Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Variable expenses include the cost of wholesale goods, manufacturing, sales commissions, advertising, utilities, and other expenses needed to produce the number of goods or services you sell. You might be paying too much in advertising to produce the same number of leads. Ask customers to recommend you to friends and associates.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Small Business and Startups: 3 Essentials for Customer Service – [link]. Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. Great Customer Experience Is the Root of Brands and Businesses | OMI Blog - [link]. Choosing market segments on customer profitability | Tom Tunguz – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Customers Don’t Want Ads, They Want A Conversation | Fast Company – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

9 Tools to Help Fix the Customer Experience Gap – crowdspring.co/1n6IdGv. 7 Tips for Getting Useful Customer Feedback – crowdspring.co/1na6mf3. David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG. 7 Tips for Getting Useful Customer Feedback – crowdspring.co/1na6mf3.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Custom job applications that landed jobs at 37signals – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Mobile Isn’t Just a Screen or Device, It’s About Behavior | Advertising Age – [link]. 2500+ Free Custom Photoshop Shapes | [link] – [link]. Forget the coasts.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

5 Warning Signs That Your Customer Service SUCKS - [link]. Good reminder on why it’s important to never breach your customers’ trust - [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. Voice of the Customer: The Secret of Great Landing Page Copy | WordStream – crowdspring.co/1rgMIOC. Designing Custom iOS App Interface Elements using Photoshop – crowdspring.co/X7LhFm. Hiring startup engineers?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

crowdSPRING’s latest small biz newsletter: lean marketing, social media, crowdsourcing & more – [link]. Celebrities in Advertising Are Almost Always a Big Waste of Money – [link]. A Tale of Two Thank You’s from a Customer Experience Perspective – [link]. Wholesale Flowers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

It’s not easy being lean – [link]. 37 Creative Shoes Advertisements – [link]. Custom Sticker Designs: 35 Creative Samples for Inspiration – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. .&# -Jeff Bezos [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 15, 2012

Listen to this episode with Nick from PinfoB.com to learn how to tell customers no. And so, the benefit to the customer is that they get a little bit of money. Nick: The question was: How do you know when to tell customers no. Nick: So clients would be the advertisers. Jason: Advertisers. Jason: Right.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Locate your core customers, and prioritize your efforts to reach them where they are. As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model. Its social media and editorial advertising strategy clearly put the product first. Find where people discuss what you do – and voice the problems you solve.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

Building Loyalty The Lady Gaga Way: Focus On 1% Of Your Customers | Forbes – [link]. How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. Building Loyalty The Lady Gaga Way: Focus On 1% Of Your Customers | Forbes – [link]. ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Startup (and Small Business) Tips: Ask Your Customers For Feedback. Startup Tips: Ask Your Customers For Feedback. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Then Act - [link]. Want to get a job at a startup?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

It’s a lot easier to tell customers “Try our FREE signing website, you can sign documents with a mouse or on your iphone!&# Coming from the financial world to the software world taught us a lot about bootstrapping and finding valuable outsourcing tools. The best advertisement is happy customers.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

5 Customer Experience Metrics Every Successful Company Tracks | The Buffer blog – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Amazon Rock Solid, Netflix Still Struggling With Customer Satisfaction | Enterprise Irregulars – [link]. Do You Have Entrepreneurial DNA?

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs. Our model at Casual Corp.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Having managed a lot of software development both local and offshore, this is a topic I plan to write more on. Customer Support. Advertising.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

One characteristic remains: the products subscription businesses can provide, ranging from magazine subscriptions to literally anything, can appear on a customer’s doorstep every day, week, month or year. Through customer acquisition, you’ll work to grow the revenue and then, use that revenue to cover operational costs.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. The most common mistake startups make is assuming they can operate the same way big companies do, and expect success with little to no feedback from potential customers. This is a customer development problem. Website Analysis.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. And so Deming’s contribution was especially prescient, as he saw that “the customer is the most important part of the production line.&# However, a commitment to quality alone is not enough.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. Obvious but Hard Lessons in Small Business Advertising – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 2, 2009 How to conduct a Five Whys root cause analysis In the lean startup workshops , we’ve spent a lot of time discussing the technique of Five Whys. My intention is to describe a full working process, similar to what I’ve seen at IMVU and other lean startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2011

10 Tips for small business: surveying your customers – [link]. Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century (what to consider when leasing office space) – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. 10 Tips for small business: surveying your customers – [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? You don't have an "edge" just because you're passionate, hard-working, or "lean.". Like what??

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. The #1 Thing That Creates Loyal Customers – [link]. Want to Win The Competition For Customers? Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. Want to Win The Competition For Customers? – [link]. – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2024

Exclusive to new customers—upgrade and grow your business with ActiveCampaign today! I like working with software developers. You don't advertise. They provide every new customer with one-on-one personal training and free migrations from your current marketing automation or email marketing provider. This is free.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. . “When you ask customers to tell you what’s important, give them a blank sheet. ” | by Seth Godin – [link]. ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. Crowdsourced Workforces Rising | Xconomy – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

How To Attract Customers And Not Waste Your Marketing Budget – [link]. Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. What is the best time to send email campaigns?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Want Loyal Customers? Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Want Loyal Customers? Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Want Loyal Customers? Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. The weird world of vintage advertising | Desizn World – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. How to get your first 10 customers – [link]. 7 Things You Need To Know About Online Selling To Overseas Customers | by Gene Marks, Forbes – [link]. How to get your first 10 customers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 12, 2013

Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. Lean Business: Pivot Point – [link]. There are no x10 developers, but there are certainly 1/10 ones – [link]. The Lean Analytics Cycle: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act – [link]. The video above is a fun look at home animals eat their food.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking “lean startups” from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. TripAdvisor, in effect, was a model lean start-up with an engineering-driven, product-focused founder. Really hard.

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