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by bbalfour 9y ago
I don't think there is an obvious one that stands out. Feels like a couple years before one really emerges. Lots of really early stuff in the hype cycle with blockchain, autonomous vehicles, VR, etc. There are also professional mess
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Adapt or Die - How The Marketing World Is Changing(brianbalfour.com)
2 points by bbalfour 13y ago|0 comments
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VC Chamath Palihapitiya Says He Has Cracked the Code for Making Startups Grow(allthingsd.com)
1 points by bbalfour 13y ago|1 comments
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by bbalfour 13y ago
There are all the obvious public metrics from things like Compete, Alexa, app rankings, twitter following, facebook following, etc etc. But beyond that I would dig deep into using the product. If I was going to assess the engagement (DAU&#
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by bbalfour 13y ago
Good question. Not to be a pessimist, but in most scenarios I have found partnerships to under perform initial expectations. Part of that can be mitigated with the things I outline in the post. But I think more than anything finding that
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by bbalfour 13y ago
I really like these week by week courses that are coming out. I have a lot of things I want to learn, so the cadence and content size of the weekly chunks is perfect. I'm looking forward to this one. I'd love to hear what other courses p
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by bbalfour 14y ago
Well besides the lessons about culture that I talked about in the article, there were plenty of lessons about how we should have managed the business differently prior to getting to the trough of sorrow. The virtual goods and social gaming
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by bbalfour 14y ago
That is an excellent question. Here is a quick answer off the top of my head. As mentioned, the foundation for maintaining the culture was laid far in advance. The tight relationships, respect/trust for each other, challenging and fun env
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How We Got Through The "Trough Of Sorrow"(brianbalfour.com)
22 points by bbalfour 14y ago|9 comments
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by bbalfour 14y ago
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of these brands are riding on their brand equity, not the superior quality of their apparel." I think you are right that some consumers buy because of brand equity. But it certainly isn't 100% of the audi
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by bbalfour 14y ago
I've had the luxury of seeing the initial prototypes of at From Holden and was impressed. I feel like a fool buying $100+ shirts from places like Rag & Bone, but I do it because of the style + quality + fit. Looking forward to the fir
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by bbalfour 14y ago
Great post. I'd like to expand on your point on how your brain is plastic which is important when it comes to positive/negative thoughts. Positive Psychology is a really new but active area of psychology. One of the things they have found
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by bbalfour 14y ago
By Brute Force, I think I mean just incentivizing the audience in some way. The two most likely ways to incentivize are: 1. Monetary - Yelp paid reviewers a couple bucks a review. At Viximo we paid out guarantees. Glam paid out guarante
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by bbalfour 14y ago
Thanks. I'm glad you found it helpful. Building networks/platforms/communities is extremely tough. Hoping more shared tactics will come out.
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by bbalfour 14y ago
One other thing that should be discussed in the post that I forgot about is the amount it costs to properly test a paid acquisition channel. Many underestimate this cost. But getting statistically significant results on just a few variati
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by bbalfour 14y ago
Happy to answer. I am one of the founders of Boundless. The first iteration of our product gave a student a 100% free alternative to buying their expensive textbook. The product is completely digital with search functionality, notes, highl
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by bbalfour 15y ago
Studies like these don't look at the holistic picture. Productivity isn't just a function of minimal distractions, but a combination of a bunch of items. In particular to this study, it doesn't account for employee happiness. Personally,
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by bbalfour 16y ago
Vannevar, If you asked my investors about my history prior to Viximo, they wouldn't have a clue what I had done. It didn't matter. In any case, the point of the article isn't the exact timing of these things, it was a demonstration of wha
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by bbalfour 16y ago
I actually have a follow up post exploring that. I felt like having them combined was waayyyy too long.
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by bbalfour 16y ago
Thanks for the compliment. Really appreciate it.
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by bbalfour 16y ago
I knew the Betahouse crew for about 3 - 4 months prior. But from conception of the idea for Viximo to completion of the three items in the title, it was actually less than 4 weeks. I view the core group as a long term investment for whatev
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by bbalfour 16y ago
This is pretty cool. I'd love to see a list of the most hated twitter users as a measure of who is muted the most using your service. You could also do this with the hash tags to see what the most annoying trends are.
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by bbalfour 16y ago
Good analysis of the changing market dynamics. One of the surprising things is that the most lucrative vertical for Craigslist, apartment rentals, still hasn't seen major disruption. It use to be ok, but the noise has drastically increased
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A Beer Drinkers View of the VC Industry(genuinevc.com)
4 points by bbalfour 16y ago|2 comments
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by bbalfour 16y ago
Agreed. Tons of scrappy startups on here that could use a deal like this on tools that could help them with company. If it was some random groupon deal for a new restaurant in SF, thats a different story.
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Virtual Goods Keys To Success: Content, Content, Content(blog.viximo.com)
1 points by bbalfour 17y ago|0 comments
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Will US Virtual Goods Market Grow To Equal Asia's?(blog.viximo.com)
1 points by bbalfour 17y ago|0 comments
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What Factors are Driving Growth of Virtual Goods Industry?(blog.viximo.com)
3 points by bbalfour 17y ago|0 comments
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Who Buys Virtual Goods? It's Not Who You Think(blog.viximo.com)
22 points by bbalfour 17y ago|4 comments
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The Impact of Facebook's Payment Platform For Virtual Goods(blog.viximo.com)
3 points by bbalfour 17y ago|1 comments

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