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A real Customer Advisory Board

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 26, 2009 A real Customer Advisory Board A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state of the company&# progress report. One example is having a real Customer Advisory Board.

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The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs

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The Importance of Advisory Boards for Startup CEOs Tweet When a startup receives financing it will need to setup a Board of Directors. The Board probably existed beforehand, but was made up only of the founders. Mark Macleod spells it out beautifully in his post on Advisory Boards. Why wouldn’t you?

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How Employee Experience Shapes Brand Perception

Duct Tape Marketing

Tiffani is also the host of the podcast  What’s Next! She's also hosts the podcast called What's Next! It's a podcast hosted by Dr. JJ Peterson and is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. My ask would be the next time you do or say something on behalf of the customer, like I've got a customer advisory board.

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The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community

Duct Tape Marketing

20:02] Could you talk a little bit more about this idea of being a sounding board and how that differs from an advisory board or an actual board? [21:22] John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Outbound Squad, formerly Blissful Prospecting, hosted by Jason Bay.

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The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help)

Startup Lessons Learned

If youre interested in being part of my "customer advisory board" for this presentation, please get in touch. Eric, if youre looking for any help as a "customer advisory board", Id love to do anything I can to help. I would love to be on your advisory board. And thats where the call for help comes in.

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Your Entrepreneur World Changes When You Take Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Your startup is now part of someone’s portfolio, and here are a few of the ways in which you should expect to be monitored by your investors: One or more seats on the Board. Maybe you had an informal Advisory Board before, but now you have a formal Board of Directors. Do not delegate.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Exclusive Content or Advisory Board You can create exclusive content or an advisory board of your champion customers. For example, the advisory board could facilitate a quarterly meeting to brainstorm ideas on topics such as expand your target market or unique ways to broaden your customer reach.