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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Green ketchup, bottled water for pets, airport security “action figures”, yogurt shampoo – there have been some pretty epic product failures over the years. The lack of a hard drive also created security concerns. By Malcolm Stewart, CEO of YouEye. Chromebook represents a mismatch of market segmentation and product vision.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences. Well, there will be 2 copywriters, 1 editor, 1 blogger, 3 programmers, 1 Project/Product Manager, 1 Business/ Finance, 1 Sales/ Marketing expert. Business / Finance.

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Tips On Protecting Yourself While Shopping Online

YoungUpstarts

by Eugene Teo, Manager for Security Response, Symantec Singapore. The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is around the corner and excited shoppers are likely to take their purchasing online to beat the crowds. Make the most of the sales but only shop on reputable websites. Take your security to-go.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. What’s Next in 2012…. Yes, we have huge challenges ahead…but if you read these 10 trends it’s hard not to be optimistic about meeting these challenges. And Beyond….

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How to Open a Marijuana Dispensary

Up and Running

To be successful as a dispensary owner, you must understand not only the existing laws around marijuana cultivation and sales, but also the proposed laws and changes that will go into effect in coming years. In Colorado, we had a vote in 2012 on Amendment 64, which is the recreational law,” he says. “I Cost of license. Employee salary.

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Global Multichannel Consumer Behaviour (Research/Purchase) Analysis

Occam's Razor

The question they'll ask: But how do we know our $250,000 investment in digital (ads plus sites/apps) will drive offline sales? The data was collected in the first part of 2012, between January and May for the Barometer and between January and February for the Enumeration. What you see is for 2012. We don't.

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How Creating a Sense of Urgency Helped Me Increase Sales By 332%

ConversionXL

In 2012, I launched a kind of ‘Groupon deal for musicians’, where I gave away $1,250 worth of products, including recording time, iTunes distribution, and a guitar string endorsement deal for just $69 for 100 hours only. How I Increased Sales By 332% Using Scarcity & Urgency. There were only 5,000 packages available. image source.

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