YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

you) has to recognize when debate, conversation, and analysis can’t take you any farther. No longer do they have to accept inferior products and dismal service. It was during those phone conversations that I truly learned what listening to the customer really meant. But you don’t have to take ‘no’ for an answer either.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Typically, the calls that Josh receives aren’t full of long thoughtful conversation as generally people who get Josh are looking for some immediate help to get them working again. He saw that they were “maxed out&# production wise. They couldn’t make enough granola snacks to keep up with the demand of them.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2017

It can be helpful to have a conversation with a tax or accounting professional to help you make sure that you understand your full tax obligations, but here are the different business taxes you might need to know about: Estimated taxes. Wholesalers supply large quantities of products to retailers. Your customer lives in Ohio.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2016

Imagine there’s someone at your job who’s all about the numbers, keeps every conversation serious, and never speaks to you unless they want you to do something. When I ask someone about their favorite genre of music and they respond “I like everything,” I’m never sure where to take the conversation from there.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2010

Id like to call special attention to Kurt Carr s perspective (lets hope he finishes his five-part series): Now that I’m back in Ohio (I was one of the token foreigners in a room full of Silicon Valley residents), I have found myself reliving and rethinking much of what I saw there. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 24, 2011

The other way OOD manifests itself is that I am in your face, on this blog, constantly asking you to create goals in your web analytics tool ( macro and micro conversions ) as well as identify goal values for each of those beloved goals. At victoriassecret.com the macro-conversion is making a purchase. Here is an example.

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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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Brandanew

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Blog posts are far more often and widely shared than standard product and service web pages on social media, because they are seen as being less self-promotional. Another big SEO advantage of a blog is gaining the ability to optimize for long-tail keywords — i.e., longer, more specific keywords with a high potential for conversion.

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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. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2019

People are far more likely to leave words of thanks or additional questions on an informative post than they are to say anything in response to content that is purely about selling a product or service. Let’s say you’re opening up a nail salon in Akron, Ohio. Talk with Your Biggest Fans.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 1, 2012

Okay, it’s not a battle, it’s a conversation, but it’s definitely a road trip, and definitely about the Doing. FEI is an amazing event, and, wouldn’t it be great if that innovation “conversation” was happening all over? Ohio – May 9 (Cincinnati). And online?

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 10, 2012

Visiting with Mike Bott, General Manager at The Brandery accelerator in downtown Cincinnati, you actually see what the “Front End of Innovation” looks like — two or three people, over-caffeinated and urgent, clustered around a couple of basic desks working out the details of a business plan, or creating a brand new product.

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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. Seen was recognized as the “Innovation Game Changer” at the 2012 Ohio Interactive Awards. . He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode.

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2017

In our conversation, Burch provided his own insights and added color around Bank of America’s America Small Business Owner Report , which was released in spring of 2017. I met with a dentist in Ohio last Thursday and she’s getting ready to start her business,” says Burch. How does work-life balance fit into all this? “The

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Up and Running

MAY 5, 2015

When virtual teams collaborate, it’s harder for a leader to emerge, for trust to be established, and for genuine conversations to take place. According to the Ohio University School of Business, “the more friends an employee has at work, the more likely they are to love their company.” There is no better way to do this than in person.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Design & Production. The breakdown: “Capturing conversation outside brand-owned channels is not a perfect science, but at the moment, Radian6 is leading the pack. It will allow us to track conversations about our brands and campaigns, spot trends in core content areas and identify key influencers that are connected to our brands.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2019

I’m gonna teach them how to determine the quality of a product and say, “Okay, is this good? Once you’ve ranked all of your ideas using this framework, effectiveness, practicality, and then is it interesting and cool, then you can actually have a meaningful conversation. It would be so much better if I could.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” Boys and girls ages 11 -14 pitched ideas on Monday and then worked through the week to pitch their Minimum Viable Products to VCs on Friday — StartUp Weekend style.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2011

The “dictator” part simply means that you have to recognize when it’s time for debate and conversation to end and a decision to be made. It’s also about understanding when rebranding a school program can add a new spark to a program that reached the end of its useful life just as consumer product companies do every day.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 2, 2013

Hawken is an independent school for grades K-12 in Cleveland, Ohio, committed to the idea that students learn more “by doing than by listening.” Boys and girls ages 11 -14 pitched ideas on Monday and then worked through the week to pitch their Minimum Viable Products to VCs on Friday — StartUp Weekend style.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 15, 2014

The VPs of Marketing, Advertising, Product, Public Relations, Human Resources etc., Or: While revenue is up by 48% profits have plunged by 80% because of our aggressive shift from to Cost Per Click as the God metric, this has brought increased sales of our loss leading products. The CXOs have very little of all three factors.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The whole conversation is a part of our #newinthecity Ann Arbor diaries. Maybe once it grows I’ll take it to Detroit or Ohio even and be present in multiple cities! Keep it local but also don’t restrain your Startup to a single place/ product. It’s more than that. How do you plan to market this Startup?

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 27, 2016

Born in Toledo Ohio (Land of Klinger from M.A.S.H) Our Guest Born in Toledo Ohio (Land of Klinger from M.A.S.H) Michael dives into his implementation of Profit First in his business – and how he’s experienced an immediate, new realization about his profitability. Welcome to Episode 83 of the Profit First Podcast!

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz is telling entrepreneurs it prefers situations where the founders have controlling stakes, reckoning that theyll be better able to resist outside distraction and focus on making great products. Sometimes it makes sense to insulate entrepreneurs from pressure to make money while they build their products, Mr. Siegel said.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. Chemicals & Allied Products. Fabricated Metal Products. Food and Kindred Products. Leather and Leather Products. Lumber and Wood Products. Paper & Allied Products. Rubber and Plastic Products. Textile Mill Products. Hospitality.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2011

in order to improve your products, processes, or procedures. Yes, as the benevolent dictator, you have the final say-so at the point when debate, conversation, and analysis can’t take you any farther. When Team A is working on a product, process, or project, the next new-and-improved version becomes Team B’s job.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2012

According to preliminary estimates, Israel’s gross domestic product grew by 4.8% For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. Below are the headlines for January 2012: ESTIMATES SHOW ISRAELI GDP ROSE 4.8% in 2011, following a similar rise in 2010, and a 0.8% rise in 2009, when Israel crawled back out of the recession. to $31,100.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The award-winning technology is already being used in numerous locations, including Ohio, Florida, and Nevada. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

The CEO weighs in with his perspectives, the head of product management disputes his conclusions and the marketing VP has a different take. The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. Here are my personal biases: 1.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Know your product, know the facts about its benefits and believe in what it does – true confidence becomes from knowing and believing what you’re saying. Perhaps it might be a good idea to mention the shortcomings of your product or service on your website. Upsell a product that cost 60% less. Image credit.

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