Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Understanding them gets you one step closer to knowing how to deliver better value to your customers and defining your niche. In the dog-eat-dog world of contract manufacturing, paying close attention to competitors can pay dividends. This customer had mandated that its suppliers research offshore production. Conclusion.

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Offshore Social Media B2C United States 89

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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Employee 77

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

That’s a win-win-win deal, since the ease-of-use attracts more people to the new site, it enhances the Facebook brand, and it simplifies the customer interaction. Here are the other reasons to use this strategy: It reduces common costs and customer learning curves. There's an opportunity for follow-on sales to existing customers.

Non-disclosure Agreement 120

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. Here is my list of shortcomings that cause many investors to look elsewhere: No well-defined need or viable customer set.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 120

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 20, 2019

Stage two was about getting those five channels to a level where they can start to pay dividends, and then adding on three additional channels. In addition to going even deeper into the channels you’ve already established, here you add CRM, marketing automation, and analytics and tracking into the mix.

Marketing 64

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

Similarly, the loss of just one other employer could be enough to put your customers out of jobs and you out of business. Following the GFC, worldwide protests brought the world’s increasingly skewed distribution of wealth into focus for a new generation and the disparity is only speeding up. What do I mean by this? Or experience.

New Zealand 75

New Zealand Small Business Global Dividend 75

The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

But we had a solid product, strong weekly revenue growth (10% week over week), and two distribution/marketing channels that were already paying dividends. The best way to survive is to have customers paying you. There’s a couple places you can find other investors: Your customers.

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