Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

In the kelp beds off the coast of Southern California, one can find thousands of species of fish, but two of the most sought after by commercial fishermen are the California Halibut and the White Seabass. Maybe you’ll be hunting on a reef with a spear gun for 20lb groupers (B2B sales at a conference)?

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Having worked on technology licensing businesses, I have a good idea on how challenging those are from a sales cycle and cash flow perspective and, since Abhijit is still running a bootstrapped operation, I asked him about his strategy to manage the long sales cycle and the associated cash flow challenge.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 12, 2011

Then Taariq Lewis from San Francisco, California, presented Stanzr, a lightweight online events platform specifically focused on moving qualified leads generated through webinars towards a close. The next two customer acquisition strategies we will be expanding on are more aggressive guerrilla p.r. Taariq is also a 1M/1M premium member.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Neither investors nor entrepreneurs like long sales cycles. Cities that are currently participating in the Startups in Residence program include the California cities of Oakland, San Leandro and San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Deals are cut and business is won much quicker in the private sector.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Sales (12). Passion Cannot be Outsourced. Pyramid Power. from the Wharton School.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

I truly believe this is the year where quantum dots make a name for themselves in agriculture, and so its about marketing, sales, manufacturing, and generally about traction in the market. Therefore, we can create almost any arbitrary glow spectrum, for example, to mimic the late summer sun in a specific location like Northern California.

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