Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2019

As I write this in early 2019, I’m thinking back on more than 20 years of hearing business pitches as a judge of business plan competitions and as an angel investor. Next month I’ll have another round of it, judging both the University of Oregon New Venture Competition and the Rice Business Plan Competition.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”. Your costs will be writers, graphic designers, and web hosting. Here are a few examples of problem statements that could be highlighted in an elevator pitch: “Transferring photos off of mobile phones is a difficult and complex process.”.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Today, crowdSPRING is the world’s #1 online marketplace for creative services ranging from graphic, web and industrial design to copywriting services. Since then, Anvil has achieved Fastest Growing, Most Admired and Most Philosophic Companies in Oregon. Worse, the publisher had no plans to publish the novels as mass market paperbacks.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2014

If you are selling on a website but you don’t do pay per click, then your customer acquisition cost is going to include things like what does it take to run your website, do you have a web developer, is there a hosting cost for your site? The post How to Grow Your Business by Setting Goals [Webinar] appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2015

After doing my MBA at the University of Oregon, I decided I wanted to try to become a professional triathlete. Our first employees were actually University of Oregon students that came in and made the bars in our house. million in total sales last year, and over forty percent of our total business was just our subscription service.

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office. Ben Patterson, our Senior Web Designer here at Palo Alto Software, suggests keeping freelance assignments specific and narrow in focus.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In addition to creating a solid business plan, getting incorporated and a whole host of other things, a lot of your time will probably be taken up thinking about how to fund your new venture. Airbnb makes a great side business for the social butterfly who enjoys making connections and meeting new people.

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