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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror

Both Sides of the Table

My competitors from those days STILL love to talk about how much money we raised in February 2000 (get over it already!). I know that we haven’t brought in revenue as quickly as we had hoped. They haven’t hit their revenue targets. If you don’t address it they’re minds are shaped by competitor PR.

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Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. All the important SEO tools that you need for paid traffic, social media, PR, and of course SEO. ” They’ll show you that it’s got four and a half stars from 2000 reviews. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. Even less does it mean high transaction volume or revenue. You’re no longer in a growth and acquisition position, so KPIs based on revenue targets, etc.,

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. And yet, revenue went up by 45% YoY. They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead. In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The bonus of naming the company Redhead Marketing & PR is that when I am meeting a potential client for the first time in a coffee shop or wherever, they are always able to spot me because of my company name and hair color. Thanks to Hilary Reiter, Redhead Marketing & PR. #5 I named my company RED PR for several reasons.

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