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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business.

Startup Lessons Learned

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. The spread between your LTV and blended CPA determines either your profitability or your rate of growth, and a high valuation depends on balancing these two factors.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

With a baby on the way, me and my wife bought our first home in 2010. When I decided to leave my mobile data start-up in 2013, I remembered my mortgage experience from 2010, and found that nothing had changed – the model was broken, antiquated and inefficient. Thanks to Michael Harris, Uproar PR ! #15 Image Credit: Nick Stamos.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

Most of you are starting professional service businesses and Internet businesses and you can absolutely do those businesses on your evenings and your weekends. It was not true until 2010, but I owned it from the very beginning and you need to do that, too, for your business. Let me tell you guys, let me let you guys in on a secret.