InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Jeff left a comfortable Wall Street career to enter a world he knew little about. Every time Amazon made a change to its website, whether it be modifications to its customer acquisition funnel, upsell techniques, customer service, etc., I promise I will never tweet about Amazon deals or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate.

Tips 223

Tips Framework Metrics Cloud Computing 223

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Or would you like me to sell you a story on how cloud computing is green because these large datacenters are more energy efficient than the same number of computers run in ad-hoc ways? Let me answer ‘why computing needs RightScale.’ Computing is going the way of the electric grid. Pure excitement isn’t either.

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Messenger : Rob Duva , Co-Founder, COO RingRevenue, prior Director of Customer Acquisition, CallWave. Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. Who do you view as your biggest competition?

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Obsess About Customers, Not Colleagues Or Competitors. “We The great thing about fact-based decisions is that they overrule the hierarchy. Jeff left a comfortable Wall Street career to enter a world he knew little about. We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts.

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Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

We caught up with Navid --one of a number of executives to have recently departed Buy.com after its acquisition a couple of years ago by Rakuten--to hear more about his new startup. is all about? Can you talk about your background, Buy.com and why you decided to pursue this idea? Describe what Recmnd.me

CTO Hire 147

CTO Hire Startup Sites Technical Review 147

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Please join us in congratulating this quarter’s Spotlight companies: Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49