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Product Launches: 5 Unexpected Lessons from the Real World

ConversionXL

For product launches, long-term success relies on cornerstones of marketing research and execution, like a strong value proposition and full-funnel campaign. The key to product launches is to create a resilient campaign—one that can survive the nonlinear journey. A famous 1913 campaign by R.J. That rarely happens.

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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

This hypothesis might be the case until we saw the crisis in Italy. First in Wuhan, China, and then the fact that it can spread so quickly in Italy and continental Europe really surprises me and I think a lot of others as well in the scientific community. Then I realized, "Oh no, this is really, really, real." Alpha Lee : Right.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. One thing Vin said that I liked a lot is that the Malaysian government is spending heavily on tourism development campaigns, and Qyzzy may be able to become a part of that campaign. That sounds great.

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Creative Vision and the Guts to Make it Happen – Seymour Segnit and MAGFAST are Going Big

The Startup Magazine

Segnit and his wife Amy launched the MAGFAST Family brand and line of products in 2017 after designing and road-testing a charger that Segnit invented to rein in the mess of tangled charging cables in 2013. The MAGFAST Family includes a total of six chargers designed to accommodate every possible charging scenario.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Italist is the essence of what we do: bringing online the experience of shopping from the streets of Italy. He is a highly creative game designer and idea person, and I am a very strong planner and executor. Italist is the result of Italian+list=italist. The brand name is the best summary possible of our business model.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

More because I met my wife(Niki) who is also a linguist in Italy. And you know, you can't but reference Italy when it comes to coffee. So we wanted our name to indicate how kitchen projects are more accessible because we reduce the barriers to designing, purchasing, and building. Thanks to Jayme Muller, RTA Outdoor Living ! #14-

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Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

crowdSPRING Blog

Just as the most successful job-searchers use the strategy of only applying for the positions that are the best match, your job description should also be designed to attract the best match. Condottiero meant “leader of mercenaries” in Italy in the Renaissance.). Stay on the lookout.

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