Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

.” I bootstrapped my first company and, while we did a lot of work for VCs, I liked taking money from them as “revenue” (where they paid Feld Technologies for our services) rather than as investment. Feld Technologies was acquired in November 1993.

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Up and Running

MAY 19, 2016

While commercial bakeries still account for the majority of bakery sales, the industry as a whole is moving away from mass-produced products and increasingly toward niche offerings like healthy baked goods and high-quality, artisanal products. Offer nutrition information for your products. Offer allergen-free products.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 4, 2010

In fact, a 1993 paper by Peter N. 3] In their analysis Golder and Tellis found almost half of the market pioneers (First Movers) in their sample of 500 brands in 50 product categories failed. Product Pioneer. First to sell the product. Google is a $25 billion dollar company with most of its revenue from AdWords.

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Berkonomics

JULY 31, 2014

There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Email readers, continue here.] I= increase revenues. Find a way to position the company and the product to be wanted so much that it moves into the needs column for the consumer. D=Decrease costs.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 17, 2024

Long term, 10% of our revenue will become VC, so we can boost the economy with female-founded enterprises. This innate curiosity led me to establish an explainer video production (also driven by my deep affection for animations). Thanks to Em Gee, The Biz Rebelution ! #3- Thanks to Mark Sadaka, Sadaka Law ! #26-

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

So my journey started, sort of my entrepreneurial journey I guess started in around 1993. And our monthly revenue is smooth out, so we don’t have those peaks and valleys anymore. And so with the discipline came a much more productive way of managing what we do. Jack McGuinness: Sure. Knock on wood.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

However, be sure to assess whether these areas are functional streams of revenue. Full-time employees also come with increased productivity and employee loyalty. You also want to choose to recruit in areas where your expertise may be weak. Areas such as digital marketing or advertising can easily be outsourced.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product. Since we’re a mobile app company we wanted a product name that was short, easily remembered, non-controversial and at least somewhat descriptive of the service. I had actually developed the logo in 1999 and it is now on the back of my entire product line.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 1, 2016

Mr. Coyle has also cut management costs and increased revenues, resulting in a substantial improvement in the financial position of the Chamber. He played a major role in Governor Whitman’s 1993 election campaign, and has managed or advised numerous legislative, county and local campaigns on issues management and communications strategy.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

As we approach 300 employees at Techstars with $500M+ in assets under management for our investment business, alongside nearly $100M in annual revenue for our corporate innovation and ecosystem development business, I’ve come to realize that I’m not using all of my strengths or meeting my highest calling at Techstars being co-CEO.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Despite its success and growth as a partnership, Party Pieces has maintained its family business model and Carole continues to be involved in the sourcing and developing of new party products. In 2002, the Glacéau, line of beverages became the top-selling enhanced water brand in America and it raked in $350 million in revenues in 2006.

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Myth #2: I need to have a perfect product. Often, you will see a large company put enough marketing muscle behind a mediocre product to generate a profit from it. Let’s turn the tables and think about an off the wall question: Do you even need a product? In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

The company will also receive a single grant of 400,000 shekels to set up a beta-site to prove the product or service’s application in the local market. “ Ophir has a history of impressive revenue growth. PhotoMedex develops excimer laser, LED light systems and skin care products for dermatological applications.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I love it because as entrepreneurs we need to constantly be reminded that if our product does everything it does nothing. I’ve been running my own business since 1993, and there have been many instances where I’ve thought of a product or service that did not exist, and I simply jumped in and created it.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

At a high level, user experience is the aggregate and subjective experience of using a product such as a website or app. Is your product or website useful in any way? User testing is basically testing a product or experience with real users. User experience (usually) leads to greater conversions and revenue. Conclusion.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Its latest product was an oscilloscope, the HP 150a. We Changed Our Mind In 1966, 10 years after Hewlett’s memo, Hewlett Packard’s revenue and headcount had grown ten fold; $200 million and 11,000 employees – all from test and measurement equipment. It was still a year away from its IPO. Agilent is a $5.8

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Up and Running

APRIL 23, 2013

A rapper, tour manager and talent manager, Cool Nutz has generated a lot of buzz and revenue for himself and other local artists. we opened up bank accounts, got tax ID numbers, and we always had product on hand. You’ve been releasing albums since 1993, working with artists from all spectrums of hip-hop.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 4, 2015

Initially created as a way to link customer needs to performance measures in Japanese product development, VOC has jumped into the mainstream of market research. In a landmark paper by Griffin and Hauser in Marketing Science (1993), they defined four aspects to take into consideration when conducting voice of customer research.

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