ReadWriteStart

APRIL 1, 2011

As for business model, Jigar wants to sell services like refilling cards. Our discussion today was around prioritization of the next few critical steps around customer acquisition and validation. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We see a lot of businesses that can be characterized as social enterprises, ranging from education to rural development businesses. But our goal is to make sure that these businesses are sustainable, have customers, revenues, and profits. The business idea was not very well fleshed out, and needs a lot of work still.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. Today, the telecom industry charges customers based on fixed price business models for data services. SurgeForth has since graduated to paying customers, and is making good progress. Cion has 18 customers and is considering funding.

Cloud 117

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Many online business models would be eviscerated by laws like SOPA that seek to essentially deputize private companies as agents of content owners and law enforcement agencies, coerced into policing their own users (customers) at great cost in both dollars and resources. Healthcare Reform. Yes, really.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

At the roundtable, five entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to me, and I interacted with them in our usual format, with active participation from the audience. First up, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, presented Freshdesk , a SaaS solution for multi-channel customer support including knowledge base and social CRM support.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Americas new business model: Sharing. What distinguishes the latest generation of start-ups is a confluence of new technologies and more-efficient business models that leave much of the logistical heavy-lifting to peers who share. Americas new business model: Sharing. Game Hunters. Jinny Gudmundsen.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

This company provides a crowdsourced customer service solution to enterprises. Gio pitched it to me as a crowdsourced BPO, but I think he will have more success if he simply focuses on customer service as his core value proposition. They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Then Praful Thachery pitched Delyver Retail Network , a home delivery solution through which Praful is already delivering food, flowers and a variety of other products and services (like dry cleaning) to over 5,000 customers in Bangalore. I detected a major flaw in Kiran's business model assumption. Saagam.com. Discuss.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The more that people pay you, the more influence customers feel they should have, but they don’t necessarily know what they want. Customers will try to be polite and tell you want you want to hear. Doing customer discovery isn’t the same as running a focus group. We had to figure out how to get honest feedback.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2011

and SEO as two of the most effective and affordable customer acquisition strategies. First up, Raj Sheth from Bangalore, India, presented Recruiterbox , a SaaS recruitment management tool for small businesses, with co-founders Raghu Kancherla and Girish Redekar. and an affiliate program would also help with customer acquisition.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

I left the UK joining a newly formed startup, Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as one of the founding scientists. The program gives those involved direct hands-on experience of identifying a product that the customer really needs and is prepared to buy. The Lean LaunchPad does that it in 12 weeks. Lessons Learned.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The more that people pay you, the more influence customers feel they should have, but they don’t necessarily know what they want. Customers will try to be polite and tell you want you want to hear. Doing customer discovery isn’t the same as running a focus group. We had to figure out how to get honest feedback.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Entrepreneur Hawaii Massachusetts 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

I reminded him that commercial open source is a classic freemium model, where the free software comes with paid customer support and training. Soren's answer is ambiguous, even though his value proposition and business model are relatively clear and well thought through. So, which one are you, I asked. SolSolution.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. SMALL BUSINESS. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Back to Top « Customer Service. Customer Center. California. Connecticut.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Here are ten mom-and-pop businesses that turned into empires: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, also known as “The Bean” to loyal customers, is a Los Angeles based, family-run coffee and tea company that’s owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2011

make so little use of the affiliate business model for monetization purposes? Please use the comments below to give your thoughts and analyses on why you think Twitter is not using the affiliate business model to monetize its immense traffic. This is a question I would like to address to you guys as well. Photo by ilco.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Massachusetts and NY states also have high numbers. It also helps to keep track of the business sectors VCs are focusing on. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Create an investment-grade business plan. Line up a winning team.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

In our Business Incubator series of interviews, we have invited many leaders from the industry to come share their best practices and challenges with us. We have also facilitated open discussions on Why Do Business Incubators Fail and Incubator Business Models , which turned out to be animated, active and extremely constructive discussions.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I asked her not to assume that investors will be investing in this business idea, at least not until she can acquire some level of validation, which means tens, if not hundreds of thousands of customers, and several partnerships with daily deal sites. Venture capitalists today don't exactly practice venture capital.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

This partnership speaks to a core philosophy of the program where we encourage entrepreneurs to get as much customer validation as possible before raising too much money, use other people's channels if you can get to them, don't burn too much cash, and all that good fiscal conservative stuff. Brainscape. Note, I said, validated. Discuss.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Irit, however, needs to think through some of the details of the business model, pricing model, and positioning. It requires some serious fine-tuning, which will offer guidance on where the best customers are going to be. I like the concept, and there is already a prototype and a pilot case with an advertiser. Discuss.

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