Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

Are there types of companies, market segments, industries, or business models where PLG does not make sense? You may do those in waves or it may happen in parallel, but in general, you need to have that framework of “let's figure out the foundation and then pour more gas on the fire.” This is a framework I use.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Modern entrepreneurship began at the turn of the 21 st century with the observation that startups aren’t smaller versions of large companies – large companies at their core execute known business models, while startups search for scalable business models. 5 Growth Strategies to Transform Your Business.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

But here’s some examples or frameworks to consider. But even as a concept stage company there are ways to show progress with your business. Pre-launch customer development data is another way, sometimes in the form of user surveys for consumer companies or interviews with potential beta customers for B2B businesses.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2021

At some level nearly all tech entrepreneurs are evangelizing something… a new technology, a new business model, a new brand. But I do find this framework useful in my job of assessing and collaborating with founders. The Missionary. When that happens, much is possible.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 20, 2017

And it was a big change in business models. Existing software engineers and tech entrepreneurs needed to retool both their skills as well as their way thinking about how software should be set up and software business models. Even the business models were still the same. (i.e. everything done online).

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Elon Musk touts launch of ‘SpaceX Seattle’ | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times crowdspring.co/1BadR6p. The Best Digital Business Models Put Evolution Before Revolution – HBR crowdspring.co/1D6Ue1u. 8 Ways To Make Working From Home More Efficient | Fast Company | Business + Innovation crowdspring.co/1D6Uei4.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Can we touch base on this.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

In normal times, every company operates against some hypothetical growth model—a data-driven framework that describes how your product grows and how you acquire new users. We begin by describing a typical a growth model and discuss how that fundamentally drives a company’s business strategy. I’m Lauren Murrow.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. 2) B2B startups have high margins. Many serial entrepreneurs tend to gravitate towards building B2B startups. B2B companies can have great unit economics.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

In other words, if you can get 1000 people to come to your website consistently for under $5, then this business model works for you. 2) B2B startups have high margins. Many serial entrepreneurs tend to gravitate towards building B2B startups. B2B companies can have great unit economics.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Express : Express is built on NodeJS framework. Web frameworks. Zend Framework (PHP).

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

“I pre-stage my investments by developing my own ideas of great business models & frameworks — when I meet a founder doing something similar I can make a quick decision,&# says Craig. Flash vs. HTML5: The "Pong" Version 37Signals Creates iPad-Only Web App An Open Source, HTML5 Framework for i.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2019

Jeff Fromm: There are plenty of B2B companies that are doing things in the sustainability space, and local companies do things. Jeff Fromm: For me, the big part is, in the brands I try to highlight in the book, connecting that purpose to your business model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Without emotion establishing the framework for parsing that information, they were incapable of making up their minds. In fact, personal value had two times the impact on the buyer than business impact did. Most brands, of course, are operating under a very different business model and offer a very different message.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

However, this simple framework breaks down when applied to tech companies whose growth rates don’t look like that of a “normal” mature company. Imagine there is a hot, bottoms-up $60M revenue B2B software company raising at a $4B valuation. It’s the prudent assumption many make. That’s a whopping 67x revenue.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts. However, as we know from the cable industry, subscription businesses can be very profitable over time. Ramping up too quickly will burn precious cash reserve and could sink the business. Michael Kassing. Let me just say "Thanks". to acquire the client.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Individuals don’t make B2B buying decisions; groups do. How you approach it will depend on your business model and ideal accounts and how (or if) you plan to expand campaigns. ITSMA’s ABM framework simplifies these types. ABM doesn’t stop at lead generation or new opportunities.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The driving force helps shape technology choices, importance of design, market segment, and business model as well as company culture, growth plan and exit strategy. one component of the business is the driving force of the strategy — the company’s so-called DNA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2017

The first one is message, second one is audience, third website, fourth content strategy, five social media, six publishing, seven speaking, eight traditional media, strategic relationships nine and business model [00:04:12] 10. John: Okay so we’re done. Elizabeth: Yes exactly!

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

There also weren’t a lot of novel ‘consumer startups’ being built in non-gaming areas, so Creator Economy was attractive to folks who didn’t want to work in B2B. Creativity is happening within communities and platforms which bring together distribution and collaboration.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Let’s say you run a B2B site, and drive your visitors toward a quote request page. Introducing: ResearchXL™ framework. It’s proven to work across industries and business models. B2B and B2C. SaaS, ecommerce, lead gen, affiliate models. Want to learn more about how to use ResearchXL framework?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This type of framework is useful for: Internal consistency in how you think about the product and the needs it solves for customers. B2B Branding and Marketing Consultant Adrienne Barnes. You end up with a business model where there’s a conflict of interest at the very core of the sector. ’ ( Image source ).

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

In larger and more complex purchases (think B2B here), there’s a whole lot more reflection and contemplation. If they try once, and leave, that’s a massive leak in your funnel and a huge hole in your business model. Nir Eyal’s Hook framework is a popular way to model habit ( Image Source ).

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

In larger and more complex purchases (think B2B here), there’s a whole lot more reflection and contemplation. If they try once, and leave, that’s a massive leak in your funnel and a huge hole in your business model. Nir Eyal’s Hook framework is a popular way to model habit ( Image Source ).

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