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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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How to Find Hundreds of Business Ideas

Up and Running

Another of my favorite products that solves a problem for me are my Bose headphones (mind I don’t have this fancy version). One of my frustrations that I wish there was a product for is something you probably think too obvious. Because I have so much jewelry, I have to stick thumb tacks in the wall to hold it all up.

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

Startup Professionals Musings

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product. An expanding customer base demands better support.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

eCommerce/Social Commerce: New models continue to evolve as ecommerce rebounded this past year. From big brands creating campaigns on Facebook to group buying sites like Groupon to subscription services such as Birchbox and Shoedazzle to highly curated specialty sites such as Fab.com , 2011 saw large increases in consumers buying online.

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CXL Live 2019 Recap: Takeaways from Every Speaker

ConversionXL

Conversion teams: 6–8 week experiment cycles; Marketing teams: Prepare, campaign, prepare, campaign; Product teams: 2-week sprints. Conversion/Optimization teams might become a nightmare for marketing and product teams. Product and marketing teams should be involved. Can be self-righteous and overly critical.