Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

America is getting its risk-taking mojo back. Most of the highest ROI opportunities we see need just a little money – sometimes just a few hundred thousand dollars or less – to “ignite” their business models. to the rest of the world. The result? Our favorites? technology companies.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

And there is no pattern more consistent in America than being a white privileged bigot not wanting to see us black people included or recognized in any efforts to create a truly diverse competitive landscape. Hacking the Consistent Cyber attackers, hackers and data manipulators rely on one thing in order to be successful — consistency.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 30, 2017

billion dollar market of business communication software. Its secret is a business model that focuses on providing a premium service using open source solutions, 90% cheaper than its competition, according to Eleconomista. Spanish startup Noysi has managed to penetrate the crowded and growing $67.4

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Surrender to Serendipity My general rule of thumb is to make a big calendar with everything I could possibly want to do on it and then in the moment do whichever of the things is easiest and aligns with the rest of the group I’m worth. Doing what’s easy primarily means not waiting in lines and not waiting in traffic.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars ) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

Now, we can share our proven business model with people everywhere. I became a business owner because I could. — I make a living helping America’s most deserving able to make a living for themselves, and for other US veterans, like them. I just wanted to simplify everything. Our focus has never changed.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

The rest of the week is equally busy. Each week, teams will use the Mission Model Canvas (a variant of the Business Model Canvas used for government agencies and non-profits) to develop a set of initial hypotheses about a solution to the problem and will get out of the building and talk to relevant stakeholders and users.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Due to the success of its development efforts in this area, GE announced in 2013 that its three manufacturing facilities in Bangalore would start manufacturing an extended line of products, including ultrasound machines, ECG units, and maternal and infant care equipment, for markets in Africa, parts of Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

The rest of the week is equally busy. Each week, teams will use the Mission Model Canvas (a variant of the Business Model Canvas used for government agencies and non-profits) to develop a set of initial hypotheses about a solution to the problem and will get out of the building and talk to relevant stakeholders and users.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Scott Kirsner of The Boston Globe called them the startup equivalent of the Justice League of America. Michael Simon talked about taking years to discover the business model that led LogMeIn to be so successful. None of these CEOs are resting on their laurels. Scott Griffith, CEO ZipCar (2010 IPO).

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The main observation of differences between Silicon Valley and emerging tech hubs in the rest of the world is access to early stage seed funding and international press. Many Latin America startups are aiming for the entire Spanish and Portuguese markets by launching in two versions beyond their countries of origin.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 24, 2022

A best practice when choosing a business name is that it should make it clear to people what you do while also leaving you plenty of room to maneuver and make changes to your business model or niche positioning over time. Striking a balance between the two is what I was ultimately after. 7- My three-step process. #8-

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The most successful of these businesses will still need venture capital to scale their businesses. Bottom of the sales funnel. And the future?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As for companies like Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram and Foursquare--the jury remains out on whether or not they'll create business models that justify their valuations, but they're well funded and will have the runway to figure it out. When the bubble burst in 2000, many of us felt it in our pockets. stock market."

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Venture Chronicles

APRIL 9, 2013

I can imagine that everyone in the retail and fashion industry was aware of this 12 hours before the rest of us. This morning I was watching Squawk Box on CNBC and Richard Branson along with Virgin America CEO David Cush were being interviewed. Crew, Apple, and Virgin America are good examples of this.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2021

It goes beyond the product, reflecting the company’s standing as a B Corp and Green America certified company committed to social and environmental change. And its business model serves these customers by saving them time and money. This means Nerd Fitness can attract the people they do want and filter out the rest.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

The residential real estate market is ripe for disruption because as millennials enter the home buying market (now they are 30% of all homebuyers in America) they are looking for online tools and apps that will empower them with information and tools to help them manage this extremely stressful, overwhelming, and expensive process.

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The Startup Toolkit

APRIL 10, 2012

First, why is starting a new, pleasant airline [in America] difficult? The rest of the customer journey. It begins with flight search, an experience which was initially so bad that Expedia and Orbitz (and previously travel agents) run terrific businesses just covering that bit of the customer journey. Reviewing the model.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

As a kid growing up in America in a middle class family it just seemed so remote. Not knowing what would happen with the rest of the season. Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

In 2007 the word “coworking” got its own Wikipedia page and started to trend on Google, and the rest is history! - In the 2018 “Freelancing in America” survey, commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union , researchers found that the number of freelancers in America grew by 3.7 How does coworking work?

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. Frequently, however, you need to pivot your business model and find new ways to make money. Business model evolution is the rule, not the exception. The only problem was, we didn’t have a working business model.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

My objective to each and every one of you is that you will get information that you’ll be able to incorporate into your business model, as soon as this presentation is done. If you have a sales staff, and they’re going out and meeting with a client and the clients say, “I just saw your product on ‘Good Morning, America.’”

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

I became a business owner because I knew the specific areas I was passionate about and felt the rest was bogging me down from living out my true purpose. I started the first AquaMermaid swimming school in Montreal and have since expanded to cities across North America and even overseas. Grossman, Frugal Confessions, LLC ! #11-

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. That’s the reason why you’re saving the rest of your money is going to be so important.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

With a different business model, we wanted a name that didn’t sound like areal estate brokerage. Three years elapsed from an idea in my head to an item I could hold in my hand for sale ~ on December 1st 2015 I was holding VagiKool, the rest is history. We also needed a domain name so making up a name was helpful there.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

These reasons are likely behind the struggles in GroupOn’s core Daily Deals business ( North America Third Party Revenue is down in Q4 both YOY and QOQ ). This is one of my favorite marketplace business model “tweaks.” The rest is history. As Jeff Bezos is fond of saying, “ your margin is my opportunity.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 13, 2024

John (00:51): So let's start first, I work with a lot of agency owners and there are challenges with that business model. There are challenges in every business, in every industry. Simply tell them what you need and they'll handle the rest hassle-free. Scott (01:04): Oh, that's a great question.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 30, 2018

While doing research for his extraordinary new book, Great at Work , Morten Hansen studied more than 5,000 managers and employees in corporate America to identify the key practices that explain why some perform better than others. Those who did in our dataset improved faster and outperformed the rest.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 22, 2019

They tell us how much or little office catering they want to plan and order—and we do the rest. We link innovative, modern offices looking to feed their company office meals with the best, owner-operated restaurants in cities across North America. We have the power to become the Airbnb of office catering.

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Why does the world look to America for Entrepreneurship? People have come here for generations – wave after wave – because they often had no economic opportunity and they wanted a chance in America.   The rest of the world has a long way to go. Why does the world look to America for Entrepreneurship?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. Edwin: Oh sorry, so the business model. Edwin: The business model is that the organizer has to pay. Ten million, I think I can be very, very happy for the rest of my life. Do you think that’s a good business model?

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

However, it doesnt tell the rest of the story about how much larger these numbers might be without transferring a large portion of GDP overseas. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

However, the next evolution of the subscription commerce will become the curated subscription business model. The concept is, rather than simply sending a random assortment of products in a box, the customer tells you what their preference is and you as the business tailor each box specifically towards them. 5) Subtly Unique.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses. 14 – Concept Behind the Business Model. The rest is history!

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

They love to put maps together and infographics together, and it ends up creating really interesting content that you can use to market your business. Peter: Retailers used to have tons of information on their own users, but not about the rest of the world. It used to be like small data was just your own segments. Caroline: Right.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

" Entrepreneurs represent the best of America.  Entrepreneurship is what the rest of the world looks to the US for. " Entrepreneurs represent the best of America.  Entrepreneurship is what the rest of the world looks to the US for. Books I Like. Resources for startups.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

Because I have no employees, there’s a profit margin of about 70%, so it’s a really fantastic business model and gives me the freedom to travel and come back from my travel with more money than I left with. I kept the rest of the money and it became a purely passive income stream, and we kept growing that website. Yaro: It was.

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