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Required reading for marketplace startups: The 20 best essays

Andrew Chen

Jonathan Golden (ex-Airbnb) on bootstrapping liquidity, adding host guarantees, reacting to competition, user experience. GMV, revenue, Seller/supply metrics (engagement/overall), Buyer metrics (engagement/overall). Current trends in marketplaces. Next topic, the current crop of marketplaces has gotten huge for a reason.

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The Modern IT Leader

Chief Executive

billion in revenue and more than 11,800 employees. The challenge for Steelcase and especially for Miller is how to provide this exceptional workspace flexibility with a user experience that is visually appealing, organized, navigable and enjoyable, from the second they click on the site through the order fulfillment.

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3 Business-Critical Reasons to Invest in Strategic HR

15Five

When HR teams are empowered and resourced properly, they can impact the business in three critical ways: Improving employee engagement Building a high-performance culture Increasing revenue. When a workforce is more highly engaged, it is more productive and provides a better customer experience.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

This includes call-outs in the top level nav, in the footer of every screen, and sprinkled throughout the user experience. Tips : If most of your supply growth is coming from word-of-mouth, and especially if your users have large social graphs, then a referrals program is going to be huge for you. after a great experience).

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Implementing a New Business Model That Creates Customer Stickiness

AlignOrg

For an Apple user to replace an iPhone with a non-IOS device, they have to learn how to use a new device and interface. Not only that, they need a new music library, apps, video chat – and have to completely relearn the user experience. This still provides connectivity (and revenue) back to Apple.

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Intrapreneurial Pursuits: 11 CEOs On Bootstrapping Innovation In A Bumpy Economy

Chief Executive

It’s a way to unlock a lot of knowledge that’s trapped in our organization and others and to deliver better solutions for the end users, who in our industry are military and recreational customers. User-interface and user-experience software. PROVE THAT IT WORKS. Dean Guida, CEO. Infragistics, Cranbury, New Jersey.

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Top 10 Best Training Management Systems

Walk Me

Training firms and learning and enterprise development departments deploy training management systems (TMS) to optimize training operations to increase employee productivity and revenue. User-Friendly Interface with Intuitive Navigation: Easy-to-use design for seamless user experience. Tovuti LMS Review Rating : 4.6/5

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