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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Deal With Economic Uncertainty

Hearpreneur

Focusing on products and services that are extremely valuable to your customers is essential as it helps them rely more on you and ensures your business weathers the tough economic times. This strategy is aimed at providing our customers with a variety of options that can accommodate different budget ranges and preferences.

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Advice For Innovative Companies Entering Emerging Markets

YoungUpstarts

Bob Stojanovic (Head of EV Charging Infrastructure North America at ABB ) knows this very well. . ABB is a global company that has been selected by Electrify America to provide high-power electric vehicle charging stations across the country. Extend your Customer Reach with Partnerships.

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2018: Year in review and a look ahead

Version One Ventures

Celo : An open platform for fast, secure, stable digital payments to any mobile number at a fraction of today’s cost. Lolli : gives customers bitcoin when they shop online (n.b. CryptoKitties : a game centered around breedable, collectible, digital creatures that is starting to show the potential of programmable assets.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

Through rapid experimentation, short product development cycles, and rigorous measurements of the right metrics, they can ascertain what customers really want. Such direct experiences allows one to test critical “leap-of-faith” assumptions about what customers like and dislike.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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Launching The Customer Loyalty Programs The Big Guys Use? Slow Your Roll!

YoungUpstarts

Are you considering launching a conventional customer loyalty program? Offering a new customer loyalty program modeled after what national chains have used for years is like building a coal-fired power plant today. Make it easy for even your most reluctant customers to join your loyalty program by implementing a text to join option.