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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

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I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, You can always hide complexity into configuration screens rather than the out-of-the-box features.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

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It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. When asked what their objectives are they cite some form of “improving customer communications” by a long margin.

Web 355
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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. "Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support.

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Interview with Sunil Rajaraman, Scripped

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Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 That target market is huge, and includes sites like YouTube, you also have Revision3, and other sites doing short videos. We're picking up 30 to 40 writers a day, with a budget of zero marketing dollars. For now, we're focused on short form content.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, I was baffled.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. was starting. Aren’t pitch decks still the norm? “I

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, I was baffled.