Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. It’s hard to build and scale a business on free high-support products. These are more likely scalable and investable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Online, everyone wants to know which ad each customer is most likely to click.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

by Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “ Imagine you stand at the edge of an enormous cliff, a parachute strapped to your back. This is the dilemma entrepreneurs face every day. Building a successful business when money is tight is a true accomplishment.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

Aside from the basics, finding the right bank, and pairing it with the right bank account is a consideration many startup entrepreneurs and small business owners often overlook during the initial induction phase of their company. Customer Support Customer service is another aspect worth considering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. It’s hard to build and scale a business on free high-support products. These are more likely scalable and investable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs and small businesses, I often get asked where to start, and how to proceed. Digital marketing is all about establishing a voice and sending a message that customers can relate too, and makes you stand out. Put your customer at the top, rather than technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” His business has since closed, but his mindset is still out there. Currently, social media is the least used of all customer interaction methods.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The term “Growth Hacking”, invented by Sean Ellis , and made popular by Andrew Chen , a Silicon valley marketer and entrepreneur, is a combination of two disciplines – marketing and coding: Growth hackers are a hybrid of marketer and coder, one who looks at the traditional question of “How do I get customers for my product?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. It’s hard to build and scale a business on free high-support products. entrepreneur startup investor scalability business'

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Tony Lillios is a serial entrepreneur and most notably a co-founder of Speck Products, the protective case maker for mobile products, which was acquired by Samsonite in 2014. Pay off your credit cards, and start focusing on how you can bring in new business. Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As consumers, we love free things and businesses are tapping into this psychology by investing in online coupon sites. An online coupon site is basically an advertising platform that facilitates group buying deals via direct marketing. How can businesses benefit? What are online coupon sites? Conclusion.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The problem with this segmentation as a market entry strategy is that these categories are not synergistic. He needs to target a customer who could use all of the related services offered. an advertising and mobile services company that has subscribers and vendors as customers. More to come from entrepreneurs in Africa I'm sure.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Hopefully you’ve given some thought to your brand : what makes you different and memorable, your product/market fit and your audience. Now it’s all about getting your brand in front of the right customers. We know you’re busy getting your business off the ground and perfecting your product. No coding wizardry needed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. It’s hard to build and scale a business on free high-support products. These are more likely scalable and investable.

Hockey Stick 120

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Build a business plan and model that is attractive to investors. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. It’s hard to build and scale a business on free high-support products. business entrepreneur investable scalable startup'

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

“We’re trying to find entrepreneurs who are thinking of it as another stage in the company,” he said. “Entrepreneurs who sell to Google are doing it because they have a vision of what they’re trying to do,” Lawee told attendees. Nice piece and certainly one that covers what many entrepreneurs think.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! He is the co-author of Get Content Get Customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Navigating the transition between a salaried employee and running your own consulting business can be tricky. People often ask: How do I get clients for my consulting business? Can I start a consulting business while working full time? How do I become a small business consultant? Fill In the Business Blanks.

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 27, 2015

Author and Entrepreneur, Roger Dooley, joins Episode 25 of the Profit First Podcast. Roger shares a few tips on how to use neuromarketing to increase profitability in your business. That business was acquired by Hobsons, a unit of UK-based DMGT, where Dooley served as VP Digital Marketing and continues in a consulting role.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Twenty-three percent of small business owners say that out of all the tasks involved in running their business, being a salesperson is their least favorite , making sales the least favorite task after bookkeeping, an eVoice survey found. Second, mention the savings, working out the actual math for the customer.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2015

anti-spam legislation will be met if you follow the two guidelines I laid out in Part 1 and Part 2 of this article: Don’t mislead your customers, and make sure that you are collecting your customers’ private information legally. Anti-spam laws when emailing customers about your special deals: In the U.K., In the U.S.,

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2013

You’re ready to expand your customer base — almost. However, you’re certain it can’t be done without buying and mastering a certain software program that lets you personalize your marketing efforts. All over the country, there are entrepreneurs — or wannabe entrepreneurs — who are just like Steve.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

In the past year you have probably handed out and received literally hundreds of these tiny leaflets – an ongoing marketing effort that we don’t often think of as marketing. Another great marketing strategy is to show a potential customer how others like them have benefitted by using your product or service.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2013

Grow America announces its $35,000 Innovative Product Competition for passionate entrepreneurs. 1) The inventor is the customer. Understanding the characteristics, desires and behaviors of a narrowly defined target market is very hard work, but essential to your success. 2) The market understands the offering.

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Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

So what could have been a very thoughtful way to both re-affirm a relationship with a customer and build on that relationship with a discounted service, only left me shaking my head. Their lack of up-to-date customer data turned an attempt at a good customer service advance into just making them look dumb. Take my situation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 20, 2022

Key Takeaway: Many business owners are frustrated because they feel invisible in a crowded marketplace. That’s because, to customers, better is not actually better. And those who market differently, win. So the overarching goal is to have a compendium of books for small business. Different is better.

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Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

So what could have been a very thoughtful way to both re-affirm a relationship with a customer and build on that relationship with a discounted service, only left me shaking my head. Their lack of up-to-date customer data turned an attempt at a good customer service advance into just making them look dumb. Take my situation.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

Last year I spent eight months traveling around the world, and throughout that entire time I was running my business. I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have that contractor doing customer support. He really loves small business.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

If you are willing to put in the time, and learn the necessary farming and business skills to become the profitable small business farmer you know you could be, there’s good news. Dr. The University of Vermont Extension has a whole lot more to say about hobby farming versus running a farm as a business. It’s doable!

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