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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

Rent-seeking lobbyists go directly to legislative bodies (Congress, State Legislatures, City Councils) to persuade government officials and their staff to enact laws and regulations in exchange for campaign contributions , appeasing influential voting blocks, or the “ revolving door” – offering officials future jobs in the industry they regulated.

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The Most Effective Early-Stage Growth Strategies for Emerging Businesses

ReadWriteStart

Still, you need to find some way to pull your company out of this early-stage quicksand. First, we need to address the core challenges of developing effective early-stage growth strategies for new businesses. What are the best tactics to accomplish these goals? Core Challenges to Overcome in Growth Strategies.

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Designing Products from Scratch: An Interview with UX Leader Josh Porter

View from Seed

Below, Josh talks about designing features from nothing and how to make important design choices during the pre-seed and seed-stage phases of startup growth. My goal at this very early stage wasn’t to figure out how to unlock growth but to create a product people loved. You Found a Problem to Solve.

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. Data Collective has already made 46 investments from its first fund, which it calls “comparable with other seed and early stage funds” (Ocko and Bogue wouldn’t reveal fund size.). Headphones. CrunchBase.

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Essential Skills for Building a Successful Startup

The Startup Magazine

Running a business will likely mean simultaneously juggling between different projects, especially during the early stages. After all, good digital marketing campaigns are crucial for reaching a wider audience, beating your competition, and increasing your revenue. Project planning. Web development.

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How to Build a Beloved Product Without Email Marketing

ConversionXL

But when we took a closer look, we discovered that, even if we scaled our email campaigns, the users who received our emails represented a measly 1% of our overall revenue. We launched our second campaign a week later, and the story got worse. Both were above industry benchmarks, which was something we were really proud of.

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27 Entrepreneurs Share Tips on Building an Ecommerce Business

Hearpreneur

9- Design a user-friendly e-commerce website Photo Credit: Brian David Crane Designing a fully functional and user-friendly e-commerce website is critical for an e-commerce business. Thanks to Jane Harbison, Jane Harbison Design ! #11- And that can make or break your customer retention, especially in the early stages.

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