InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

The following guest post comes from Sean Percival, CEO of Wittlebee , a kids clothing club that sends its customers a new customized box of clothes every month, based on their children's age, color preferences and geographic location. I am an investor in Wittlebee via Rincon Venture Partners. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post. Twitter is better than RSS – it’s “curated RSS.&# The stream is limited in length and therefore people share links.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. Do you need to provide RSS? Customer Service Support - Do you need specific interfaces and support for customer service?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. Do you need to provide RSS? Customer Service Support - Do you need specific interfaces and support for customer service?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Distribution and Sales. Patents and Trademarks. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

If your business model is predicated on online customer acquisition, do not exclusively rely on consultants to craft and execute your online marketing initiatives. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2012

Your customers carry your message for free by sharing with their friends, friends of friends, etc. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. So what does this mean? Why does social win the ROI battle? You can watch the whole video here.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 18, 2012

This leads them to design and create the best technology, without regard for the myriad of customer-centric, non-product-oriented issues that contribute to a product’s ultimate success or failure. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

Results from some of DataPop’s customers are even more impressive than the averages: • ABetterStay.com saw leads and conversion rates increase 125% and 72%, respectively, while decreasing its cost per lead by 29%. • This results in more effective ads with greater reach, deeper customer engagement and significantly better ROI.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards. SaaS applicant tracking and recruiting tools also allow companies to quickly plug customized job boards into their sites. Death Of The Resume.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Although you will not have a formal boss at your startup, you will remain accountable to investors, partners, customers and your employees. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Silver Lining. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

They may not be a salesperson by title — but they should be able to effectively pitch and sell your product to customers. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Your first hire should be given tasks that will drive revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Skip the Flash videos. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

If that's not enough, advertisers who get inbound calls from customers see much higher conversion rates and also much higher average order values from calls than they do from clicks. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 29, 2012

Attitude – During the early stages of their careers, emerging entrepreneurs must conform to their customers’ realities. The band failed to realize that Ron was their customer. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Such deals are ideally funded by customer dollars until the opportunity is adequately proven and/or management accrues an adequate level of experience. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

It’s called showing good service to your most loyal customers. In an era of RSS, Twitter, Facebook & new consumption tools like FlipBoard – titles matter. And you need to work your comments section if you want people to share your content and turn up again. Good comment community = viral blog. How very meta of me, hey?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

If this is the case, offer to make a meaningful introduction to a potential customer or partner of one of their portfolio companies. For instance, you might propose a lead sharing relationship in which both companies trade customer introductions. Yes, I am advising you to sandbag your prospective investors. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

An efficient way to qualify a potential customer is to determine the size and availability of their budget. o Sell What You Have - The Say Yes sales team's priority is to get customers to select "the perfect dress" from whatever they have on the racks. Startup sales require high velocity. Startups must follow a similar philosophy.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 7, 2013

They also had a segment of customers that we hadn't been successful with - (I was there) to really learn. When we get in front of customers, it's about having that conviction. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The company posted a Show HN entry entitled, " We built a better solution for customer analysis and support.". Michael ended our conversation by noting that when an entrepreneur has the chance to tell their unfiltered story to a community of potential customers, they should, ". The posting resulted in 40points and about 30comments.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

They must compete with tens of thousands of other performers who are all pursuing the same customer dollars. At the outset of their careers, they are forced to market themselves with little to no budget and differentiate their product so that they gain adequate attention without alienating too many potential customers. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2010

Customers will now be able to choose their level of customization from Mobile Roadie CORE, PLUS, and PRO. Mobile Roadie Pro gives users the ability to fully customize the menu layout, colors, buttons, and fonts. Pro allows for a more customizable version of their app builder to give those with a creative mind more room to play.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

Rather than trying to do the same things better than their competitors, savvy entrepreneurs identify new ways to create and deliver value to their customers, which often result in sustainable competitive advantages. The Berkoff Blastoff. Fosbury is not alone in his role as an innovative Olympian. Share and Enjoy.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 7, 2009

SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. It might also be through twitter, Facebook, SMS, RSS, voice, etc. I talk to a lot of founders of startups. My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex.

Web 150

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Benefit of a proprietary platform can be finding customers. From BBM's web site: media RSS - extensions to RSS subscription format to support time based media, enclosures, copyrights and other meta-data needed for media. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site. I would tend to agree. Completely agree.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

Customer 79

Customer Custom FAQ Technical Review 79

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Geographic customization. Give people a way to draw custom geographic boundaries to specify their area of interest. Topic customization.

Startup 52

Startup News Sites RSS 52

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”.

Venture Capital 288

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. However, his comments resonated, because his unconventional philosophy has clearly not impacted his ability to deliver his customers a world-class adventure experience. Return On Life is (the pursuit of) experiences. that really last.

Entrepreneur 235

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

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Customer Custom FAQ Technical Review 102

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2023

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Make it fast. Provide multiple methods of access.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Your customer blog probably won''t morph into an international bestseller. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. As John noted at the conclusion of his talk, "The book did help us increase sales. Let''s get real. Share and Enjoy.

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