Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Now I see in a classic book, “ Business Models for Teams ,” by Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen, an extension of this process to down inside the venture, for teams and individuals. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? Revenue model. Production. How do you produce your product or service?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Matt Briel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Matt Briel. 5:12] Why would someone want to self-publish a book? [7:30] 11:42] What does it take to produce a book? [18:49]

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

You’ve figured out your channels of distribution, pricing model and how to support your growing list of customers. These are predictable and usually arrive in the same recurring order, and often with every $3 million in additional annual gross profit from revenues as you grow. So, your business has begun to take off. Guess what?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2014

Shark Question #2: What were your total revenues for the last quarter and last 12 months, including profit margins? To get these “numbers,” do a review of total revenue and expenses, review by product or service line, and a profit-margin analysis – all of which can all be obtained from your company’s income statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a new book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. The book is 132 chapters broken into 11 sections. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sometimes that’s defensible distribution channels. Instead, watch payback period for acquisition efficiency, watch retention for product/market fit, watch expansion revenue for long-term growth, and watch gross margin for long-term profitability. A reliable paid acquisition channel results in a somewhat stable business.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Innovator’s Dilemma – In his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,&# Clay Christensen talks about why industry leaders almost always fail to act when “disruptive change&# enters their business. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. this service will continue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Now I see in an excellent book, “ Business Models for Teams ,” by Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen, an extension of this process to down inside the venture, for teams and individuals. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Apple under Cook has doubled its revenues to $200 billion while doubling profit and tripling the amount of cash it has in the bank (now a quarter of trillion dollars).

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Apple under Cook has doubled its revenues to $200 billion while doubling profit and tripling the amount of cash it has in the bank (now a quarter of trillion dollars).

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

According to Statista, revenue generated from apps (paid downloads and in-app advertising) will reach $935 billion by 2023, and that doesn’t doesn’t include the many trillions of dollars transacted via apps in the last decade alone (think Amazon, Uber, games, etc). Worldwide mobile app revenues in 2014 to 2023 (in billion U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) wherein all network participants can have separate copies of the entire record of transactions on the network. According to research from JP Morgan, revenues from investment banking peaked in 2009 at $207.7 Morgan Stanley predicts that Robo Advisors will manage $6.5

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2020

Finally to have a better chance of a viable enterprise, they need to test all the other hypotheses in their business/mission model (pricing, demand creation, revenue, costs, etc.). Alex Osterwalder and David Bland’s new book, Testing Business Ideas is a great help here.). How can you test distribution/deployment?

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

His book Digital Human (2017) championed the concept of prioritizing humans in the digital transformation. Today, our discussion centers around his latest book, “ Work, different: 10 Truths for Winning in The People Age.” 02:37] According to your book, what are the most significant truths about the people age? [04:21]

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

His book titled From Grassroots To Greatness: 13 Rules to Build Iconic Brands with Community Led Growth. Questions I ask Lloyed Lobo: [03:10] Was there some problem you were trying to solve that said I have to write this book? [07:05] 11:32] The subtitle of the book has 13 rules. Would you support that idea? [10:39]

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

TLDR: Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits , authors of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development are back with a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur. They are launching their next book, a true field guide for entrepreneurs, called The Lean Entrepreneur: How to Create Products, Innovate with New Ventures, and Disrupt Markets.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 2, 2015

You’ve figured out your channels of distribution, pricing model and how to support your growing list of customers. These are predictable and usually arrive in the same recurring order, and often with every $3 million in additional annual gross profit from revenues as you grow. So your business has begun to take off. Guess what?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Will his digital presence measurably affect sales of his newest book What Unites Us ? He has nothing left to prove, and he can crank out profitable books and tour the speaking circuit easily enough. In the torrent of real and fake news, what’s his competitive edge other than name recognition?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement. How to Hack the Investment World. The stages of funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Now I see in a new book, “ Business Models for Teams ,” by Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen, an extension of this process to down inside the venture, for teams and individuals. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors. Key partners.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Then they increased their revenue from $2M to $6M in six months. In this article, you’ll learn how to build a demand generation funnel that fuels the pipeline, shortens the sale cycle, and generates revenue. Your number one metric for any marketing initiative should be revenue. Pay attention to your close rate per channel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2023

Steve’s new book TURNS: Where Business Is Won and Lost, takes a deep dive into the physical, historical, and metaphorical nature of turns and can help you make better decisions. We're gonna talk today about his new book called Turns, where Business is Won and Lost. And you can listen to it all on your lunch break.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Or blame my MarCom department who approved it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives. Distribution.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 29, 2017

It’s the focus of dozens of books, new roles, new departments and teams, new methods of thinking, hundreds of articles, hundreds of guides, hundreds of webinars… you get the idea. Make sure you have a good understanding of your value proposition, cost structure, revenue streams, customer segments, etc. before continuing.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. What We Discovered About Blockchain The Afro-Tech approached blockchain and distributed ledger as how it will affect African-Americans in everyday living.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives. Distribution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

According to a classic book by Rick Mathieson, these have morphed into a digital universe of augmented reality, ‘advergames’, and virtual worlds – that are highly personalizable and uniquely shareable. Then it’s time to innovate through the channels or platforms that are relevant. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Mobile is where it’s at.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We’re gonna talk about the new book by both of them today called Killing Marketing: How Innovate Businesses are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit. So this is … How many books for you guys together? Robert Rose: Actually, believe it or not, this is only our second book together. So Joe, Robert, thanks for joining me.

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