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Twitter Link Roundup #226 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

[Customer] Retention is King (good insights on measurement) – crowdspring.co/1haiyJt. Need a great name & URL for your new business? 5 Quick Tips for Buyers in Naming Projects – crowdspring.co/ThAKX4. Need a great name & URL for your new business? Customer Development 101) – crowdspring.co/1pNIOcD.

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Hubris Versus Humility: The $15 billion Difference

Steve Blank

By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines. The new device could hold names, email addresses, phone and fax numbers and incoming and outgoing messages. Filed under: Customer Development , Market Types.

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Eight Things That May Keep Your Company Stuck At No. 2

YoungUpstarts

We’re proud to be second in area sales and customer satisfaction since 1992!” But while most of us pay lip service to our desire to be our customers’ first choice, our actions may say otherwise. You don’t know your client’s daughter’s name or what he likes to do on the weekends. Come see what we have to offer.

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