV = Customer revenue – (CAC + cost of serving that customer) CAC = Customer Acquisition Cost G = Growth. A typical ecommerce growth formula looks like this: T x CR x AOV = G. CVO is an evergreen process.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 20, 2011

In July I got a call from Errol Arkilic , a program manager at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the $6.8-billion No, the conversation was about to get more interesting. The I-Corps Incubator Program. The mentors in our program are there to support the methodology, but aren’t there to tell stories.). billion U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide a unique perspective into the world of entrepreneurship. The program provides aspiring entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. Rejections can be disheartening.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2024

.” During our insightful conversation, we delved into the ever-evolving landscape of content marketing, focusing on the contentious debate between gated and ungated content. And I think if conversion is your goal with a piece of content, I think you're going into it with the wrong intent.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

07:06): So very early in the book and our program, you're going to raise your consciousness because most people, they're not even thinking they're just going sleeping. I mean, we've had people in the program say, I don't think about the quality of my relationships. How do you manage a conversation towards a desired outcome?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With more than 2 billion monthly active users and more than a billion hours of content consumed every day, the right Youtube strategy can increase brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. . The rest are served up as suggested videos or accessed via browse features: . But, cutting through the noise can be a challenge.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Marketing Strategy Pyramid has five layers to it, and the middle three layers are really the marketing strategy component and everything rests on the overarching business strategy. Messaging: Shift the conversation from what you sell to how you solve their biggest headaches.

Marketing 55

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Operational Disruption: Cyberattacks can disrupt the organization’s operations, including communication, fundraising, program delivery, and administrative tasks. It also means more effective conversations with management, staff and volunteers around cyber knowledge ultimately leading to more robust cyber risk oversight.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 10, 2010

The next day I stood up in front of the classroom and in the audience was the rest of the training department, my manager and the manager of the entire intelligence system program. I had never been in front of a classroom. I was scared and nervous. After about 20 minutes my manager said, “Thanks Steve, that’s enough.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2022

She’s worked with more than 100 brands on various aspects of their community strategy and implementations, including launch, migration, programming, and planning. Is that when you are putting things out on your Facebook page, it is a one to many conversation that's happening, right. So what even is community? So Jenny welcome.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2024

Our conversation provides practical tips for integrating the “Thoughtfully Fit” principles into your daily leadership practices. And of course, just like if you want peak performance as an athlete, you need rest days. What would be the ideal outcome of this conversation given that I feel attacked? What do I need?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2015

Mobile users who find your business online have a conversion percentage nearly three times higher than the same search done on a desktop or laptop. Adding just one word after the word “submit” can boost conversion rates by as much as 320%. Make certain your CTA button is easy to find – and click. Finally, put some thought to placement.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Meanwhile, according to a recent survey by Layer7, more than 85% of companies expect to have an “API program” within the next five years. The majority of the non-technical conversations in the API industry seem to be focusing on terms like “API strategy” and “API economy.” The problem: “API Strategy”. The reality: “API as a tactic”.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

The highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created by Congress back in 1982 to fund and encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D). Jeff Degraff took to the stage and wasted no time in jump-starting the conversation, “What does your innovation kill?”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2024

During our, dare I say Meta conversation, we uncovered the transformative power of podcasting for businesses, focusing on how it can be a game-changer for networking and lead generation. And so thank you for fostering this conversation here. Josh Elledge is a keynote speaker, writes a syndicated newspaper column to 1.1 This is great.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2019

Kettering once said, “My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.”. The two work best when combined—when a propensity model fuels an experimentation program and vice versa. lead-to-customer conversion) and independent variables (e.g. lead-to-customer conversion rate, retention, etc.).

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

So in this age of uncertainty how should someone react who simply wants to collect a few greenbacks in exchange for their brilliant programming acumen? He did a little of both during the rest of the time to keep himself interested, and maintain his skills in both arenas. Boring programming jobs? Stable in a recession?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It will come as no surprise, but like most things in life, conversion optimization will benefit from a strong strategic approach. Most have some sort of discovery process, where they either conduct conversion research or at least calibrate the impact of an element with something like existence testing. How do you decide what to test?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

Thus your objectives for social media should at least include monitoring your online reputation on the three top platforms, and hopefully taking the minimum actions to turn any negatives into positives for the rest of us. Increase customer leads and conversion. You can’t ignore the fact that Facebook now has over 2.32

Social Media 246

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 246

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

SLLCONF featured incredible entrepreneurs on stage to put those ideas to rest (watch, for example: Aardvark , Grockit , Dropbox , PBworks ). Bring your tough questions – Brad and I will be having a conversation on stage and you’re invited to join us. And last but never least, our third keynote is Steve Blank. Hope to see you there.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Discussion of the rest follows. There’s a popular programming story, paraphrased badly, “If you ask 5 developers for input on a 5-line diff, you’ll get 5 opinions. The unaltered items from the original Joel Test still stand, or could use such little modification that I didn’t want to touch them. But we’ll get there.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 30, 2012

Usually community service also encourages striking up relationships with strangers, where you are free to talk openly about hiring needs for your business as a conversation topic. You strike up a conversation with a grocery store employee, dental hygenist, or bank teller, and realize that they connect with people. Customers Know Best.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

“Having offices in both Austin and Dallas is a competitive advantage that lets us attract the best talent and sell into all of the large businesses based in Texas,” said Ben Lamm, CEO of Conversable, a startup company that launched at Capital Factory in Austin and expanded to The DEC in Dallas.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Essentially, sending employees “back to school” is good business, but that doesn’t mean you need to enroll them in Harvard’s MBA program. A few examples include: Establish in-house training programs. We train our leaders to not avoid the critical conversations with individuals who are not working toward improvement.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I’ve always thought that the more hours or I put in the more work I’d achieve but I realize now that the most effective way to get the best results is by making sure that you aren’t too stressed and overworked, and how much a rested mind and body contribute to a more positive mindset. 18- Two adjustments. Photo Credit: Oleg Dats.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Surrender to Serendipity My general rule of thumb is to make a big calendar with everything I could possibly want to do on it and then in the moment do whichever of the things is easiest and aligns with the rest of the group I’m worth. Expect to see it full of incredible people and programming 24/7! Don’t forget the ABC’s of SXSW?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The conversation highlights the role of training and development in fostering a motivated workforce and the importance of understanding employee perspectives through stay interviews. Did you start apprentice programs? Key Takeaways Starting a business with limited resources can lead to innovative solutions. It's to coach them up.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 5, 2024

During our conversation, we broke down the top three points in her latest book, “Presentation Ready,” which identifies and addresses the most common mistakes made in sales presentations. This, in essence, more than paid for my investment in Duct Tape Marketing. So there's a lot behind it and thank you for asking about it.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 8, 2017

Fasten dropped their rates within 3 days and quickly expanded their discount program to attempt to keep the most price sensitive riders. Before their return, Uber had 10+ Craigslist ads a day, and Lyft was running several types of new driver programs with heavy social media advertising. On the other hand.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Our patented signal optimization that’s designed specifically for power and beamforming technology and makes us 100 times more efficient than the rest of the world. Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW , the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. What is your competitive advantage?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

Here’s where this conversation gets interesting. They’re building this new “small, the agile, and the many”formation on digital principles and they’re training a new class of program managers – digital leaders – to guide the journey through the complex software and data. What is its Plan B? ONR’s plan is to move boldly.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your brand is your reputation – that intangible thing that determines whether your customers trust you above the rest. Share content exploring what it’s like to work at your organization, such as remote working, away days, professional development programs, etc. Your brand is your strongest, most sustainable long-term asset.

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