Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels.

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www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Minor Technical Difficulties. We are currently experiencing some minor technical difficulties: Normal service will be resumed shortly… Home Privacy Notice About Login Lexicon. Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. « A Quandry With LinkedIn.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. Yet I can’t help thinking there are many predictable failures that come from a lack of basic planning.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2007

For some reason there is so much on this blog about the “business side” of things but not much technical stuff. So to make up for that this post covers some of the “technical” best practices around tracking with your web analytics tools, especially if you are using JavaScript tags. 3: Tags should be inline.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, in 2021 accounting software platform Bill.com acquired spend management tool Divvy in order to increase its market share. Companies can acquire competitors’ products or technology to enhance their offering within the market they already serve. See [via Harvard Business Review ]. Acquisitions. Partnerships.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. Monday, February 12, 2007. on a scale of 1-4). on a scale of 1-4).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

Reviewing a competitor’s online presence helps me understand how to differentiate my client. reviews, trust). Here’s Tony DeYoung explaining his process to do just that: Tony DeYoung: I always do competitive analysis for SEO and SEM. The lean, aggressive ones do. Run a functional investigation.

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ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

Reviewing a competitor’s online presence helps me understand how to differentiate my client. I analyze the story the competitors tell with their landing pages, their site UX, and transparency (reviews, trust). Here’s Tony DeYoung explaining his process: Tony DeYoung: “I always do competitive analysis for SEO and SEM.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

They are also limiting in a fast-moving industry like tech, where what you do now might not be what you’ll be doing in a few years. “A A tech Startup OTOH may find themselves having to pivot as new players and innovation come into their market. The downside? Take AT&T. I have a couple of points and resources to add. And Good luck!

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 23, 2017

While some weren’t able to share the entire process due to privacy issues, they did share a specific section in the process… 1. This is because often enterprise customers are yet to even understand the value of technology being implemented into their business. If you’re still with me here, this is where the fun begins.

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searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

Enterprise SEM. Overview: What Is SEM? SEM Columns. Our SEM Events. How To: SEM / Paid Search. Enterprise Social Media Management Software. More technical. What I’m really looking for is some holistic, out of the box thinking that is driven by a business orientation and technical experience.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In technical terms, your period of “exploration” can be much longer, as you want to be damn sure that you don’t commit a Type I error (false positive). Technical analysis is an often-overlooked area. This can result in calling a result early due to “spotting a trend” (impossible). Technical stuff.

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Analytics Technical Review Software Review Framework 127

Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2021

Search Engine Optimization or SEO, SEM. Software Testing. These platforms provide employers with an advantage in terms of hiring and managing employees, while ensuring that all payments due are transparent, accurate, and on time. Creative Design. Sales and Marketing. Graphic Designing. Mobile App Development. Game Development.

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Technical Review Software Review Search Portfolio 89

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Examples of free products include Open Source software, services like HubSpot’s Website Grader , free versions of a SaaS service that have limited, but still valuable, feature sets, etc.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When WordStream began receiving complaints that the seven-day free trial of their PPC management software wasn’t long enough, the brand decided to A/B test 14-day and 30-day trials. Growth hacking is a term that emerged from the Silicon Valley tech community and the lean startup methodology. The results?

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Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

Her previous startup, a real estate tech company, was acquired in 2019. 17:06] What’s been the hardest part from a tech perspective? [18:37] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! My first two was in real estate tech. It was like an open house sign in software. eWebinar.com. Like this show?

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

You don’t have the right people on board, you are burning cash and the work is not done, at its worst, your product is already live and you are losing clients due to software bugs and poor user experience. This could be the right move as the software development companies have well-trained teams which mitigates the risk.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 17, 2013

The next obvious transition was the rise of the browser in 1996, which transformed not only the software application market but also the print and media world. On the browser, SEO and SEM are paramount, but the equivalent tools on mobile are either non-existent or at best immature. The distribution techniques are completely new.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

If you’re Oracle with 47 product lines in 100 countries and 20 languages with distributed teams of tech writers is this the best tool? If you know the tech support guy is taking flack for a messy FAQ page, it’s “Organize your FAQ page in 15 minutes.” If you have only six FAQ entries, should you buy his tool?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

I frequently see promising startups with a great product and strong initial economics hit a wall due to the piling up of problems relating to these questions, or what I like to call the ‘DTC death by a thousand cuts’. How will you take advantage of SEO and SEM? What about appealing to a certain lifestyle category?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Below is a recap of some of September’s Israeli tech headlines: Investment rounds. uTest has established itself as the world’s largest marketplace for software testing services, with over 25,000 testers in over 160 countries. SimpliVT , a new venture in stealth has raised $9.2

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In technical terms, your period of ‘exploration’ can be much longer, as you want to be damned sure during your period of ‘exploitation’ that you didn’t reach a type I error (false positive). Technical Analysis. Technical analysis is an area often overlooked and highly underrated by optimizers. Technical Stuff.

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Technical Review Analytics Framework Software Review 48

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! You get unlimited graphic designs, website, funnels, CRM, email automation, integrations, automations, really anything that requires you to log into software. Imagine all the time and frustrations you can save from trying to get your tech work done properly. That's right.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. at 11:09 AM.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2022

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affect the way businesses operate. Technology continues to develop productive environments that are location-independent, mobile-first, and social-commerce-centric. Thanks to Ray Leon, Pet Insurance Review ! #3-

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