Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2011

While the word lean might conjure up notions of cheap, it’s really about taking a scientific approach to innovating, measuring and responding in ways that stop companies from wasting time and money. The basis of the concept, as applied to startups, comes from the Lean manufacturing world popularized by Toyota.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Thats why some entrepreneurs are trying another approach to product launches: marketing a product online before spending much on research and development or inventory. Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies.

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 28, 2012

As I reflect on the class discussions, one of the interesting tension points that arose is the challenge an entrepreneur faces in selecting their primary product design approach. But Houston did not strictly follow the Blank/Ries paradigm religously. Steve Jobs and Drew Houston have proven that genius pays off.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein , co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference this fall. Last week , we announced the date and venue for The Lean Startup Conference: Dec 3 - 4, 2012 at the InterContintenal in SF. Where have applied a lean approach to a new problem we haven’t considered?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

From a mission and purpose standpoint, we have always been about access and quality, so that was a natural place for our team to lean in harder to the support that we knew would be needed across our communities. So we are now very well-versed in being parents and entrepreneurs. We looked at ourselves and we said, what are we best at?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. O-Port Then Raymond McGlamery pitched the O-Port , a guitar and drum accessory company based in Houston, Texas. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

By definition, the capital investment needs to be relatively low such that the investors and the entrepreneurs all make a healthy return on investment. O-Port Then Raymond McGlamery pitched the O-Port , a guitar and drum accessory company based in Houston, Texas. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 4, 2019

Brad Sugars: For me as an entrepreneur, right, I mean I just bought a company down in Melbourne, Australia. It’s a commercial cleaning business, and one down in Houston, Texas, a property management company. A great CEO, or a great entrepreneur will cover all five disciplines. ” I thought about that for a minute.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. 10 of the most counterintuitive pieces of advice from famous entrepreneurs | The Buffer Blog – [link].

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 8, 2019

We doubled the number of companies we are working with in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio and invested in more than one Texas startup per week. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who has been a mentor for years. and some tough times where we had to lean on each other, too. We’ve been through incredible highs?—?like

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The stare at a screen all day lifestyle isn’t for them, so they’re an entrepreneur by default, then they have to figure out what to actually do with that entrepreneurial spirit. Is that the best use of an entrepreneurs time? You could do that if you are an entrepreneur and you are your own boss. Jonathan: Kanban.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Gurley’s been attacking this from another perspective, that of the entrepreneur. The other thing that’s pretty obvious, I think, for any entrepreneur, you say, “Wow, look, there’s a lot of room for disruption.” Where can you actually enter the system? Ezra Klein : Just control C, control V Singapore?

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