YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Smart marketers are still using flyers and circulars today, particularly because they provide a tangible take-away customers may be more likely to hold on to as a reminder or memento. When it came to ROI in 1999, the bigger, brighter, and more noticeable your yellow pages’ ad was, the better. And guess what? Paid Media Placements.

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Marketing Distribution Social Media Advertising 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

For those that do, the benefits are a bigger customer base, higher revenues and higher profitability. Attracting Overseas Customers. A frequently cited challenge is attracting overseas customers, introducing them to the brand, convincing them to become customers and generate repeat purchases.

Global 145

Global Small Business Asia Singapore 145

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Have you ever thought about how your customers actually read your emails? Which links are customers most likely to click? By considering questions like these and really investigating how customers actually read emails we naturally put ourselves in a better place to write emails that convert. Subject line like it’s 1999!

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Email Customer HTML Campaign 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Front-of-the-line model. Network model.

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Business Model Startup Cloud Curation 294

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2018

Are you exceeding your goals for customer satisfaction and financial performance? Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. Are your departments meeting or beating collective deadlines? Start today.

Leadership 113

Leadership Incubator Metrics Sales 113

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

I started my first company in 1999 in London at the height of the dot com craze. We hadn’t even thought about having a customer support line or who would staff it. Our customers were generally happy but they were pushing us hard for promised features. Let your compass be based on your customers. We were unprepared.

PR 331

PR Software Review Ireland Germany 331

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' Seed Funding (Innofund). The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S.

Programming 278

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 278

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2018

By implementing local SEO and marketing to local niche markets, you’ll reach your customers and clients faster and cheaper. Deal sites can bring in a flood of new customers, and Facebook is perfect for targeting a specific set of niche demographics. In 1999, search results were fairly objective.

Software Review 133

Software Review Marketing Semantic SEO 133

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

Embodying the informal, casual wit of the company, the founding of Innocent is summarized on their website in the form of a charming story as follows: “We started innocent in 1999 after selling our smoothies at a music festival. Be Commercial – Create growth and profit for us and our customers. With charitable support.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Europe Advertising Matching 150

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2019

Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. Don’t gamble on your losses with a leadership failure like Mediocre Mike. The bar tab will leave you with a hangover that may cost you your company’s reputation.

Leadership 127

Leadership Cost Reputation Global 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Front-of-the-line model. Network model.

Revenue 420

Revenue Cloud Curation B2B 420

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recognized for his skills in turf care and sales management, John Gulius has an impressive professional background , consistently delivering top-tier service with outcomes that exceed customer expectations. What methodologies do you employ to establish and sustain positive client relations?

South Carolina 110

South Carolina Management Delaware Sales 110

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. But, that was the day the trucking industry took a turn for the best. Women in transportation have never looked back. Step on it Ellen!

Global 113

Global Virginia Wisconsin Leadership 113

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Back in 1999 when I got my first job in the venture industry I remember having a debate with my boss about the relative importance of product and distribution for startups. P romotion (how customers find out about the product). Returning to my 1999 debate – product now wins over sales. the biggest moat) — was place.

Distribution 60

Distribution Framework Product Software Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

Actually, great new customer solutions lead to great platforms, not the other way around. Extrapolating you as the target customer. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. In reality, failure is not a bad thing.

Intellectual Property 310

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 310

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2016

Without saying a word, it tells customers that you pay attention to the finer details — that you’re going to do what you said you’d do when you said you’d do it. In this industry, cleanliness gives people confidence in our ability to take care of their belongings, which goes a long way in building a solid customer base.

Canada 100

Canada Security Employee Customer 100

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Customer Analysis Goal of customer analysis section: Convey the needs of your customers and show how your company’s products/services satisfy those needs. Define your customers precisely. How many customers fit the definition? Where are these customers located? Identify the needs of these customers.

Venture Capital 129

Venture Capital Business Plan Technical Review Private Placement 129

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

I came up with my company's name by envisioning what my company represents and that is an alpha level of customer service and training for me and my agents. Our company's business name, Betworthy, stemmed from its mission of making our customer's bets more worthy. 11- By identifying customers demand. Photo Credit: Scott Hasting.

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Naming Entrepreneur Jordan Merger 150

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Below are our five top-rated that allows you to form your company online based on its pricing, features, speed, and customer service. We paid close devotion to customer feedback with our research. Incfile provides strong customer service and has numerous positive reviews. ZenBusiness. Conclusion.

Customer 264

Customer Hiring Small Business Cost 264

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital. China Customer Development Technology Venture Capital' Seed Funding (Innofund). The best analog for China’s InnoFund is the U.S.

Programming 170

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 170

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

In early 1999 I made the decision to fulfill my lifelong dream to live and work in Japan. I will also cover how I accomplished this in a separate post but in early 1999 I arrived in Tokyo for the first time. I got to experience much of the local culture and customs. I spent 8 weeks there per year as well as time in Chicago.

France 295

France Spain Technical Review Hungary 295

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about. We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home.

PR 279

PR Technical Review Portfolio Customer Development 279

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. Are you an executive and a firefighter in your company? Apply courage, judgment and intellectual stimulation!

Leadership 113

Leadership Technical Review Cloud Global 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. You are particularly vulnerable if: You have revenue concentration (few customers each providing a large total of percentage of your revenue).

Burn Rate 383

Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

When it was spun out as a a separate company, Iridium’s 1990 business plan had assumptions about potential customers, their problems and the product needed to solve that problem. iridium-9500 satellite phone ~1999. No Business Plan Survives First Contact With A Customer. Motorola Dynatac 8000x ~1987. Their mistakes?

Business Plan 335

Business Plan Customer Business Model Customer Development 335

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2011

Web companies that outsource their projects tend to subscribe to the one size fits all approach, and you are unlikely to get the custom solution you desire. A serial entrepreneur, Uri incorporated his first company, CGI for Me, in April 1999 when he was 14 years old. Do you outsource? Careful here. Will my website be scalable?

Web Development 214

Web Development Web Developer Open Source 214

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take. In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. Numbers are important. It can happen.

Investment Bankers 415

Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

We slept under the tables, and pulled all-nighters to get to first customer ship, man the booths at trade shows or ship products to make quarterly revenue – all because it was “our” company. In the 20 th century, the best companies IPO’d in 6-8 years from startup (and in the Dot-Com bubble of 1996-1999 that could be as short as 2-3 years.)

Stock Options 333

Stock Options Stock Vesting Common Stock 333

The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

The preeminent philosophy of these times came to be embodied in a software development term known as “user experience”—what a customer experiences in electronic formats. A brand encompassed everything the product or service promised to the customer on rational and emotional levels. Enter the Personal Computer.

Operations 144

Operations Architecture Cofounder DC 144

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Any organization can visit our site and launch a one-off campaign,” he explains, or subscribe to WeDidIt for unlimited campaigns and premium features like consultation and customized software. million in grants to emerging businesses since 1999. “Since winning the competition, things have almost exploded for us.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Times Square Strategy discussion I had with Eric Ries , was still top of mind, so instead of my standard Customer Development lecture , I offered my thoughts on: the origin of Customer Development, where we are today, and where does Customer Development go, and how you can help get it there.

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Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 212

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Tech may be the tool, but hospitality – making life a little easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for your customer, is the winning focus. Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers.

Artificial Inteligence 205

Artificial Inteligence Reputation Viral America 205

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

My first company launched in 1999 and we were offering a SaaS document management in the cloud (we were called ASPs back then). Assistly is a customer support product designed to meet the needs of the current era of multi-channel touch points (think Twitter, email, chat, forum in addition to phone calls). Another example.

San Diego 267

San Diego Entrepreneur Philadelphia Cloud 267

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. Other companies in the 1999 PDA market were Palm, the original innovator, as well Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.

Customer Development 196

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 196

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2011

The iPads contained engineering data from the 1999 restoration of the monument. The iPad is a way for your workers in the field to get rid of those binders, clipboards, and accordion folders – all of that paper-based workflow can be replaced with document sharing, custom forms, web access. Providing customers information.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Mobile Small Business Technology 92

Mike Michalowicz

MAY 22, 2017

Row Murray recommends asking yourself, what costs are really going into getting my product to my customer? Nathan Huppatz, an online retail trailblazer, has learnt a lot since he began back in 1999. You need to understand your customer and ask yourself what will a buyer call this product?”

Global 87

Global Channel Sales Software Review 87

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

At the beginning of Coremetrics in 1999, the market risk was whether or not companies would embrace the outsourced model (what we called ASP, or Application Service Providers, back then, and are now called SaaS, or Software as a Service, or “cloud” providers). We started Coremetrics in 1999 selling to dot-coms. and negative?—?voice

B2C 51

B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51