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Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights

Duct Tape Marketing

I think the net of it is it went from HubSpot teaching a business model to follow to more of a partner program where you're reselling technology. And I don't think a company with a hundred or however many customers they have, I think is way over a hundred thousand, can continue to be a business.

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4 Strategies To Ramp Up The Total Customer Experience

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenge I hear from savvy business owners and entrepreneurs operating on a shoestring is that providing a superior customer experience costs money. Alexa can order pizza or play your favorite song, just like an assistant, rather than a business transaction. Delight customers with personally tailored options.

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Higher Ed Start-Up Teams With Top Universities to Offer ‘Free’ Courses

Campus Entrepreneurship

I have worked for 3 ‘internet startups’ over the past 14 years (my first.com was in 1999) and the two that relied on ‘free’ models (even with ‘freemium services’) did not survive. The article explores some major players and their actions.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Overall, nonventure-backed companies fail more often than venture-backed companies in the first four years of existence, typically because they dont have the capital to keep going if the business model doesnt work, Harvards Mr. Ghosh says. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Business Services (B2B). General Internet. -