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Microsoft Kin, iPhone, and the perils of chasing hipness

UX Planet

Even in 2005, Facebook only succeeded because it fulfilled a practical need for its users. Any competing brand that wanted to have a cool product had to design it the Apple way, but then it would only be a second-rate knock-off. Ridiculous as it sounds, there is a social stigma around your messages coming through as green.

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Norman Crowley on uncovering the business opportunities in tackling climate change

Intercom, Inc.

We are delighted to chat with you about your work at Crowley Carbon and your wider vision for making global companies more sustainable. We got the idea from about 2005, a friend of mine became obsessed with climate change. Not the retiring type. Dee: Hi, Norman. So you are very welcome along to Inside Intercom today.

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What 14 startup investors and advisors taught us about chasing (and finding) product-market fit

Mixpanel

There’s a reason, after all, that Y Combinator chose the slogan “make something people want” shortly after they were founded in 2005. For SaaS companies, investor and entrepreneur Elad Gil likes when he sees major brands finding and using a product organically. It makes sense intuitively. And a keyword here is organic.

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Seeing Around Corners | Rita McGrath | BoS USA 2019

Business of Software Conference

When Sears and Kmart merged in 2005. So, Eddie Lampert bought into Sears I think in 2005. Dubin the founder in the face of the company has this vision. I can use you know flexible temporary resources, but more importantly I can use YouTube, and Facebook, to get my message out to millions of people. He says wait a minute.