Up and Running

JANUARY 21, 2015

It can’t come as a surprise that they are currently seeing low numbers, with stock down seventeen percent since the start of the year. Interestingly, Urban Outfitters still reported third quarter sales of 47 million dollars, one million less than the total money raised on #GivingTuesday this year. Got anything that can top these?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Two more entrepreneurial ventures later, Gleb cofounded online backup provider Backblaze to help consumers affordably, automatically, and safely back up their data. What are the pros and cons of starting a business alone versus with cofounders? The required number of cofounders for success is: “Zero” – You don’t need a cofounder.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Advisor. ); STARTUP. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. SALES & MARKETING. Managing Creativity. I advise my clients that you offer stock only after youve searched your heart and soul and cant come up with a way to pay with anything else," says Thomas H.

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Rob Go

JUNE 10, 2013

Write code, talk to users, and build the company (hire the best people you can find, get the culture right, fundraise, close sales, etc.) Some other candidate sources are ok, but I always got bad results from technical recruiters. Don’t let your company be run by a sales guy. Don’t hire professional managers too early.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

And when you look at the tools that we use, I mean we’ve made so many technological advances, but really to manage a meeting there’s not a practical tool available. We use email; we use Word; we use task manager; we use a file sharing tool. They are so happy that they finally have a tool to manage their business.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

billion in total industry sales. Drop into a store that you think would be a great candidate for stocking your product in the future. If you have multiple products, your price may even affect sales. Blackbox cofounder Bjoern Lasse Herrmann says, “Too many startups start building first without talking to customers.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Andy Grove was Intel’s third employee (after the two cofounders Robert Noyce and Gordon E. In the 80s, the invention of the CD completely revitalized the industry and led to (literally) record-breaking sales.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. Ron Oh and another factor to bring reality to the table - Sometimes you find out your cofounders suck.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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