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Startup Business Model Considerations

SoCal CTO

Customer Acquisition – social media, SEO, SEM, etc Economies of Scale – not as big a barrier in web world Investment – little to none required to get started Pricing – free or freemium makes trial simple Distribution – syndication and APIs make partnering easier IP – in general the battle has been over users and less on IP many more (please comment (..)

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

So if entrepreneurs want to pioneer new ideas with a lean model, my advice is to use low cost alternatives to build differentiality that can be protected from institutions with far more money than ethics, creativity, or innovation-- other than skirting the loopholes in our justice system regarding protection of IP, and honing predatory tactics.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. He says that intentional Web 2.0 Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!)

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The Lean LaunchPad – Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Management Science

Steve Blank

and if a web-based product, a minimum feature set,) all delivered in 10 weeks. Suggested Projects: While your first instinct may be a web-based startup we suggest that you consider a subject in which you are a domain expert, such as your graduate research. Teams that select a web-based product will have to build the site for the class.

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Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II)

crowdSPRING Blog

Personalized search is one that is customized based on a user’s own web history, physical location, and personal profile. Today, when you perform a search on Google, the results you see are based on what sites you have visited, what products you have purchased, what IP address you are browsing from, and what your social network looks like.