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Meet Brittany Laughlin, the very first female founder to be interviewed on The X Factor.
Simply speaking, gtrot wants to enable you to enjoy a “way more social” travel experience. From discussing the thought process behind the positioning of gtrot to offering insightful advice for other aspiring female founders, I mean this: Brittany’s interview is worth every word. Now, for the rest of the story…
”—This makes my week! John Exley is a super ambitious student at Clarkson that’s looking to get a closer look inside the startup-world. Check out his blog The X Factor.
Milestone Interview: Brittany Laughlin, Co-Founder of gtrot | The X Factor
Steve Jobs (via jacks)
Yes.
(via evangotlib)
Agreed!
Consumers traditionally shop at retailer A versus B based on the intersecting calculus of five variables:
Price (actual price to consumer + “friction” in ordering process)
Geography (proximity to consumer)
Selection (do they have X in my size, or sell rare item Y?)
Service/Brand (do I trust/like them?)
Experience (is it easy/designed to shop for X?)
Internet commerce has witnessed incredible price transparency, where the Walmart effect can play out without any pesky geographical barrier for most items that UPS will ship; this explains why there are 41,000 shoe stores offline in the US but maybe only 5 of scale online. That leaves Selection, Service, and Experience. Selection explains why a small site like SquashGear.com is likely thriving, and Service shows how Zappos got to $1B in sales.
Go ahead and dial up those digits–no matter which wireless network you’re calling. AT&T* today announced customers can enjoy unlimited mobile calling to any mobile number in America. Unlimited Mobile to Any Mobile is available to AT&T customers with an unlimited messaging plan and a qualifying voice plan**.
Beginning Thursday, Mobile to Any Mobile will be available to new and existing AT&T customers with a qualifying voice plan who subscribe to unlimited messaging plans. Existing customers with an unlimited messaging plan can activate Mobile to Any Mobile by visiting www.att.com/anymobile. The URL will be available beginning Thursday.
”—It looks like AT&T is shifting the pricing model to focus more on messaging (SMS & MMS) and less on minutes. I guess this balances the fact that you pay for minutes but the call quality is declining. I think there will be a lot more shifts in how carriers will charge for usage as airtime becomes less relevant. It’s gotten to the point where I call via Skype to other cell phones just so I can have clear call quality.
AT&T Now Offering Unlimited Calling Mobile to Mobile with Calling Plan | AT&T
Lesson learned: Simple questions help make useful products.
(Founder Stories) Instagram CEO: “The Best Products In The World Start Out As Features”
Businesses have more data, users have less attention. How to find the happy medium.
It’s Not a Business It’s an Ecosystem :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing