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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Business model: o They bought a lot of ad inventory (banner ads/advertising) driving people to signup forms, converting (fill out form) and sold leads, o Initial strategy was first comparison shopping and then monitoring and upselling on more savings. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

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Beware The Consultant

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There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency. Sales (12).

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I guess one of the things to talk about is how someone might maybe use business model canvas first and then the lean plan. You don’t need a CPA. You do need these simple estimates to be able to manage your business well. Do I need venture capital? There seems to be a lot of questions.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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Our name was so disconnected from our business model that we were in the midst of a protracted and expensive name change initiative (along with a small army of consultants), at the time we sold Expertcity to Citrix. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. Launching Venture (34). Venture Capital (7). Parenting (4).

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Episode 5: Alex Blumberg, Business Credit, and Cloud-Based Subscription Services

Up and Running

Almost a year in to it and you have great venture capital investment and you guys are growing, do you look back at that conversation in any different way? I had a conversation with this CPA recently who’s probably in his late 50s and I’ve mentioned QuickBooks for example, he was talking about QuickBooks.

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

Three, I’m a book keeper, accountant or CPA and other. I’m an entrepreneur or in the startup stage of a business. Two, I’m a small business owner or manager. Three, I’m a bookkeeper, accountant or CPA or other. I’ll say that one more time. This is number one. What best describes you?