Start Up Blog

MARCH 7, 2019

Just compare the unit sales, price earnings ratios and valuations of firms serving the same set of customers: Automobiles: Tesla makes 245k cars per year, and has a PE ratio of infinity (no dividends yet), and a market cap of $48 billion. It can also have a massive economic impact on the firms financially. Ford makes a 7.9m

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Small Business Force

MARCH 29, 2013

And that is exactly what you need to build a market and create and sustain successful customer relationships. And finally, it means developing and maintaining a "life of the company" commitment to that market and those customers. Becoming one with your customer is the key to your current and future success.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

This value-based model bringing all the right customers to their yard is called demand generation. But when executed right, it pays dividends. In today’s market ( 8,000 martech products alone ), it’s easier to attract the right customer with material they value than it is to chase down and convert a prospect who isn’t ready to buy.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Unfortunately, after months or even years of development, many companies discover that customers arent willing to buy their new wares. Thats why some entrepreneurs are trying another approach to product launches: marketing a product online before spending much on research and development or inventory.

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Small Business Force

MARCH 15, 2013

Yet many entrepreneurs, especially those who are the product gurus in their company, never fully grasp either their importance or the process that drives them. To them, sales are just a function of having an excellent product (from a design and technical standpoint) that customers flock to. And customers have changed.

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Small Business Force

MARCH 15, 2013

Yet many entrepreneurs, especially those who are the product gurus in their company, never fully grasp either their importance or the process that drives them. To them, sales are just a function of having an excellent product (from a design and technical standpoint) that customers flock to. And customers have changed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2009

When customers are affected, try to have someone who experienced the customer problem first-hand, like the customer service rep who took the calls from angry customers. Labels: five whys root cause analysis , product development 15comments: Anonymoussaid. Otherwise, key details are likely to be missed.

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The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 10, 2017

Unlike the much maligned case of a clueless business guy searching for indentured servants, he delivered real value and had secured a shocking number of customer commitments before the thing was built. After the team-poaching mentioned earlier, the goal ended up being to keep product development moving while a new tech team was found.

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Small Business Force

JANUARY 2, 2017

Not just internally, with employees, but externally with both customers and suppliers. How do you create a culture that embraces employees, customers, and suppliers, while at the same time, drives success? Create an environment where customers want to do business with you. Get and act on customer feedback.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 28, 2009

They have a product that has a moderate number of customers. Its well done, looks professional, and the customers that use it like it a lot. Still, theyre not really hitting it out of the park, because their product isnt growing new users as fast as theyd like, and they arent making any money from the current users.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2016

Whether it’s through nationality, religious beliefs, disability, or sexual preference, having a diverse workforce pays dividends for both company morale and employee retention. There’s no better way to reflect the world we live through your company in than by ensuring that you employ a diverse range of staff.

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The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 11, 2017

Far better to do something that has a small cost, but might be hugely beneficial, for example searching for oil wells, building products, developing marketable skills, or building an audience. On any given day you expect not to make any nickels, but when something good happens, you get a lifetime supply.

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