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The Business Model Canvas Can Get Your Startup Funded

Startup Professionals Musings

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. In my experience as a new business advisor, a business is nothing until people are aligned and work in sync. Customer relationships.

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Is Your SaaS Go-to-Market Strategy Tsunami-Proof?

ConversionXL

Just take a look at these three channels: Facebook : 171% Increase in Cost per Thousand Impressions, or CPM ( 2017 ). Twitter : 20% Increase in CPM ( Q4 2017 ). LinkedIn : 44% Increase in CPM ( Q2 2017 ). Consumers (like us) demand it. Why SaaS businesses are adopting product-led go-to-market strategies.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

#7- To prioritizes employee and client retention. The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. It was becoming a business model destined to fail. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. Compensation decisions obviously affect hiring and retention. Do they perceive enough value to pay prices that create for you a profit margin that matches your business model? Are the logistics manageable?

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19 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

My goal for 2018 is to take my accomplishments and what I’ve learned in 2017 into 2018 with paid public speaking opportunities such as Key Notes, Workshops, and Special Events. 2017 was the first year my business broke 6 figures, I hired an assistant and marketing team to take my two brands to the next level.

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What problems I want to fund and solve?

Hippoland

But, I have done 0 health deals in 2018 (I did 3 in 2017). I’m interested in exploring very different childcare models. Is there a way to spread this cost of say $40k-$200k across time while simultaneously improving employee retention? And, I have done 2 blockchain deals. So it’s a bit of a catch 22.

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What problems I want to fund and solve?

Hippoland

But, I have done 0 health deals in 2018 (I did 3 in 2017). I’m interested in exploring very different childcare models. Is there a way to spread this cost of say $40k-$200k across time while simultaneously improving employee retention? And, I have done 2 blockchain deals. So it’s a bit of a catch 22.