2003 Developer Differentiation Sales 
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. 4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. 8- Failing at my own business.
Software By Rob
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
A few weeks ago a Micropreneur Academy member asked about getting started as a freelance developer since freelance development can be more conducive to getting started as a Micropreneur. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. Not a bad deal.
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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. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. .
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 18, 2018
The result of these vulnerabilities is that we hire the wrong candidates, listen to the wrong people, and fail to differentiate our businesses. The “mere exposure” effect helps explain why we continue to push similar songs to the top of the Billboard charts and why high-level brand awareness can ultimately lead to a sale.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 28, 2011
If indeed you have any vision of selling your business in the future you’ve got to focus on marketing instead of simply focusing on sales. In my opinion, a greater focus on these elements not only creates greater sales, it leads to the creation of a more valuable asset – or something you might indeed be able to sell.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 20, 2011
I’m no science wiz, but I’ve always loved the idea of resistance in physics as a metaphor for the kind of resistance many business owners encounter when trying to spark a sale. Many times we can present a solution and price that seems like the obvious and logical choice, but can’t seem to make the sale.
Up and Running
AUGUST 23, 2016
In 2003, Matthew Kinsman was traveling around the world and found himself in Hong Kong. Unlike a traditional linear process, in which prototyping starts with research and moves on to strategy and then creative development, rapid prototyping is a parallel process that involves all decision-makers at the same time. Don’t hold out.
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