Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed.

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Partner Software Review CTO Hire Equity 258

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2022

One of the main barriers to sales is the customer checkout experience. In this Macropay review , let’s have a look at the most common online shopping check-out issues that customers face and how to address them. Many potential customers change their minds while they are online shopping for various reasons. Lack of Notifications.

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Technical Review Customer Startup Conversion 144

Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed.

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Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 179

SiliconHills

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Instead of seeking venture capital, Joyce Durst, Co-Founder, and CEO of Growth Acceleration Partners decided to bootstrap the software development company. Growth Acceleration Partners, known as GAP, offers analytics, cloud, mobile and QA services. At that company, she raised […].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Compatible work styles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Too many business owners still think of “ customer support ” as an after-sale process to rectify customer problems with completed transactions. With the advent of instant communication and social media, customer service starts at the first hint of interest by you, and never ends for repeat customers.

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Argona

JANUARY 15, 2024

Organizations can eliminate all these challenges and build a resilient business model when they partner with the top consulting firms. Argona Partners offers professional consulting services enveloping ideation, prototype designing, testing business models, and executing growth plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal business partner. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 30, 2021

Why should you hire a UI UX Development Partner? A well-working web app and mobile app will improve your brand value, draw more customers, increase your sales, provide you with beneficial feedback, which helps your team to work harder, and provide your brand’s further promotion via word of mouth publicity.

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Mobile Partner Developer Technical Review 78

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 22, 2021

If you want your startup to stand a chance of achieving brand visibility and attracting new customers, you need to have a website. The majority of modern consumers will consult the web before making a purchase or working with a corporate partner; if your website isn’t there, they’re simply going to turn to one of your competitors. .

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Today, Mark Attanasio gets to flex his full range of expertise and interests as co-founder and Managing Partner of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on early stage and mid market growth companies. One of the advisory areas Hillcrest Merchant Partners works in is electric metals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of do-it-yourself (DIY) prototyping.

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Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 328

The Startup Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

A quick look at recent statistics will tell you that 65% of customers are willing to pay more for faster and more reliable services, and nearly 50% use 24-48 hour delivery options on a regular basis. Here are some delivery types that could work for your customers. Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels. 2-Day Delivery.

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Customer Product Technical Review eCommerce 112

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

The simple answer is to find a business partner, not an “implementer,” who already has the technical experience you need, and is willing and able to run that side of the business. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

All this was done without damaging anyone’s credibility, or stealing customers. It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support. Ability to up-sell customers with related products. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution.

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Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

deal architect

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The book relies heavily on conversations with SAP, customer, partner, research firm. The SAP Business as Unusual book by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier was released on December 20. click on badge on left to link to the Amazon page).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I spend a lot of time with startups and thus hear many companies talk about their approach to sales and their interactions with customers. From these meetings you can really tell the leaders that care deeply about their customers and those the look down on them. You’d be very wrong. Contrast that with a VC conversation I had.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Key Takeaway: In the world of customer experience, mishaps are inevitable. However, by approaching customer recovery with style, empathy, and exceptional ownership, businesses can turn these situations into opportunities to create raving fans. 15:10 What are the best strategies for fixing a poor customer experience? [17:56]

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Customer Technical Review Employee Artificial Inteligence 77

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 22, 2021

How To Create A Customer Success Track written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Key Takeaway: What if instead of simply selling your products and services to customers you began to think about the ultimate transformation your customers are seeking? 3:13] What a customer success track is. [4:28]

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Customer Software Review Curation Matching 92

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Here are a few tips to ensure that you and your partners start out on the right foot. Consider regular face-to-face meetings with prospective partners, so you can gauge body language and “listen between the lines.” Has your prospective business partner invested in or run a business before? Congratulations! Hire professionals.

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Partner Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence 203

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2020

How to Make Partner Marketing Work for You written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with founder and CEO of the performance marketing agency Acceleration Partners, Robert Glazer. Today, Glazer and I speak about the ins and outs of partner marketing.

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Partner Affiliate Marketing Technical Review 77

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Your goal is “ coopetition ” - to find a way to partner with your competitor in such a way that both parties can substantially benefit from the other's resources - without stealing customers or damaging anyone's credibility. In the following quarter, we jointly signed up two new customers who loved our “end to end” integrated solution.

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Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The world grows more impersonal by the day, and people crave being more than just another number in the customer queue. During the last few years, marketers have turned toward more personalized experiences to win customers over. How to use personalization to improve customer experience. What is personalized marketing?

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Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 118

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2015

As an advisor to startups, I often get asked what to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. After some reflection, I now realize these attributes are necessary but not sufficient to be an ideal business partner. Together they can attract investors, employees and even customers. Shared vision, values and culture.

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Partner Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 120

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

by Suman Sarkar, author of “ Customer-Driven Disruption: Five Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve “ The rise of the smartphone, fast fashion, and ride-sharing. Disruption is, in fact, driven by changing customer needs – and that only those companies that truly understand their customers can succeed.

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Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 122

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Rather, the challenge is this – how can we transform fans and followers on social networks into actual money paying customers? Enter “ The Social Customer: How Brands Can Use Social CRM to Acquire, Monetize, and Retain Fans, Friends, and Followers “ by Adam Metz. P = People and your relationships with them.

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Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 178

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 3, 2021

Business success requires a range of skills and talents and it often makes sense to have a business partner rather than going solo. Once everything is in place, investing in a few online startup tools makes eminent sense as these tools help you in a variety of ways including marketing and customer service. Trust builds up over time.

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Partner Technical Review Cofounder Georgia 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

As a business consultant, I can get you started in this transformation, but I was pleased to see more detailed guidance, including things to watch out for, in a recent book, “ The Ecosystem Economy ,” by Venkat Atluri and Miklos Dietz, both senior partners at McKinsey & Company with much experience.

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Partner Operations Metrics Leadership 350

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

million customers optimize working capital by providing an all-in-one solution that enables them to pay or accept payment for anything with cash or a credit card, even where credit cards or digital payments are not accepted. The post Entrepreneur Enabling Customers to Pay or Accept Payment appeared first on Hearpreneur.

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Customer Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Technical Review 127

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. To get the visibility and distribution you need will likely require one or two levels of partner relationships and a real model for marketing, events and promotions.

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Business Model Customer Angel Investor Bootstrapping 273

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience has not improved. You have to start with hiring only people who are willing and able to make serious customer service happen.

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Technical Review Salary Metrics Matching 249

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. This is the new world of do-it-yourself (DIY) prototyping.

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Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 310

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2014

When I was going through the co-founder “dating” process, I’d found a potential partner through my network who seemed to be perfect. Though my potential partner was performing well by the numbers, my own productivity was dwindling as I spent more and more time on managing our relationship. I could hustle.

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Partner Cofounder Equity Metrics 113

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I asked Tsutsumi-san to write a guest post for my blog to describe his experience with Customer Development in Japan. But customers didn’t agree. This made me believe deeply in the extreme importance of talking to customers before investing time and money, something I took to my next startup. ————-.

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Japan Customer Development Developer Customer 292

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, as your business grows, managing inventory, shipping, and customer service becomes increasingly complex. Understanding eBay Fulfillment Order fulfilment is a service that helps sellers, such as those on eBay, manage their inventory, pick, pack, and ship orders, and handle customer service inquiries.

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Partner eCommerce Reputation Stock 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2021

New generations of customers respond better to the “ participative ” approach, where they get to provide input via social media and the Internet. Some call it a move from always “ hunting ” for new customers in the wild, to “gardening” or nurturing loyalty and value from the ones you already have.

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