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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. Consumers responded to name and concept well, solves real problem, o Took 4 months to build initial prototype. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. -

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Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named” and the Helsinki Spring

Steve Blank

In 2010 it got worse with an Act in parliament about the Monitoring of Foreigners’ Corporate Acquisitions. Nokia as “He Who Must Not Be Named”. When MySQL was sold for $1B and the cleantech company the Switch got acquired for $250M, one would have expected the country to celebrate that they had built these world-class companies.

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SaaS Acquisition: The Hidden Risks of a “Frictionless” Sign-Up Flow

ConversionXL

Name and role definition. Company name and segmentation. For example, when someone typed in a name, clicking on the “Role” immediately led to the next step. The post SaaS Acquisition: The Hidden Risks of a “Frictionless” Sign-Up Flow appeared first on CXL. This is how the new flow worked: .

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. After a quick google it became clear that this was the name for our new agency. 2- A name that came to my mind. 1- Suggested by a friend.

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4 Actionable Tips for Naming Your Next Startup

ReadWriteStart

What’s in a Name? But before you can move forward with your hustle, you have to work on the most important aspects of your startup, choosing a business name for it. Naming your startup may look easy at the outset, but it is a challenging task. Your startup name should reflect your brand value. Make it memorable.

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Venture Capital Firms Broaden Horizons: Early and Late-Stage Investments Fuel Innovation and Growth

The Startup Magazine

Venture capital: it’s the jet fuel behind many of the most explosive startups turning them into household names. Late-stage investing is about fueling the rockets, providing the capital necessary for scaling up operations, entering new markets, and, ultimately, preparing for an exit, be it an IPO or acquisition.

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Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?

David Teten

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 2 will be “ Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz It is no coincidence that companies with the best domain names often tend to rise to the top of their space.

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