A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 22, 2012

During the summer, one of the Capital Factory companies developed a plan to sell into the “mid-sized” corporate market. Even setting aside the internal machinery, “mid-sized companies” isn’t really a market segment anyway. Keep it coming: What’s your experience selling to a middle market?

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

In the last post , we started with this chart, and we focused on RPA (the bright blue at the bottom of the bar chart), the most explosively growing enterprise software category I’ve ever seen. And so we’ll see RPA firms push into process context in various ways, each according to their own vision for the market.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2021

The more innovations each company implements, the better service we all will get, and the more productive we will be competing in each market. Both built amazing products, software, and hardware. Both of them have created amazing ecosystems that the rest of the world uses. But their website is quite old. What do they do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While most of the early attention in a startup is paid to finding product market fit ( the match between value proposition and customer segment on the right-side of the canvas) it’s the left side of the canvas that will tell you what your founding team should look like.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

We also usually don’t know all the ins and outs of the market we want to get into. Solve the rest later. For Alex at Origin , a scheduling and booking platform for outdoor guiding companies, he soon realized that for the company to grow exponentially, they’d need thousands of customers because of how fragmented the market is.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Value Propositions and Customer Segments are covered in weeks 1 and 2, emphasizing the search for problem/solution and then product/market fit. Activities are the key things you need to do to make the rest of the business model (value proposition, distribution channel, revenue) work. That works for almost all markets.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

Plus, starting an online business of course has it’s costs, but with a multitude of solutions out there (with Subbly being one of them) you don’t need to spend thousands on software development or marketing to validate your business idea. And rest assured that any young entrepreneur with a vision will not miss that opportunity.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 13, 2010

It’s called Startups for the Rest of Us. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. at 3:38 pm I like Cranky Geeks, Internet Business Mastery, Internet Marketing: Insider tips and advice for Online Marketing, Mixergy, North Atlantic Radio, The Pipeline, and Venture Voice. #3 My new podcast launches today.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 24, 2024

“Apptimistic” – Apptimistic is a No-Code software development agency. ” I wanted to create a positive anticipation specifically related to the potential success or impact of software applications. It's also memorable and catchy, which is always useful in a crowded café market. where, souvlaki?'

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

by Enrico Moretti, author of “ The New Geography of Jobs ” Over the past three months, Facebook, Zynga and Groupon have lost between 33% and 52% of their market value. Is the entire sector destined to a sudden and quick demise, similar to the dot-com bust of 2001, with widespread stock market collapses and mass layoffs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 9, 2021

Anchoring yourself to a secure job that you can depend on for the rest of your professional life used to be a popular option. More than ever before, the job market is teeming with lucrative opportunities, especially in the tech sector. Only then will you become a strong contender in the tech job market.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2019

Let’s explore why India is set to grow in the SaaS sector, what it means for both employers and employees and what the rest of the world needs to know about it. The Y2K and its resulting impact has transformed the nation into the product builders, managers and marketers – and what is to say the same thing cannot happen with SaaS?

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Marketing and Selling to Squirrels (tips on how to deal with people’s short attention spans online) – [link]. Should You Invest $1 Into Customer Service Or Marketing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. the rest of the time. Workarounds are developed. I’m not so sure.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Hire People Who Make Things Happen (get rid of the rest) – [link]. Great example – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 24, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Report: The Collaborative Economy is a $110b market - crowdspring.co/1mlgECF. The Old Spice marketing team continues to impress with their creativity - crowdspring.co/1egvCFu.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The rest of you unmarried people, give up now – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. – [link]. Work and rest in a startup – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Tips On Defining The Size of a Market for a Startup Business – [link]. Tips On Defining The Size of a Market for a Startup Business – [link]. Finally, a day of rest.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2018

Here in Canada, we know innovation and inclusion go together and the rest of the world has taken notice. These include relevant tech segments, such as AI, automated and connected vehicles, data, security, design, investment, software development, marketing, music, and sustainability. Collision Conference Toronto Location.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails? Here’s a summary – [link].

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Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

Settling in Switzerland as a digital nomad may be challenging as the country has strict regulations one needs to abide to when planning to enter the Swiss labor market. having set so, moving to the US and entering the job market is usually a long and complicated process that requires the assistance of immigration lawyers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Get Wrong: 7 Lessons From The Rest Of The Ecosystem | Forbes – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2009

Startup Marketing Advice from Balsamiq Studio – With the startup success he’s achieved in the past 18 months, Peldi seems to know what he’s doing. Startup Marketing Advice from Balsamiq Studio – With the startup success he’s achieved in the past 18 months, Peldi seems to know what he’s doing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Startup and Small Business Marketing: Website Optimization Mistakes – [link]. The Five W’s of Marketing – [link]. The Five W’s of Marketing – [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s a simple question, often asked when designing software but more useful when you’re designing your marketing and sales pitch: How are people doing this today without you? Here’s how this gets your marketing and software design off the ground. Are vets the biggest market for these cards?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

Apple manufactures products, owns retail stores and also has an open platform for developers to build and sell apps that makes the products Apple sells even more desirable. Is there other software that does this? Salesforce does the same thing in the B2B world. Customer intimacy. Obsessive curation of the brand experience.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! It was around 1 am and they needed to fill out the rest of the time. Small Business Newsletter: 7 habits of successful entrepreneurs, lean marketing and more – [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Keeping 3-6 projects going year-round is a full-time job in itself — a job resting on your shoulders. It gives us an advantage in consulting because it accelerates our development and enhances our sales pitch. It’s no one’s job to market or sell the product. Someday that could cash-flow by itself!

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! You can fit most of the rest of the world into the African continent’s landmass. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! More amazing bus ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below. How To Grow Your Business With Content Marketing (20 tips) – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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