Thoughts on Building Technology Products and Businesses
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Google AdWords has revenues of $30 billion or so a year. With that sort of money involved, you might think the AdWords ad review system would be pretty good. It seems it could still do with a bit of work.…
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How to Build a Fashion Brand Online (According to Bonobos)
I came across an online education website called Grovo this evening. Perhaps you’ve heard of it already? Grovo has lined up a series of what promise to be interesting interviews with successful figures in the world of online business. Their…
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How Google Will Suspend an AdWords Account Forever (With No Warning)
I want to like Google. They have all those free services: search, Gmail, Analytics… what’s not to like with those? And I’ve been a customer of Google’s for a long time, too – spending money on their AdWords ads since February…
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The Rise of Subscription (Cheese) E-Commerce
There’s been a lot of interest in the subscription e-commerce business model lately. It’s a model that I think is particularly powerful. Getting Someone to Buy is Hard Anyone who has run an e-commerce website will tell you that getting…
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Startups: 23 Ways to Save Money Without Cutting Corners
You’ve started your business, but money’s tight. You haven’t got much cash to play with. Here are 23 tactics you can use to be frugal and save money: 1. Use Lean Startup Methodology Credit: quinet under Creative Commons license Make sure you’re…
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7 Reasons to Start a Business Instead of Doing an MBA
People sometimes ask me if I’ve found having an MBA helpful in starting businesses. So is it? If you’re thinking of starting a business, here are seven reasons why you might not want to do an MBA first: MBA Costs are…
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85 Great Resources for London Startups
If you’re setting up a web-based business in London, there are lots of resources that can come in handy once you know about them. I thought I’d share some of my favourites here in case there a few you don’t…
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Boudoir Privé – Beauty Boxes by Subscription
I’ve recently launched a new subscription e-commerce business and it turns out we’re in a hot space again (as we were with DealBunch and the daily deal phenomenon last year)… Boudoir Privé is all about meeting the desire that a lot…
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Getting to Critical Mass: 8 Ways to Kickstart a Marketplace Business
Are you thinking of setting up a two-sided marketplace business? It’s a hard thing to do, so you’re going to need all the help you can get. Why not learn from how other people have managed it successfully in the past?…
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What’s the Future of Local Advertising?
What will local advertising look like a few years from now? BIA/Kelsey recently released slides about the local ad marketplace in the US. A few interesting points they make: It’s Big – The local ad market brings in $133 billion…