Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. The things that always differentiated Accenture? Ameet said, “Don’t worry, we’ll be fine, just wait for the next downturn.&#.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). Mobile will drive new use cases.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2013

When the products you sell are also available from thousands of other vendors at the same or lower prices, how do you differentiate your business and convince customers to buy from you? Smart companies surprise their customers when customers least expect surprises. Surprise can be small and inexpensive. Others call.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you were in a service position, for example — say, a bank teller or grocery store cashier — you’d dread dealing with those inevitable customers who dumped their frustrations on you. Take the opportunity to differentiate yourself, even if it means staying at work a bit later or learning a new skill.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The data says otherwise) it was indicated that, according to global investment firm Cambridge Associates, the failure rate for startups has not exceeded 60 % since 2001, based on the monitoring of venture capital investments of 27,259 startups between 1990 and 2010. Don’t listen to our customers. Data Says Otherwise.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I think many entrepreneurs under-estimate the benefit that capital early helps in being able to produce product and differentiate yourself in a nascent marketplace. It is true that you should mostly concern yourself with your customers, building a great product and providing excellent service. They get the PR bump.

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Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

If you want to own your own gym or fitness center, you’re probably trying to figure out how you’re going to bring in customers, and keep them. Luckily for you, there are multiple things you can do to win over your customers. Focus on providing epic customer service. If so, you’re on the right track. The same is true vice versa.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2017

That innovation has to be built into the core of how you serve your customers. When I looked around for other examples like that I started seeing them everywhere, of companies that weren’t so much innovating in the product as innovating around the product and by doing so really helping their customers get more value from the product.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

She received the AUTM 2001 Bayh-Dole Award for her efforts in university licensing, and is currently a member of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Deputy Director of Intramural Research. The agencies were all of differentiating ilk, and so they may or may not give us title. Filed under: Customer Development , SiriusXM Radio Show.

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Great way to get your business represented online and bring in new customers. We like listening to our customers and seeing what they do. Jonathan: Okay, so the homepage must convey that you are caring about your customers and you need to be mobile. Here we’re talking about customer proof. What does the user want?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2018

A strong brand increases the value of your company, creates an identity and motivation for your employees, and makes it easier for you to acquire new customers. As we previously explained : A brand is the sum total of the experience your prospects and customers have with your company. Image courtesy of Brandless. Values matter.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

2) Help Others & Improve Upon Customer Service. I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry. I heard horror stories about how their technicians had chips on their shoulders, belittling customers with their elitist attitudes. That’s it.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I had been writing GigaOM (the blog) since December 2001, but in 2003, I started working on a piece for Business 2.0 We spend money on things that help in improving the experience of our customers, our readers. Here is the TL:DR version in case you are pressed for time. STARTING IT UP. Photo courtesy of Scott Beale of Laughing Squid.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds. Call it your functional pie chart.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. Stitch Fix’s algorithms match the perfect stylist with each and every customer to help ensure the optimal outcome for each client.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

They’ve been profitable since 2001. They just know that the times are changing, we’re leaving in a world where customers are on quicksand and the marketplace is on quicksand. But the second one is they actually use the concept of what we talked about in Buyer Legends, these small narratives.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Lesson: You dn’t want your customers to feel locked into using your software. It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. While customers will be willing to try your product, they think two steps ahead. A product manager is responsible for: Talking to customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Jonah was working on his masters thesis and he asked Nike to produce a customized shoe with the word “Sweatshop” on it.

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