Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. Startups are in the best position to provide the analytics, and use them first. Big data is mining the storage for knowledge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Every business owner and entrepreneur like you I work with wishes they could better predict product demand and sales, for managing inventory and long-term business planning. We all have our favorite metric and our passion, but keeping up with real-world changes and trends seems to be always just out of reach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2016

Resist the channel sales pitch for exclusivity. Avoid direct sales forces and wholly owned channels initially. Always use analytics and listen directly to customer feedback. Do your homework on industry norms for your product, competitor placements, and margins achievable. Set marketing plans accordingly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

Foreign markets typically have less information available and more variability in sales estimates, which is a setup for failure. It will always take smart entrepreneurs, armed with the latest knowledge and modern analytic tools, to minimize the risks and maximize opportunities. Do more local homework and validate cautiously.

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Global Algorithm Business Model Social Media 276

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. There are multiple benefits to both you and your customer.

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Revenue Startup Technical Review Business Model 263

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. There are multiple benefits to both you and your customer.

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Technical Review Business Model Revenue Social Media 234

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. There are multiple benefits to both you and your customer.

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Small Business Revenue Technical Review Business Model 147

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. There are multiple benefits to both you and your customer.

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Customer Technical Review Business Model Revenue 242

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2022

By transforming a single shopper's path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. billion websites, and e-retail sales surpassed 4.2 By understanding what you want to buy today, companies large and small can figure out what you'll want to buy tomorrow -- maybe even before you do.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2016

These can be utilized as force multipliers by creating “pop-up” stores or events at a moment’s notice in the middle of an opportunity to get interest, attention, and sales. It’s already in use by law enforcement to predict security hotspots, health-care to predict needs, but most businesses are far behind in the use of analytics and big data.

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Silicon Valley Startup Flash Social Media 145

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Foreign markets typically have less information available and more variability in sales estimates, which is a setup for failure. It will always take smart entrepreneurs, armed with the latest knowledge and modern analytic tools, to minimize the risks and maximize opportunities. Do more local homework and validate cautiously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2015

These can be utilized as force multipliers by creating “pop-up” stores or events at a moment’s notice in the middle of an opportunity to get interest, attention, and sales. It’s already in use by law enforcement to predict security hotspots, health-care to predict needs, but most businesses are far behind in the use of analytics and big data.

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Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. Startups are in the best position to provide the analytics, and use them first. Big data is mining the storage for knowledge.

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Technology Social Media Analytics Cloud 243

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2019

By transforming a single shopper's path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. This domain therefore offers opportunities at multiple points in the value chain, from bringing products to market and research and development (R&D), RFID tracking, to after-sales services.

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Database Social Media Global Distribution 236

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2017

By transforming a single shopper's path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. This domain therefore offers opportunities at multiple points in the value chain, from bringing products to market and research and development (R&D), RFID tracking, to after-sales services.

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Database Social Media Global Distribution 188

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Image via Pixabay Making more sales quickly today is no longer about selling. They don’t want to be pushed into a sale, but they love to be pulled in by what is important to them. They don’t want to be pushed into a sale, but they love to be pulled in by what is important to them. Make every sale a win-win outcome.

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Customer Social Media Forecast Sales 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. Startups are in the best position to provide the analytics, and use them first. Big data is mining the storage for knowledge.

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Startup Social Media Analytics Cloud 139

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. Startups are in the best position to provide the analytics, and use them first. Big data is mining the storage for knowledge.

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Startup Social Media Analytics Cloud 247

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2016

These normally require an innovative new business model, non-linear thinking for marketing, sales, and distribution. Utilize design thinking and data analytics. Key players in the value chain include suppliers, business partners, distributors, and sales channels. Build an entrepreneurial, risk-taking culture.

Technology 120

Technology Non-Compete Business Model .Net 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. Startups are in the best position to provide the analytics, and use them first. Big data is mining the storage for knowledge.

Startup 120

Startup Social Media Analytics Cloud 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

They are trained in school, and by many experts, that running a business requires logical workflows and analytical thinking. If your imagination is primarily technical by nature, then you need to complement your efforts by attracting partners with more imagination in marketing, sales, finance, and operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2016

Foreign markets typically have less information available and more variability in sales estimates, which is a setup for failure. It will always take smart entrepreneurs, armed with the latest knowledge and modern analytic tools, to minimize the risks and maximize opportunities. Do more local homework and validate cautiously.

Global 120

Global Algorithm Business Model Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Most begin by doing the product development, marketing and sales alone, but struggle making the transition to hiring and coaching others, defining repeatable processes and focusing on future strategy. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Add a blog to give yourself a voice, show your expertise, but skip the sales pitch. Don’t forget the metrics and analytics. If you already have a strong customer base, create a brief survey to help you determine what social media sites they’re using and how to reach them in a targeted way. You can’t manage what you don’t measure.

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