Cost Customer Sales Cycle Viral 
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 20, 2023
Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Don’t create solutions looking for a problem , since investors ignore these, and customers other than early adopters will be hard to find. I say again, customers buy solutions, not technology. Look for customer willingness and ability to pay.
www.forentrepreneurs.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
This preference isn’t necessarily due to market size, but rather the structure of the market: are there only a few dozen customers that might buy your product or are there thousands, or even tens of thousands of potential customers? CTO, VP of HR) in the customer organization.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
It’s often said that you shouldn’t talk about price during customer development interviews. ” How many times have you heard someone agree that “it would be great if someone did X,” but when show them someone did do X, but it costs $39.99, they don’t buy? simple enough to be self-service). . $1/mo
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 19, 2020
Instead, they need to validate a customer problem and real market need first. Don’t create solutions looking for a problem , since investors ignore these, and customers other than early adopters will be hard to find. Customers buy solutions, not technology. Prototype your solution for customers, and discount friends and family.
ConversionXL
MARCH 6, 2019
On Facebook, an ideal customer may log on to see photos of a new nephew, not to check out a 30-second demo of your SaaS product. They also come with higher costs and LinkedIn-specific platform limitations. That means that there’s plenty of business to be won—even if LinkedIn views come at a higher cost (more later).
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Free product.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
276 
Let's personalize your content