jbenz

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by jbenz 15y ago
Copying the layout is one thing. Copying very specific details is another. Look at the tops of each pricing tab in both sites. The tabs with rounded corners. The subtle fades behind the pricing numbers. The 1-pixel-line-highlight above the
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by jbenz 15y ago
I'm imagining interactive versions of many of the diagrams / figures from Blank's book "4 Steps the Epiphany". Just being able to enter your own text into the various customer development diagrams is a nice and simple idea. Is that close to
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by jbenz 15y ago
Did you ever feel compelled to voice your opinion after you saw the data that indicated Groupon was spending more than they earned? Why did they ask you to leave the board? Thanks for sharing what you have. It's been said before, but I'll s
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by jbenz 15y ago
We got a call from http://hiconversion.co/ recently. They wanted to sell us on their conversion optimizer software. Their site talks a lot about "Real Time ROI" and "IT-Free Use", but no where on the site do they actually describe what
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In the Basement of the Ivory Tower (popular post on HN 3 years ago) now a book(nytimes.com)
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by jbenz 16y ago
Can someone fill me in here? Is there a marketplace for selling user accounts that I don't know about?
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by jbenz 16y ago
Interesting that they managed to use "marketwatch.com" as the display URL at the bottom of the ad. If the link is going to the goldfellow URL first, then then the display url should match goldfellow. It is another violation of Adwords poli
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by jbenz 16y ago
Fascinating. As the author touches on, this is technically a violation of Adwords guidelines. You are not allowed to use Adwords to send traffic to a particular page for the sole purpose of having those visitors click through to another d
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by jbenz 16y ago
eRetailing (Columbus, Ohio) (Sorry, no remote) This is actually not a technical position but a marketing post. Specifically, we need someone who will get their hands dirty in Google Adwords and Analytics on a daily basis. See more here:
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by jbenz 16y ago
I stopped advertising on Facebook a couple of years ago because the ROI just wasn't there, but using Google's Display Network I can easily get to 1.75 million impressions pretty quickly with a bid of $0.50 CPM (cost per thousand impressions
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by jbenz 16y ago
Neat, but... holy yellow. Maybe you could tone that yellow down to a softer color? Perhaps #ecca0e?
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by jbenz 16y ago
What is the mascot supposed to be? I see someone here mentioned a whistle. It almost looked like a water bottle at first. I'm trying to figure it out and it's starting to drive me nuts.
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Connections Will Be To Each Other, Not The Web; We’ll Be Dial Tones(techcrunch.com)
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by jbenz 16y ago
There have been a ton of other designs submitted to ISO50. Some aren't too bad: http://blog.iso50.com/2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
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Startup Weekend gets grant from The Kauffman Foundation(startupweekend.org)
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Flippa hits new sales record: a million-dollar week(flippa.com)
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by jbenz 17y ago
It all started here 408 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=459861 Rainbows and happiness to all.
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Cornify (which launched on HN) won the People's Choice Awards at SXSW(scitech.blogs.cnn.com)
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Carl Sagan And Ann Druyan's Ultimate Mix Tape(npr.org)
1 points by jbenz 17y ago|0 comments
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by jbenz 17y ago
A buddy of mine created this bad boy for us all to enjoy. Hopefully you don't find it too mean-spirited; it's all in good fun. Also worth checking out: his "tech article comment generator" at blarworld.net.
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Hacker News Headline Generator(blarworld.net)
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by jbenz 17y ago
Maybe Discovery chose the name SmashLab in order to (subconsciously?) piggy back on the popularity of their other show, CashCab. I mean, they rhyme.
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Weebly Partners with Hosting Provider Endurance International(techcrunch.com)
20 points by jbenz 17y ago|4 comments
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by jbenz 17y ago
Whoa, you are correct of course. I tend to get those two mixed up. The original comment was not about Flightcaster at all, so I deleted it. I suppose there is a lesson in here somewhere about brandname uniqueness. Regardless, congrats t
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by jbenz 17y ago
This article is really asking: Why haven't more designers become VCs and Angel Investors? He does a pretty nice job of answering this question. I hire a lot of talented graphic design interns. We encourage them to think: "What skills can I
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by jbenz 17y ago
This is... pretty awesome. I've only tried the Voltmeter so far, but what I really like is the education that comes with the results. You guys have done a really good job of explaining each factor in plain English. It's very easy to under
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by jbenz 17y ago
Happy Veteran's Day! Thanks to all the Vets on HN.
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by jbenz 17y ago
I've tried to sell t-shirts via Facebook ads, without much luck. Actually, a couple years ago when Facebook Ads were called Facebook Fliers, and there was very little competition, we sold a ton of t-shirts. This "insider's confession" is e
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by jbenz 17y ago
I would provide an example scenario near the top of your home page. I know what a "Custom Search" means, but many internet users might not. A quick little story of someone creating a custom search, signing up for an email, and getting a g
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by jbenz 17y ago
Exactly. But then the author ends with this note: "But [Billy Beane] is not the man who changed baseball." It seemed to me the author was making the argument that Billy Beane's tactics, which once were unique, are now widespread and withou

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