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Is the Lean Startup concept of MVP dead?

VC Cafe

The fundamentals (unit economics/ margins, CAC>LTV, the importance of retention) are more important now. In conclusion, I believe most of the Lean Startup isn’t fully dead. The core principles remain true, but I’d argue that the standards for the MVP have gone up.

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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. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention. Photo Credit: Steven Randall.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Online Storefront

Up and Running

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 trillion in 2021, up from $1.3 trillion in 2014.

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The 50 Best Marketing Strategies For Small Business

Mike Michalowicz

Establishing a presence on the Internet even if you have a physical store, is critical. Surprises always work to instill loyalty and retention. Statistically, 3-out-of-4 Internet users live in North America, making exposure on the web critical. Social media isn’t new. Social media is about doing that online. Pay Per Click.

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8 predictions that will affect the way we sell this decade

NZ Entrepreneur

We’re living in a time where it is possible to invent yourself on the internet, while living a totally different life in another location. As tomorrow’s customers interact with social media and the internet, they’re looking for honest, authentic people to do business with. Prediction: The internet is not going away anytime soon.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

Reply Quora , on March 12, 2011 at 12:54 am said: What are the free software tools and online services one should leverage for an internet start-up just getting started from an idea?… This video should be the gold standard in explaining contract terms. Thanks for your work. I have lots to go through!

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Email Marketing Strategy: Collecting Subscribers, Users & Loyal Customers

ConversionXL

It’s a proverb as old as the internet, probably older. Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. Building loyalty starts with what you do post-purchase and continues with retention emails. It’s also true. And more relevant than ever.

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