TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

As the technical partner, we want to be real partners in the business-making sure the technology helps achieve the business objectives. Our business model nudges us slightly toward the sound, safe (stodgy?) We work with clients to get them off the ground with a platform to build their business. So it's not an entirely selfish position.

Guinea 200

Guinea Application Development Ruby Web Development 200

Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

Could we even could find 40 Stanford graduate students interested in being guinea pigs for this new class? Over the quarter, teams of students would put the theory to work, using these tools to get out of the building and talk to customer/partners, etc. Veritas is making a low cost, residential wind turbine. What if I was wrong?

Lean 298

Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 298

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 25, 2019

After you’ve chosen a dropshipping partner, you must thoroughly go through the products they have in their inventory to offer you. This will not only increase financial costs but will also take longer to get settled. This is one of the best tricks that you can try when offering a new product at a substantially low cost.

Guinea 113

Guinea eCommerce Stock Demand 113

Up and Running

DECEMBER 5, 2014

“I figured that this would be an easy and cost-effective way to assess the demand for these products in my local area. Be your own guinea pig. Some business ideas require a human guinea pig or person willing to volunteer to use the product or perform the service. Who better than yourself to see if your idea works?

Guinea 155

Guinea Green SBA Canada 155

David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

An additional incentive to remaking the workplace into a healthy, exercise-supportive environment is the cost benefit. Many of the design changes we have implemented cost little or nothing. Almost all of our ideas cost the same or less than setting up a conventional office. Motion is better than no motion; stasis kills.

Product 166

Product Portfolio Venture Capital Vesting 166

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

You assume the decision-maker is the Managing Partner, because they’re the boss. As Sputnik ATX Partner, Joe Merrill says, perfection is the enemy of execution. Similarly, you should learn from the guinea pigs in your space. How do you know, and what are their incentives to buy? You should be able to answer these questions.

Guinea 62

Guinea Founder Venture Capital Reputation 62

BeyondVC

MAY 13, 2004

In this tough market, my partners and I have been doing our best to help along these fronts. IT Priorities-one of the big areas of new spending will be for technology that supports revenue creation instead of cost cutting. CIOs spend alot of time these days managing risk not taking on risk.

Guinea 60

Guinea New York Vertical Hiring 60