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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 17: Tiffani Bell and Clay Hebert

Steve Blank

You must also understand the value the product provides customers (along with the rest of your business model.). And going for crowdfunding before you do customer discovery with customers can lock you into the wrong idea too early. Yore launching to the customers you’ve already discovered and validated your ideas. . …

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

These are keepsake cards and many of our customers tell us that the recipients frame their cards. Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- 9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. Thus, I started my B2B customer data-mining firm. We like to say that we create paper hugs.

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Lean startup tools for Rails apps

www.subelsky.com

Im still able to surprise people who have worked with me for awhile with how quickly I can turn their feature ideas into something they can play with and show customers. For continuous integration, like many Rails shops, we use CruiseControl.rb - its easy to install and customize, but I dont think people are especially enamored of it.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

One side benefit of our name is the ‘formal’ and ‘official’ connotations of the word Institute – which might give us a little more credence with customers. 4- Focusing on our customers and their guests. But additionally, the name had to instantly trigger to the customer what to expect from the store front.

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Mobile App Woofound Recommends Places Based On Your Personality

YoungUpstarts

.” “We built Woofound as a way to discover fresh experiences based on your unique personality and preferences, while also introducing new customers to businesses.”. Founded in April 2011, Baltimore-based Woofound so far has raised $1,175,000 in angel investment. It currently has fifteen full-time employees.

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LLC Costs and Fees You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner

Up and Running

Trade names or DBAs make sense if your LLC’s legal name is too formal or too vague to help customers find you. For example, if your company’s legal name is East Coast Enterprises and you operate as a construction company, you might want to use the trade name Baltimore Home Builders. Publication fees. State taxes. Income tax.

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How to Get More Customers for Free This Week Through Google

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Get More Customers for Free This Week Through Google written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. You see neighboring businesses, competitors, and everyone else get customers through their door, and you’re getting nothing. For example: “Joe’s Plumbing, Baltimore”.