Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

According to Forrester Research (2011 report) 77% users who abandoned an online purchase cite the inability to speak to some as their primary reason for leaving. But if they suck on your computer Imagine just how bad they really suck on mobile devices where the screen size is much smaller. For me that’s why Twitter works.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011).

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

According to Andrey Doronichev, head of YouTube mobile in a blog post today said, “All diehard YouTube fans starting today can download the official YouTube app for iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store. In Quarter 2 of 2012, Google ad revenues were $10.96 In Quarter 2 of 2012, Google ad revenues were $10.96

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. There are 2.9 billion email accounts. billion by 2014.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. Give them something they can use – tips, incentives, new ideas, fun, and inspiration.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS.

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