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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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Twitter Link Roundup #223 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Charity | Businessweek – crowdspring.co/1g5s7cb.

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. Most of their video content is behind-the-scenes footage of their people in their office environment. They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. A 2 minute iPhone video from your CEO would have such a bigger impact than a highly manicured campaign or corporate sounding email. Image source ).

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Twitter Link Roundup #166 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 20 Beautiful Business Card Designs – [link].