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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Webinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded

Up and Running

She is regularly invited to participate as a judge for business plan competitions, as well as speak on topics including entrepreneurship, angel investing, social media, and authentic self promotion. That moves into the customer acquisition strategy. Are you doing an acquisition? Are you landing a big sale?