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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

They should also consider launching online B2C or B2B platforms incorporating mobile and social-commerce. Through differentiated sourcing, companies can better hedge their risks in the event that the Chinese economy implodes. Rising consumer demand in China itself has also led its own manufacturers to favour selling domestically.

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Startup Lessons Learned

This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule.

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How to Build a Product Launch Strategy

ConversionXL

Pay attention to how your product is perceived by the market and adjust your messaging based on feedback. A product launch should not be seen as a single event or communication. It’s common for new products or early-stage startups to lack sufficient quantitative data to see meaningful themes or patterns.

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The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Startup Lessons Learned

The response so far has been nothing short of overwhelming, and I want to especially thank those of you who participated in the survey and customer validation exercise that helped shape this event. Id also welcome nominations over email , if you have someone you think is a good fit for the event. Labels: events 7comments: Mike 2.0said.

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Why startups need to constantly communicate with their customers

The Next Web

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Seedcamp invests in approximately 20 companies annually.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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Case Study: Using an LOI to get customer feedback on a minimum.

Startup Lessons Learned

– Eric Ries In April of 2009 my partner and I had an idea for a web app, a B2C platform that we are selling as SaaS [software-as-a-service]. – Eric Ries In April of 2009 my partner and I had an idea for a web app, a B2C platform that we are selling as SaaS [software-as-a-service]. Take a look and let me know what you think.