Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

He is co-leader of the McKinsey Digital Practice, a senior partner based in New York, and a member of McKinsey’s Shareholders Council, the firm’s board of directors. He's a co-leader of the McKinsey Digital Practice, a senior partner based in New York, and a member of McKinsey's Shareholders Council. And into the app.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

This is particularly true in New York, where their traditional financial services industry client base has sustained significant damage since the 2008 financial crisis. And on the periphery, we like to help our members with some basic resources, at no additional cost. In that way, we see the value from both sides.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The New York Times, January 2001. In fact, the secrets that have helped differentiate brands are far more enduring. Because commodities lack appealing secrets, a farcical backstory—masquerading as a differentiator—fills the void. Weak secrets may act as short-term differentiators, but the benefits don’t last.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Honing omni-channel can be a competitively differentiating factor for SMEs, requiring them to integrate their systems and supply chain to ensure a pristine experience for every customer engagement. 2 “Retailers Try to Adapt to Device-Hopping Shoppers”, The New York Times, December 21, 2012. Top Tips for SMEs.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The New York Times, January 2001. In fact, the secrets that have helped differentiate brands are far more enduring. Because commodities lack appealing secrets, a farcical backstory—masquerading as a differentiator—fills the void. Weak secrets may act as short-term differentiators, but the benefits don’t last.

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Customer Differentiation West Virginia Campaign 101

ConversionXL

APRIL 18, 2019

SERPs with a high cost-per-click (data those tools also return) suggest a bottom-of-funnel or transactional query. That context can help sites rank in a vertical like recipes, where search engines can’t differentiate a good chocolate chip cookie from a life-changing one. SERPs without any ads suggest top-of-funnel informational intent.

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Search Aggregator New York SEO 126

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. That’s not really true, but in this episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast I do speak with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose, authors of Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses are Turning Marketing Costs into Profit.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

Previously, Rob was the founder and publisher of The New York Enterprise Report, a media company that served small and midsize businesses. Back when you were with a, as I mentioned, had the New York Enterprise report, but I did not know you were a cpa. Rob Levin (01:35): Thanks for having me, John.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

My belief is that these lean startups will achieve dramatically lower development costs, faster time to market, and higher quality products in the years to come. Whether they also lead to dramatically higher returns for investors is a question Im looking forward to studying. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 27, 2020

With so many world-class options available for every product and service, the only way to differentiate in the marketplace now is how you treat your customers. A great example of someone who understood that is Audrey Gelman , who once addressed 400 of her clients at her New York office while being six months pregnant.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Joining me in SiriusXM’s studio in New York were. When you’re trying to build a company, any commitment like that eats up a lot of your time, so you have to think very carefully about it, because it’s an opportunity cost to do other things that might directly benefit your business. Nayeem Hussain. Will : Absolutely.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 18, 2013

One such mobile marketing solution to recently enter the Singapore market is New York-based Elephanti , a mobile app that aims to help reconnect consumers with offline stores. Will Mobile Marketing Be The New Daily Deal? Shoppers are rewarded with discounts when they make a purchase and “checking-in” on the app.

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Up and Running

JUNE 8, 2016

Consider the time it takes for each service and the cost of the products used. New York startup Vive has tapped into this market. When you subscribe to one of their three service packages, you’ll get access to last-minute blowout appointments at top tier hair salons in New York and Chicago.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

These examples range from media companies (NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian) to financial institutions (PayPal, E-Trade) to social media sites (Twitter, LinkedIn). There are countless examples of companies who have made similar pivots to refocus their API attention towards supporting the company’s primary business objectives.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

People looking to start a real estate business often ask: How much does it cost to open a real estate business? How do your natural strengths differentiate you from the other real estate businesses in the area? How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I didn’t feel we were differentiated enough and, at the same time, I was hearing all this buzz about social media. Now I run a website that helps homeowners estimate roof costs, find contractors, etc. It was 95 degrees, a typical August day on New York when you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2012

One very powerful way to create a point of differentiation is to carve out a narrow segment of a market and explain through every communication that you are the experts in serving that market. HARO built a database and service based on this concept and made it available to anyone that wished to subscribe for no cost.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 10, 2020

Further, as Dunford notes, “For your team to develop a new position, they need a common understanding of the goal and expected outcomes.” Once you’ve identified benefits that appeal to customers, you can “use the equation to decide which features to develop, at what cost, and how soon they must create the next differentiator.” .

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And it builds this emotional switching cost. You can see the ROI of that kind of community because it's cost avoidance. I saw this headline in the New York Times that said the loneliest generation talking about our children and our teenagers and the pandemic didn't cause this. These, this is my place, these are my people.

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Community Marketing Audience Networking 83

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

Up-to-date content can be a differentiator. Length is an increasingly unhelpful differentiator. one link from The New York Times beats 20 from scraper sites). It’s a low-cost way to earn traffic and accommodate mobile users, who want quick answers. Anything, in the early days of the Internet, was good enough.

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Analytics Metrics Technical Review Search 68

The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

If caregiver errors were slashed, which could potentially reduce Medicare costs, then $60 billion in preventable medical costs could be eliminated. Not surprisingly, the patent licensing was cost prohibitive for research and prevented bringing genetic testing to the masses. Michael Mayernick , Spinnakr. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2022

As ghostwriter and as developmental editor, she has worked with newbies to New York Times bestselling authors with millions of books sold. She has worked with newbies to New York times bestselling authors with millions of books sold. I think that's the differentiator. Mike MCOW ITZ together. Right, right, right.

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SMS Software Review New York Networking 72

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

It’s misleadingly precise to have two digits to the right of the decimal in a CAC/LTV multiple for year 3 of your forecast (“Customer Acquisition Cost”/”LifeTime Value of Customer”). This allows readers to differentiate your file from all of the other files they receive, and also easily track the evolution of your document as it changes.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

And while we feel a bit uncomfortable, we still engage because the cost of non participation is currently higher than the price of privacy. Recent growth in digital social networks has served as a reminder on what differentiates our species. Our personal data is being, bought, bartered and sold with every log in.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. Once again, this is an asset against which the marginal cost to host a dog is near zero.

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Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. These models allow scale to emerge at very low-cost. However look for Twitter to use Twittercards and link management (affiliate programs, “products in your stream”) to differentiate.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 21, 2016

There’s no shortage of PR agencies out there and as a young business, we understand how important it is to differentiate ourselves. Powerful word of mouth advertising at a very minimal cost. My idea was convenience to our clients as well as creating a relaxing atmosphere at a fraction of the cost. Photo Credit: Mark Lee.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

I am the founder and Program Director of a very unique and dynamic community-based outpatient behavioral health treatment facility based in Brooklyn, New York called One World Counseling. The average college consultant costs anywhere from $5,000 to $40,000 a pop. My name is Dmitri Oster. We are able to do that because: 1.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

What differentiates FounderDating is the quality of our members: they excel at what they do, are passionate about innovation, and are committed to starting a new company in the very short-term. New York City. New York, New York. backgrounds and skill sets who want to start companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

million in funding on TechCrunch led by Harmony Partners and Upfront Ventures to double its footprint of 3 cities (New York, Chicago & Washington DC) to 6 in 2016. And it’s easy to run circles around them as our product differentiation shows. They have high-priced property and zero innovation. We were fine with that.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Ultimately, this has enabled us to create a new market where one previously did not exist, while also providing us with the operational flexibility to partner with multiple players throughout the existing craft beer value chain, now expanding beyond beer.

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Up and Running

APRIL 3, 2017

So, how do you say “we’re hiring” in a cost-effective way that gets the right people through the door? For small businesses, it’s leveraging a tool that you use to market your products, promote Small Business Saturday sales, or to show off your new location—social media. What differentiates you from competitors?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 31, 2021

Along with worrying about a business plan, a place, and the cost of your start-up, you also need to think about certain legal matters as well. States such as Nebraska, New York and Arizona have such rules in place. Who wouldn’t wish to be their own boss? Succeeding in a commercial market is not easy.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 17, 2012

Pros: Low cost is the primary reason most companies outsource overseas. Managing people thousands of miles away is difficult at best, so when calculating costs, consider that you may need to pay someone to oversee your overseas contractors. Cons: The old adage “you get what you pay for” often holds true. Key Questions.

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