Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Before setting out on his own, Dan held various product, research, and operations roles at Salesforce , SurveyMonkey , Forrester Research , and The Ladders. Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2015 Nerdwallet.com chose it as one of the best places to start a business, as well as the #1 city for female entrepreneurs, and for good reason: It’s an affluent urban center and was ranked as one of the top 20 most productive metro areas in terms of GDP. Columbus, OH. Here are some additional U.S. Minneapolis, MN. San Jose, CA.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

I like what Cardinal Health and Crimson Cup are doing in Columbus, OH with offsite innovation spaces. Go to where they work and/or use your product or service. Off-Site Innovation can indeed spur creativity. I like the attention they’ve paid to team diversity and on a customer-centered process.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

You can improve your products and services. Whenever a customer has an issue or recommendation about some aspect of your business, you can pinpoint specific areas of improvement in your products and services. The customer is always right,” the old saying goes.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

As I walk around my neighborhood in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, I count every storefront whose products or services could be better delivered over the internet. I wouldn't be surprised if Meetup.com starts thinking about community centers for hosting Meetups--the Knights of Columbus/VFW 2.0. The count is unfortunately high.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Before setting out on his own, Dan held various product, research, and operations roles at Salesforce , SurveyMonkey , Forrester Research , and The Ladders. Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

How much more productive would you be if data were to automate the repetitive, auto-pilot moments of your day? Let’s not forget that Columbus wasn’t setting out for America! Making decisions based on assumptions is how most problems have historically been approached.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler has been known to call customers in response to emailed queries about a product. Successful businesses engage their power users and loyal customers to help inform others about the details of a product or service. Lead by example and demonstrate exactly how your customers should be treated.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2016

It’s a company that was founded by, and employs modern warriors—US veterans, to help them to return to civilian life and become productive members of society again. FortheChef.com is an eCommerce store that offers a tremendous array of kitchen and tabletop products for the home and professional chef, baker, or entertainer.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2016

And our company reputation lies squarely with us as the inspectors, rather than with a product. To the techies inside us it sounded good but we were aware that it wouldn’t make much sense to the business owners and HR people whom the product was going to service. Thanks to Welmoed Sisson, Inspections By Bob. #2

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Improving grid management and optimizing power production through different sources and distributed energy production are critical to cost management. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Smart City Challenge, a $50 million grant prize that went to Columbus, Ohio, in 2016. Austin was one of seven finalists for the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

So before you quit your day job, task all your friends and investors for money, or max out your credit cards to design and build a product, I recommend that you seriously contemplate the following more basic questions: Are you prepared to adopt the entrepreneur lifestyle? How strong is your passion for people and business?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

” Fred wasn’t convinced, telling Charlie that such a service would never work and that other companies that had tried to make Twitter-like products had all failed. Feels like a Columbus discovering the New World story. “I’d never text all the people I’m texting now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2019

So before you quit your day job, task all your friends and investors for money, or max out your credit cards to design and build a product, I recommend that you seriously contemplate the following more basic questions: Are you prepared to adopt the entrepreneur lifestyle? How strong is your passion for people and business?

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Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2017

Negative motivation in the form of fear of being broke, fear of having to give up my business and go work for someone else, does work but brings a terrible stress and knot in my stomach that I prefer to avoid, as that stress gets in the way of real productivity and progress. Could Columbus reach America without motivation?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

Today’s spotlight is Geben Communication , a PR and communications firm located in Columbus, Ohio. examples: A B2B case study, featuring Madison Electric Products, and one of 2011’s break-out. Instead, I want this to be a celebration of women who go out, start their own businesses, and get exactly what they want. Plan smart.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2017

So before you quit your day job, tax all your friends and investors for money, or max out your credit cards to design and build a product, I recommend that you seriously contemplate the following more basic questions: Are you prepared to adopt the entrepreneur lifestyle? How strong is your passion for people and business?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 20, 2015

Develop new products. No matter what your business is selling, chances are you’ll be able to sell at least one more complementary product. Simply put, developing new products—assuming they’re the ones your customers want—will almost assuredly result in new revenue streams. See Also: How to Forecast Cash Flow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2015

So before you quit your day job, tax all your friends and investors for money, or max out your credit cards to design and build a product, I recommend that you seriously contemplate the following more basic questions: Are you prepared to adopt the entrepreneur lifestyle? How strong is your passion for this opportunity?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Columbus is the fastest-growing city in the country for Startup Activity, and we’re seeing first-hand the growing number of entrepreneurs in the Midwest. But as any small business owner knows, it’s not just about the idea, or even the product. By Tom Walker, president & CEO of Rev1 Ventures. That takes courage.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Building Product 2. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Would it be a good idea clubbing all the other products / services under 1 venture, because some of them are totally unrelated. I just didn’t stop.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 20, 2021

That said, the business idea for ice cream production has served many women worldwide in creating a successful business. For instance, the talented and creative Jeni Britton Bauer, also the keeper of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream, based in Columbus, Ohio, has more than 15 ice cream shops across the country.

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