Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Often they don’t think about it through the lens of what is the best way to spend or allocate resources to try to get better students. He also worked for a time as a contract negotiator for the US Air Force. But if your goal is to be an entrepreneur then it’s a little bit different and folks care a little less about it. .

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 9, 2019

So what does an afternoon rainshower over Cape Verde tell you about the next Category 5 hurricane? Often, little more than a form fill tells you about the potential for a five-figure sale months down the road. Those interactions occur across teams (marketing, sales, customer support) and platforms (analytics, CRM, email).

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Almost a year ago, my partner Barry Eggers and I met with Craig Elliott and Scott Hankins to talk about their vision for a new company, Pertino. The discussion struck a chord with us. At Lightspeed, we’re excited about our partnership with the Pertino team as they continue to transform and redefine the way businesses network.

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Networking Technical Review Cloud Software Review 152

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

We did learn from the experience — we did a post-mortem and decided what evidence should have stopped us from accepting the account, and now we build that into our sales cycle. For the same reason that I keep recommending Bill. Even the one you turn away could become a fan.

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Technical Review Software Review Reputation Sales Cycle 236

Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Often they don’t think about it through the lens of what is the best way to spend or allocate resources to try to get better students. He also worked for a time as a contract negotiator for the US Air Force. But if your goal is to be an entrepreneur then it’s a little bit different and folks care a little less about it. .

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Cofounder Entrepreneur Africa Sales Cycle 120

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This is part of my ongoing Sales & Marketing Series. In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. We had 4 or 5 sales reps that had been around since the early days.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. There are a few things that make optimizing for B2B a different beast: The sales cycle is usually longer.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 1, 2020

With COVID, we’re getting into a world with tighter budgets and likely longer sales cycles. How can a product-led sales motion help in the current environment, and how important is a freemium model to drive product-led growth? It took us longer to get into revenue, but the freemium was a real accelerator for us.

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Early Stage Open Source Development Team Review Security 62

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Even though the Austin weather had some surprises in store for us, the tremendous effort to organize CXL Live pulled off the event through a (literal) storm and frenzy. They figured out something many bigger events miss: it’s not about the gurus, swag, and booths. It might just change your mind about conferences.)

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B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Austin Startup Week , spanning from September 22–26, flourished with learning opportunities and thought-provoking discussions that left us wanting more. From tips on international expansion strategies to using XR as a musical instrument, these sessions at Capital Factory showcased some amazing innovation in Austin’s startup community.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve had a post in my head for months – maybe longer – about the role of a CEO. I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. This breaks Matt’s rule about not being a bottleneck. Both are basically people businesses. Selling the company.

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Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

Small Business Force

AUGUST 27, 2017

Now think about that. After some review and analysis, we learned that the sales cycle (from the initial intro to contract) for this product was, actually, an average of 6 months. But be sure you do that and listen to their feedback about the target market. The Right Sales Process Selling is a process, not an event.

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Sales Sales Cycle Product Technical Review 30

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 30, 2022

The reason is that every new year brings about a “newness” for lack of a better term when we are able to start fresh and change those things that we did bad or things we have been thinking about doing. For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it. This year, companies will be more reliant on social media and online sales than in 2021.

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Entrepreneur Green Technical Review Social Media 121

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. Let me ask you two questions: Would you like to see and use a software product before buying it? Or would you prefer to go through a lengthy sales process to see if it’s a good fit?

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Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

Austin Startup

JANUARY 20, 2021

It cost about $40 million in 2019 dollars. Over the following 463 days, the US, the UK, and France flew 277,000 flights with 300 aircraft to deliver the supplies required to support 2.2 Too many salespeople get nervous about trying a new “line” or approach. It gave us a real-time feed of new businesses and categories to contact.

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Sales Startup Sales Cycle Revenue 64

Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

If you aren’t strategic and thoughtful about how you spend your money, you’re more likely to waste your money on campaigns and tactics that don’t work. . But the real challenge is not about attracting new customers—it’s all about earning their loyalty. Is it increasing sales by 20 percent per quarter? Know your audience.

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Marketing Social Media Campaign Sales Cycle 109

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

These will receive $50k in seed funding, free office space and credits toward other useful services as part of their acceleration program. We wrote about their innovative program last fall. Louis the second group of companies to be funded by Capital Innovators will be announced.

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St. Louis CTO Hire Fractional CTO Entrepreneur 118

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2021

If you think about it, the consumerisation of enterprise tech is now the standard. Employees got used to working with the best tools and expect them to be available Good UI/UX for B2B software is now table stakes Anyone can purchase the product with a credit card Freemium model used to onboard new users Mobile, remote access is key.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In this episode, Nancy Harhut joins me to talk about how we as marketers can increase the likelihood that people will engage with and respond to our marketing messages. 10:47] A lot of times we will do things to avoid pain or immediate loss before we will do things that are good for us. Connect with Nancy on Twitter. HBT Marketing.

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Sales Cycle Cofounder Audio Networking 90

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

How did they take it after using GA3 for so long? More About Mike Rhodes: Website: websavvy.com.au Take one of Mike’s courses: agencysavvy.com More About The Agency Certification Intensive Training: Learn more about the Agency Certification Intensive Training here Take The Marketing Assessment: Marketingassessment.co

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Advertising Analytics San Diego Networking 82

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Read on as Michel tells us about his entrepreneurial journey to have augmented reality disrupt the travel industry: TSM: To dive right in to what you do, describe the KaviAR product/service in 10 words or less: Innovative, visionary, useful, agile, reactive, adaptive, problem-solving, simple, rapid and fun. Quality control?

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South Africa Las Vegas Founder South Carolina 122

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Steelman does a good job of outlining the key selling steps that separate great salesmen from the rest of us. Be passionate about what you are selling, and decide to be of service, by providing your customers with something of value in exchange for deserved payment. Facilitate a transition to a private environment for closing a sale.

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Sales Entrepreneur Sales Cycle Matching 263

David Teten

APRIL 6, 2015

of US annual medical costs in 2008, compared with 6.5% Eight simple risks and behavioral choices drive 80% of total costs for all chronic illnesses worldwide, and 86% of US health care spending is on treatment of those chronic diseases. years , the average US life expectancy. The data is painful. a decade prior.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Non-Compete Philadelphia 60

Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation. Think about it – if you’re using MailChimp and make let’s say $100 in sales for every send. In order to bootstrap your way to success, it largely means you need high margins and fast sales cycles.

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Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 54

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2017

Steelman does a good job of outlining the key selling steps that separate great sales people from the rest of us. Be passionate about what you are selling, and get the latest tools you need to work more productively and manage your workflow from anywhere. Engage graciously. Perfect your natural ask.

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Sales Cycle Social Media Matching Differentiation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2012

Steelman does a good job of outlining the key selling steps that separate great salesmen from the rest of us. Be passionate about what you are selling, and decide to be of service, by providing your customers with something of value in exchange for deserved payment. Facilitate a transition to a private environment for closing a sale.

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Product Sales Cycle Matching Social Media 227

Hippoland

AUGUST 16, 2018

Note: by differentiation, I’m not talking about product or feature differentiation but outcome differentiation. Think about it – if you’re using MailChimp and make let’s say $100 in sales for every send. In order to bootstrap your way to success, it largely means you need high margins and fast sales cycles.

Sales Cycle 48

Sales Cycle Differentiation Early Stage Bootstrapping 48

Hearpreneur

MAY 8, 2022

For us, we like to focus our marketability particularly when those in our industry, such as ISPs, slip up. These small moments give us a lot of momentum and visibility without having to exert our own resources the rest of the time. connections and benefit from quicker sales cycles and more opportunities.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2022

Running a business is hard But with a good referral program it doesn't have to be As a small business owner you are probably thinking about helping your current customer or trying to figure out how to increase sales. But you've also got to think about increasing leads, and that is where referral programs come in. Will they know?

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Programming Small Business Advisory Board B2B 87

Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Candidates will learn our culture and how to go through steps of sales cycle with Lead Generation, B2B and B2C sales and account management. Join our Jobs Facebook Group to find out about jobs at startups in Capital Factory’s amazing workspace in the center of downtown. The Clubhouse is Now On-Demand | Partake.

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Semantic Social Media Database Artificial Inteligence 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. To add some context here, I loved learning about all the low-hanging fruit investment opportunities there are. more on this below). Payments work.

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Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

It’s one thing to hear from other people that Southeast Asia (SEA) is up-and-coming, but it was totally another thing to go there and talk with so many people about the future. To add some context here, I loved learning about all the low-hanging fruit investment opportunities there are. more on this below). Payments work.

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Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Today on the podcast, Maher and I discuss the importance of creating a referral-based business, why it’s far more effective than focusing on the traditional sales cycle, and what you can do to start winning referrals for your business, no matter what field you’re in. Key takeaways from the episode and more about Michael J.

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Sales Cycle Demand Sales Customer 33

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

The real test of sales and the topic of my post is “why buy now.” It’s what kills most sales cycles including raising venture capital. Great sales leaders know that you can only sell effectively when your sales cycle matches the customers buying cycle.

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Sales Sales Cycle Startup Reputation 319

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2011

Steelman does a good job of outlining the key selling steps that separate great salesmen from the rest of us. Be passionate about what you are selling, and decide to be of service, by providing your customers with something of value in exchange for deserved payment. Facilitate a transition to a private environment for closing a sale.

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