Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America. Easier access to international markets is creating limitless sales opportunities on a worldwide basis.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2014

By Rick Hanson, VP Worldwide Sales and Field Operations, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Security. Like a lot of global technology companies, Hewlett-Packard has a diverse sales organization that spans cultures and countries. FantasySalesTeam doesn’t perpetuate the single carrot/single goal mentality of traditional sales contests.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

If you are a small business operator, risks are something you often want to avoid. This article features commentary and opinion from small business owners in Asia, Europe and Latin America on the challenges to taking their businesses to international audiences. Overcoming Challenges of Growing Globally.

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Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

Switzerland has the highest cost of living in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). USA Average salary: $59,034 America remains one of the world's most popular countries to relocate to with many attracted by the concept of the American Dream.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2019

There are different types of disruptive innovations, according to Christensen: Low-end disruptions involve a new operating and/or financial approach with some combination of lower gross profit margins and higher asset utilization. Attractive returns are possible at the discounted prices needed to win business at the low end of the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2022

Yet even a non-profit has to make a profit on everything it sells, in order to cover operating expenses (salaries, offices, equipment, research, travel, etc.), Even then, the business and leadership efforts to solicit and manage donations cost real money, and may be more difficult than the marketing and sales jobs of most startups.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2018

For instance, Google – continually ranked as one of the best places to work for in America – has a standing 70/20/10 rule : 70% of time is spent working on core projects, 20% on complementary projects, and 10% on side projects and learning new skills. One of the best ideas to come out of this 20% time slot?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When it launched in 97 it was a DVD rental business whose only real value proposition was the mail-order element of its operation. Fast forward 20+ years and Netflix has become one of the biggest TV and movie studios in the world, with more subscribers than all the cable TV channels in America combined! Photo Credit: Deborah Sweeney.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

Some businesses have had to change structures and make operational changes to thrive and survive. After having to reduce and rethink our strategy during COVID, we observed that our community and sales have skyrocketed. Our focus has pivoted from generating sales leads to addressing our customer’s needs, questions and concerns.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

And I believe that strength of the Y Combinator movement in America has been exactly this: take incredibly talented technologist who have a passion for an idea, let them launch it and let’s see what they produce and what the market reaction to this product will be. He didn’t feel my pressures on sales, marketing and ops.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic. Finally, entrepreneurs should build adaptive organisations which have cultures valuing learning from mistakes while operating with discipline. In the US, about 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Tripp Braden , from ‘Developing Serving Leaders’, says that “Over the years, [he’s] discovered that the more professionally managed the firm is, the more likely it is to exceed sales of ten million dollars”.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. Andy Brown , Chief Technology Officer, UBS Tim Lyons, Senior Vice President, Technology Innovation Portfolio, Bank of America. Sales cycle can often go into something like co-development. 15 yrs at MS.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

When you get started with a small business figuring out the right point of sale systems that do best by you and your business can be a difficult feat. Here are 20 point of sale systems that you can choose from. With Shopify , all you need is a goal in mind and one of the best point of sale systems in the market takes care of the rest.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A lot of work goes into starting a business, developing and launching products, and running the day-to-day operations, so marketing often gets put on the back burner. Use a metaphor (Chevrolet: “The heartbeat of America”). Create ten new sales-focused blogs in four months. Choose Your Brand’s Colors and Fonts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

The initial Apple/AT&T deal was of course limited to the geography in which AT&T operated and thus after its initial success Apple had a template for exclusivity agreements in other countries. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. Why Exclusivity Gives You Extra Leverage in a Negotiation.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees. The truth is, you’re right.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape. He also worked in mergers and acquisitions at Veronis, Suhler & Company and Cowles Media Company and held various operations positions at The Black Book.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

So I think in companies day in and day out, depending on which part of the operation you're in, which tasks you have, there's ample opportunity for smart failures, but they are more numerous in r and d than in execution of operations. So the book is for sale everywhere, I think, more or less. Work better now. Amy (19:22): Sure.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

A friend recommended it to me, and it was the single most important thing I did on my journey as a business owner and operator. Some of the parameters I had for my new business location included things I knew benefited me in my years of sales and marketing out of Dallas: An airport within 25 miles. Find the right location.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

With over 20 years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience, Frank serves as Chief Revenue Boss at his latest venture, Revenue Ranch. An energetic and entertaining speaker, Frank presents regularly to regional and national organizations on topics related to revenue operations, business strategy, and digital marketing.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In fact, the 2016 Kaufman Index on Startup Activity reported that 550,000 new businesses are started every month in America. You can also be an entrepreneur by acquiring someone else’s company and making it better—growing sales and increasing profitability—as an equity-owning CEO. And the financial returns can be very appealing.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

However, the vast majority of bankless adults live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and India. It is being impacted by the growth in mobile network operators and mobile payment platforms, not classified as deposit-taking institutions, who are acting as banking agents. Even the United States has unbanked households.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

DECEMBER 15, 2021

trillion in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue and employed more than 10 million people. 13% were dissatisfied with corporate America. Because captives are usually owned by the same economic interests that own the operating business, the captive can be considered a “formal” method of self-insuring various risks.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

There’s never been a better time to do so— home health care is one of the largest growing industries , not just in North America, but around the globe. In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. See Also: Business Startup Checklist. Nursing aide. Social work.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Statistically, less than 50 percent of small businesses are still operational after five years. These include the hiring of virtual assistants, which lowers operational costs while increasing the level of productivity. . By outsourcing, it is estimated that you can reduce cost of operations by at least 40 percent.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2010

We spent two days of analyzing and exploring their customer discovery visits just completed across South America, Africa and Asia. We’re Not Here for a Sales Call. Disabusing the audience of the notion that the visit is a sales call is vital to the customer discovery mission. But we are not here for a sales call.&#.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

Today, that niche has grown into a chasm and YogaFit® has become the largest training school for yoga instructors in North America. The company operates on six continents and boasts more than 250,000 graduates worldwide. Today, Check Maid operates in most major U.S. Beth’s advice. Have a well-rounded understanding of business.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I loved what I did (sales) but I didn’t love doing it for somebody else. So I left Corporate America and started my own agency. 10- Address financial and operating metrics. So to me, the concept is to take what you already know about your industry and apply it to what’s coming next. Photo Credit: Mary Vamvoukakis.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2020

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added Huawei to its Entity List , effectively limiting the sale or transfer of American technology to the company, (though a series of licenses have been granted to waive the restrictions in some cases.). In 2019, the U.S. TSMC was forced to choose sides and picked the U.S. –

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Anticipate greater growth outside of North America. Easier access to international markets is creating limitless sales opportunities on a worldwide basis.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Paul Ollinger, West Coast Vice President of Sales of Facebook Paul Ollinger is the West Coast Vice President of Sales for Facebook. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. My dad’s father fled Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe as a teenager and ended up in South America. So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. The world’s best brains are on sale.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Thanks to Leigh Louey-Gung, Life Operating System ! #2- I also think that companies are starting to recognize more and more that affiliate programs allow them to increase their gross sales.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Low-end disruptions involve a new operating and/or financial approach with some combination of lower gross profit margins and higher asset utilization. The personal computer also tapped into a non-existent market before receiving sales from higher-end professional computers. Types of Disruptive Innovation.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Consumers skip through the classic Google ads on Youtube but they sit through “tutorials” their favorite influencers deliver and drive up engagement and sales with the discount codes tailored to the influencer. Going paperless and fully digital also allows banks to save a lot of money in terms of their operational costs. 8- Podcasts.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2020

The Student Startup Plan America helps college grads in the United States looking to start a business make their student loan payments manageable. One out of every 12 small businesses in America is a franchise, and a new franchise opens every eight minutes. Some of that can be contributed in part to keeping their startup costs low.

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