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Product Launches: 5 Unexpected Lessons from the Real World

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Securing pre-orders is another way to validate your product and ensure a strong start. They then “dialed for dollars” to secure 100 commitments beyond the estimated need. KPOP Foods’ Kickstarter campaign earned nearly four times its goal, in part because of an advance effort to secure pre-order commitments. Image source ).

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

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Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. Too much was at stake, we couldn’t afford the risk of destabilizing everything and losing substantial revenue. Early results are exciting.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

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It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. The financial crisis of the late 2000s reinforced, countered, or updated many lessons gleaned from previous turmoils. Even less does it mean high transaction volume or revenue. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

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Here is Why You Need a Good Startup Exit Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Entrepreneurs love the art of the start.

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Startup Exits Should Be Positive and Planned Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Entrepreneurs love the art of the start.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Computer Security. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Advertising.

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5 Ways to Boost Your Entrepreneurial Confidence

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When I asked why, they talked about security and return on investment from my college years. Keep a cash cow: Your monthly revenue goal. Specify how much revenue you need to be generating from your startup for you to let go of other responsibilities (such as a part or full-time job) to be able to focus entirely on your new business.

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