A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo Marketing and sales spend is nil, so there has to be a reason it spreads by word of mouth, ideally virally as a natural result of using the product itself. $10/mo simple enough to be self-service). . $1/mo

Bootstrapping 294

Bootstrapping Technical Review B2C Sales Cycle 294

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This isn’t limited to the B2C space. Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. Or would you prefer to go through a lengthy sales process to see if it’s a good fit? The sales-led GtM strategy. Tidal Waves. Safety Zone.

Marketing 289

Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

There are a few reasons as to why entrepreneurs should venture into “B2B” (“Business to Business”) service based companies as opposed to any form of “B2C” (“Business to Consumer”) company, “B2B” product-oriented company or strictly a web-based B2B firm. What Is “B2C&# ?

B2C 91

B2C B2B Business Model Sales Cycle 91

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48