Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the business model.

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Up and Running

MAY 13, 2015

In this week’s episode, we use the Bluth’s Frozen Banana Stand to show you how to write a business plan in under an hour. Listen: Show notes: How to Write a Business Plan in Under an Hour by Noah Parsons – (:57). Content Marketing for Small Businesses (feat. Read also: TAM, SAM, SOM – huh??

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. There’s a world of difference between PR success and actual business success. For example, Mo.com interviews entrepreneurs from all industries to learn about small business experience and strategies.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. There’s a world of difference between PR success and actual business success. For example, Mo.com interviews entrepreneurs from all industries to learn about small business experience and strategies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Distribution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Distribution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Partnerships: Relationships with larger firms not only confer legitimacy to your business; they can be an important source of intellectual property, distribution channels, and marketing clout. Net Income: The five factors listed above all contribute to something that is directly measurable: net income.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

And then we also looked at our operations and said, "We have a footprint across the US that can produce and distribute millions of meals every week, fresh meals to 400 cities and towns at incredibly affordable prices given the way we have cost optimized our footprint and our program." And our customer base grew probably.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

So, if I were going to invent something, I’d probably start by creating an affordable jeweler’s workbench, not least because I’d be able to test it, and because I already know all the distribution channels I’d need to hit in order to sell it. You can do this on your own too using the lean planning methodology.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking. 11) Exit .

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The Net Promoter Score is an obvious one for an established product—how likely are you to tell someone else about the product or service. The dominant channel by which we reach customers is the Internet, whether you''re a small local restaurant on Yelp or a global maker of tissue paper. Alistair: There are plenty.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. Friends & Family – High net-worth individuals with a passion for you and your industry. High net-worth individuals familiar with the industry or credit cards. No investor cares about a business plan.

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