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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shec.

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Catch Them On Thanksgiving, Convert Them Into Customers By Christmas

YoungUpstarts

While it’s true that at no other time are customers in as much of a shopping mood, SMBs cannot afford to sit back and follow a “Field of Dreams” business model. An operating website does not automatically translate into customers stopping by for a visit, let alone buying something.

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Why Founders Should Know How to Code

Steve Blank

I was driving home from the BIO conference in San Diego last month and had lots of time for a phone call with Dave, an ex student and now a founder who wanted to update me on his Customer Discovery progress. Customer Discovery. He worked hard to deeply understand the customer problems of these two customer segments.

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Guide To Develop A Highly Successful Online B2B Marketplace

ReadWriteStart

The first step to developing a successful online B2B marketplace is to choose the right niche. You’ll want to select a niche with enough potential customers to make the marketplace viable — but not so much competition that it will be challenging to get started. Setting Up Your Website. Choosing the Right Niche.

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How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition

Steve Blank

As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in 8 weeks using Business Model Design + Customer Development. One of the problems they run into is building a web site. Build a “low-fidelity” web site.

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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. What metrics do we use to see if we learned enough in Customer Discovery ?

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Creating The Love Market: How To Build A Dating Website

YoungUpstarts

On average, it will take you at least 3 days to create a website that has these features. To make the process easier, we suggest that you hire a web developer and tell them how you want the site to appear. Attract Your Customers. Create a Business Model. Admin Functionality. Responsive. Find the Right Niche.

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