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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded). Image source ). Accepting that is key.

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Hardware as a SaaS business (HaaS?)

Eric Friedman

With CES in full swing, I have been thinking more about hardware businesses that have a SaaS component for ongoing revenue and support. that is definitely now “in the green” because of my 2+ years subscription. Can a locked in monthly SaaS fee cover the business model needs of a new startup to compete with a large hardware co?

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Is Uber Really Worth $40 ($50?) Billion?

Mucker Lab

Without any hard numbers or rigorous analysis, I’ve alternatively played the role of brainless cheerleader and green-eyed skeptic – neither of which has convinced people that I’m a thoughtful and intelligent human being. Now among the world’s most iconic Internet companies, Uber is often compared to eBay circa 2000.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

What makes this tricky is that markets evolve, and an innovative technology or business model can transform a normal market into a Glengarry Glen Ross market. Google realized that being the way to find the world’s information was a blitzscalable market, thanks to the network effects in its AdWords revenue engine.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! I soon got certified to teach yoga and started my Nourished Motherhood business because I knew there were many other moms out there who wanted the same kind of relief!

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I don’t have any formal business training and I actually think it’s served me well. Once you’ve done that – then.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

It’s transformed my life in terms of the freedoms I’ve had and what kind of life I’ve been able to live and what kind of business I’ve been able to run. I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. Adding Ad Revenue. I own my own house.