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Solving Hard Problems: Traptic’s Harvesting Robots

K9 Ventures

The wheat would be harvested with sickles and then threshed by hand to separate the grain. But then, I drove down through Watsonville, CA on the way to Monterrey and saw acres and acres of strawberry, lettuce, and other ground crops that were still being harvested by humans — with their hands. Vinh Phan, Traptic.

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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

I love good causes and social entrepreneurs, but a recent pitch to me about eliminating world hunger with a new product (harvesting algae at low cost) seemed to forget that really hungry people don’t have any money. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs. Even a non-profit needs income to operate.

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Metrics to Monitor in Customer Journey Analysis

The Startup Magazine

The data harvested from customer journey metrics is a gold mine for enhancing business intelligence. Cost of Acquisition vs. Customer Lifetime Value The balance between the Cost of Acquisition and Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is a critical aspect of ensuring a sustainable customer engagement strategy.

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[INTERVIEW] David Mimran, Director Of The Mimran Group

YoungUpstarts

For the most part, African farmers currently import fertilizer at great cost, putting them at a competitive disadvantage to farmers in Latin America and Asia. And, because Africa has vast nitrogen, phosphate, and potash deposits , this cost is unnecessary. Explain how.

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4 Ways Sales Can Help Your Company Offset Losses From Trump’s Trade Wars

YoungUpstarts

Companies buying or selling products or parts across international boundaries are likely to see higher costs which, without effort, must be passed onto the customer. If your business has been affected by changes in trade, it is time for your sales leaders to harvest the goodwill from those connections.

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How a Virtual Assistant can Help Startup Make More Sales

ReadWriteStart

This mundane and often tiresome job is excellent for a third-party workforce that requires far lower upkeep costs. If you want to go one step further, your virtual assistants can deliberately harvest data necessary for your conversion teams. What do virtual assistants bring to the table in this regard? Assistance with sales reports.

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Shortening The Small Business Software Selection Process

YoungUpstarts

. - Act-On : Cloud-based integrated marketing platform. - dotmailer : Email marketing software. - Harvest : Time tracking and invoicing. - Google Analytics : Web analytics tool for your website. Google Analytics), while others are low cost (e.g. Some of these platforms are free (e.g. For instance, HubSpot just filed for an I.P.O.