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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1

Steve Blank

For starters, first figure out which industry you want to work in, narrow it down, and work hard to get intros at the senior levels to a handful of companies (Board of Directors member, Advisory Board member, member of the C-suite (CEO, CTO, CFO, etc), and/or investor.) Government conducts, often with little direction.

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Guide To Develop A Highly Successful Online B2B Marketplace

ReadWriteStart

The internet and technology have taken over businesses and marketing strategies, so it’s logical that any b2b company would want to capitalize on this medium to stay competitive in the market. . The B2B wholesale market has seen significant growth over the last few years, with a huge opportunity to be tapped into.

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The Digital Transformation Is Affordable For SMBs: Where To Start In Your Digital Strategy

YoungUpstarts

The traditional advantages of small businesses over corporations are personalized service and an inventory of niche products tailored to their local market. If SMBs don’t also embrace and maximize data, these large companies could steal their client base and market share. This also creates a place for hosting all of your data.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few other credible ones would include Chairman of the Board (COB), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Evangelism marketing is an advanced form of word of mouth marketing (WOMM), now largely replaced by Facebook and Twitter. Tags: entreprneur executive titles startup founder business.

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Asking Questions More Effectively

Both Sides of the Table

There are definitely times where a more narrowly defined question makes sense and where you want to guide the person you’re talking with to a narrow boundary to illicit a certain type of response. We were not actually raising money yet, we were “pre marketing,&# “relationship building&# or whatever you want to call it.

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Startups Need Focus To Cross All The Chasms

Startup Professionals Musings

There are other chasms out there just as deadly as the technology one, such as the ones below: Market requirements chasm. Marketing and sales chasm. These days, with all the clutter in the marketplace, the highest cost is usually marketing. Marketing costs can be a deep hole. Marty Zwilling.

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Startups Should Launch Early and Iterate

Startup Professionals Musings

Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change. Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Fast time to market. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you. Get out there personally and find that first customer.

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