Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Frightening honesty.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In contrast, it left several e-trends: augmented reality, zero coding, the marketplace boom, and product subscriptions are just a few of them. So let’s reveal the e-commerce trends of 2022 and predict the trends for 2023, or, as we may say, crack the Da Vinci code. People love reviews, and everyone reads them before making a purchase.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

Repeat after me: You are not your customer." — Eric Ries , Lean Startup leader (repeating a conversation with a startup founder). Even if I concede that some folks can't grok mock-ups, remember that your first customers will by definition be early-adopters who are OK with alpha software. We think differently. You know this!

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Penelope Trunk pushed me over the edge when she wrote that for the last two years she's been schlepping around a Harvard Business Review article called "The Making of an Expert" because: "The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. Not one of the successful entrepreneurs I know started as an expert. In my life.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. Furthermore, according to the IRS, about 3.9 What does that mean?

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2018

When it comes to being an entrepreneur, establishing a personal brand through a website is critical to success. What’s the best place to start when looking to build your brand and establish yourself as a formidable entrepreneur in your space? Here’s the entrepreneur’s guide to getting your first website off the ground.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Accomplished entrepreneurs often pride themselves on being able to spot a gap in the market from a mile away. This is partly down to lacking the immediacy of paralinguistics and the ease in which one can have a two-way, natural conversation. This is a factor that can be improved upon through the lens of education.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. This is not a conversion problem. Most startups fail. This is a customer development problem.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their businesses. We asked 30 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2023. #1- We'll continue to use our platform to drive the conversation for social change. 1- Start getting up early.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Why is an Uber for courier app a viable business idea for entrepreneurs? The entrepreneurs can reduce their operational costs significantly – by utilizing advanced technologies like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots for courier delivery. How can entrepreneurs launch their courier delivery business with resounding success?

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the technologies they most look forward to and here are the responses. #1- IoB stands for Internet of Behavior, and it consists of algorithmic code that will truly transform the web into an information superhighway. 1- Continued development of artificial intelligence.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

There’s a formula in advertising where cool companies have animals and colors, or some particularly majestic phrase that represents opportunity and creativity. Our conversation shifted toward discussing the problems within the podcast industry, specifically podcast apps, and how we might solve those issues. Photo Credit: Robert Brill.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. See you in 2011.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! You know, every entrepreneur has some unique, uh, journey that brought into this point. 19:49] Could you tell us more about CallTrackingMetrics? Like this show?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Every Entrepreneur’s Least Favorite Question | HBR – [link]. 8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They’d Known Then | Fast Company – [link]. 4 Ways to Get Customers to Open Your Emails | Entrepreneur – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 30, 2019

Transcript of Why Reviews Matter to Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I mean, I assume everybody knows what reviews are, those things that Google, and Facebook, and things, people have been leaving for years, but now they’re on these digital platforms. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It will teach you about conversion optimization – how exactly to do it, based on all the best research and experiments. Why do conversion optimization? Conversion optimization is the method of tuning websites or landing pages with the goal of converting more visitors into customers. This post will make you money.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Lara Miller – [link]. Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – @GrubHub – [link].

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing CrmInnovation.com March 25th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. at 12:24 pm Great Review. 4 Jamzest on 03.26.10

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The Business of Software 2010 was last week in Boston. The whirlwind of the conference was such that it took me about 48 hours before I could hold a conversation about anything but starting a software company. A very ‘actionable’ talk.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2018. #1- A website perfectly optimised for mobile use and conversions is key. 1- Efficiency. Thanks to Shawn Moore, Solodev ! #2-

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing HowsThe.com March 30th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. This should help raise our conversion rate.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Well…I’ve hit that point reviewing websites. I’ve recorded stacks of site review screencasts over the past four years, and I’m ready to take it to a whole ‘notha level. So I’m starting an experiment next week. at 7:32 am [.]

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing SimplyBill.com April 1st, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. at 8:19 am Hi Rob, Many thanks for the review.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Software By Rob

APRIL 8, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. My screencast series Startup Website Reviews took on a life of its own rather quickly. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark. April 8th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

MAY 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. iMemories offers hassle-free conversion of pretty much any analog medium you have (even those old slide wheels and 8mm film) to DVD, and the DVD includes chapters every few minutes, plus a color cover with frames from the video. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Many successful entrepreneurs learned how to run a business as they built one, and they had the educational benefit of being able to make mistakes and learn from them as they went along. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. There’s no substitute for experience.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

Dale has spoken at industry conferences, led corporate training events, and serves as an entrepreneur in residence at the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Organization. Our conversation covers the ever-evolving landscape of SEO and how businesses of all sizes can adapt to the new era of consumer search behavior.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

How to Create Compeling Advertising – [link]. 100 Guerrilla Marketing Advertisements for your Inspiration – [link]. CPC & conversion rates are abysmal. Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Specialist agencies to help w/ Facebook ads, but not atrocious conversion rates – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have to work on your business as well as in it. Entrepreneur. Social Triggers is the brainchild of Derek Halpern – entrepreneur, marketing expert, and one-man success engine. And, as all business owners know, marketing is an important part of your business. Duct Tape Marketing. Social Triggers.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. sent) October 11th, 2008 | Software Development Building your startup?

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