YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s taken the Toronto executive from the world of Big 3 Accounting (as a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers in his early career) to Investment Banking(National Bank Financial) and capital markets (co-founding Eight Capital after leading the management buyout of Dundee Capital Markets). Some specialize in one arena, like green technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2018

by Joanna Malaczynski, founder of DESi. If you are building an innovative company, you will have to spend a good chunk of your time on customer discovery. Here are three tips for you based on my discussions with entrepreneurs who have come before you: Take Time to Understand the Needs and Expectations of Your Customers.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. Photo Credit: Rob Greene.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. Tell us about something you love.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. Founded in 2012, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware Co. It just feels right,” says Mike Whitehead, FINEX founder. How a now-famous web company got funded by Mark Cuban. How a product-based company aced Kickstarter and got funded.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a co-founder of the company, my main goal for 2023 is to build a successful and sustainable business that will bring value to our customers, team members, and investors. Beyond that, we also want to expand our customer base beyond our local market. 4- Better customer (and employee) retention. 5- Journal daily.

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Steve Blank

MAY 20, 2020

Since she can’t perform in person anymore, she’s switched to virtual party packages with customized entertainment for each client. Jordan Edelson, co-founder of Chic Sketch , reimagined his events business as a virtual events business. Can you move to digital/online, extending your reach and potential customers?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

How To Turn An Email Subscriber Into A Loyal, Paying Customer written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. You pour leads into the top of the funnel, some become email subscribers, and then a small amount fall through the bottom as a paying customer. Subscribers don’t turn into customers without a little ‘nurturing’.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

I lived in Düsseldorf for some time, and there I came up with the company name idea: “one (idea) for one (client)”, “each custom product for each client”, and “one and only solution for each business partner. We picked up this name because I, as the founder, consider myself a nerd. Thanks to Julia Ivanova, RegexSeo ! #11-

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

“The idea is that when you work backwards and start with the press release, it’s easier to put yourself in the customer’s shoes.”. Internal press releases are centered around the customer problem, how current solutions (internal or external) fail, and how the new product will blow away existing solutions. Image source ).

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 11, 2011

Green Truck Moving Co. is a Nashville-based startup that is integrating the founders' commitment to the environment and the community into the mission of their company. They also commit to plant two trees after each move they perform for their customers.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 31, 2019

“Today’s talent transformation journey is not just about improvement, but about completely re-thinking how we run our business, how work gets executed and how we create seamless experiences for our customers and employees,” shares Ester Martinez, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of People Matters on this year’s conference theme.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Forerunner Ventures is one of Homebrew’s favorite co-investors for consumer commerce/retail startups. Firm founder Kirsten Green has an amazing analytical mind combined with empathy for the consumer. How do you convey to founders why your backgrounds are valuable to them? EK: It’s a great question.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Tech ventures, some of whom were presenters at the earlier Demo Day, joined ventures in green energy and the life sciences. What makes these ventures interesting to me is how focused they are on their particular audiences of either potential users or customers. The second event was the annual Invest Midwest conference on Thursday.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 27, 2017

Here’s a question I recommend founders ask Seed or Series A VCs during their fundraising: “What’s a risk you’re more comfortable with than the average VC?” Here are two: We’re more comfortable with certain types of founder risk (first time, non-traditional) than some funds.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 3, 2011

New guidelines on how entrepreneurs can qualify for an EB-2 green card with National Interest Waiver. I’ve been working on this issue since I wrote the post The Founders Visa Movement on 9/10/09 (all my posts can be seen in the category summary Startup Visa on my blog). Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). We need to market to that customer to make them aware of our product or service. Choose that market.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I’ve built a loyal customer base and by selling directly through image consultants, stylists, at shows and on my website I am able to give my clients top quality at almost wholesale affordable prices. (I I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. I wish I had done this years ago. I was mostly just doing.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 5, 2017

He has built countless businesses that challenge the established status quo, bring value and service to customers, and a smile to all. Not only have they had to build a product that satisfies suppliers and delights customers they have also had to fight political battles at local, state, and federal, and international levels.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate. All finalists will receive: A fast track into the Capital Factory portfolio where you will receive opportunities to get in front of potential investors, customers and employees. Female Founders!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Well, Green Envee Organics can help fix that. Co-founder, Bob, talked about breaking into the body care business: How would you explain what you do to somebody’s grandmother? Green Envee Organics is 100% truly plant based Body and Skin Care Company. And, apparently, this year so snowless. Same in business.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. But they’ll sit up and pay attention when you talk about the customers and revenues of the business. You’re competing with actual businesses, other startups who you’ve probably never met, to reach millions of customers and become a billion-dollar company.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. And further, Tracy felt the calling to try to build something “green.” She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg can tell you a horror story about how his early informal breakup with a co-founder ultimately cost him a settlement later worth four billion dollars. A co-founder who loses interest and backs out early will likely be back to claim his half after you reach unicorn status. Don’t give away your business.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

In my experience, the majority of changes we made to products have no effect at all on customer behavior. The report is set up to show you what happened to customers who registered in that period (a so-called cohort analysis ). This report is set up to tell you about new customers specifically. First of all, why split-test?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

They do more of the same with less, often lowering quality and customer satisfaction. Companies in this category add features when customers desire greater value. As the authors conclude, “Progressive companies stay closely connected to customer needs—a powerful filter through which to make investment decisions.”. Promotion.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2024

A well-crafted business name communicates your values, sets the tone for your brand, and is often the first impression customers have. For one, it maintains the same “CE” initials, which made it easier for current customers to remember and recognize during the transition. Striking a balance between creativity and clarity is key.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2012

Today's roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. MJ Charmani, founder of iStart Jax, a business accelerator, and one of the key organizers of the event, introduced today's session with additional reports on last weekend's event. 150 people came together, and 17 businesses were formed. Armex Zero Suit. SustanAbin.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2018

by Joanna Malaczynski, founder of DESi. You will need to invest your time into getting clarity about your market and customers and building momentum around your product. . You will need to build champions for your product in order to convert customers from their existing way of doing things. Captivate Your Customer’s Hearts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” Melanie is also the Co-Founder of The Convoy and GroupUps, B2B marketplaces that help small businesses save money so they can invest more in themselves and their communities. But why should your customers believe you? So that could be past customers, could be, uh, testimonials from clients.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Photo Credit: Josie Hughes The girls got to hear from teenage keynote speakers Layla Renee and Mya Parish , founders of Suga Babes Beauty , a plant-based bath and body product line for teens. We would like to thank our stellar panel of judges Michael Petersen (Head of Customer Service Risk Operations at eBay), Savannah L.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 6, 2015

Conventional wisdom in the startup world dictates that two founders are ideal for a startup. There are lots of famous pairs of duo co-founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Jerry Yang and David Filo, Hewlett and Packard, Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Having the right co-founder is perhaps the single most valuable thing in a startup.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 12, 2021

Ross Loveland, of Grow Green Profit Advisors, is a Profit First Professional and recently shared an article he worked on about making money as an educational consultant. MIKE ANDERSON, founder of Leading Great Learning, leadinggreatlearning.com. DR. KEVIN LEICHTMAN, co-founder of TLC Education, tlceducate.com.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 29, 2024

Paul is also a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the MIT Sloan School of Management and the co-founder of Oceanworks. Exclusive to new customers—upgrade and grow your business with ActiveCampaign today! It might also be in Big Co. Does it match what the other co-founders wrote down?

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The theory is that with the advent of the cloud in the digital age, small businesses can leverage a suite of services from a technology vendor to manage all aspects of their work – from payments to record-keeping to marketing to customer communications. And when you do pivot, pivot hard. Athenahealth's Culture.

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