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2 Out-Of-The-Box Ways To Generate Referrals

Duct Tape Marketing

The third episode in the series: Grow With Your Customers By Serving Their Ecosystem. I think the people that have done this kind of thing, there's another organization that I profiled the book called cadre, which is in the Washington, uh, DC area. The second episode in the series: 3 Types Of Referral Offers Every Business Needs.

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Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities

Duct Tape Marketing

I bought a family-run business and we made some great strides to turn that around, bought some new equipment, brought on some customers like Unilever and Hershey and Godiva and did some great work. A lot of our customers brought their packaging back in-house, there wasn’t as much demand. But we sort of put our heads together.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

It combines the same Lean Startup Methodology used by the National Science Foundation to commercialize science, with the rapid problem sourcing and curation methodology developed on the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq by Colonel Pete Newell and the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class. Sign up here.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

it could be your next investor or a big customer or the next president of the U.S. It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. or maybe just #GrumpyCat.

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The Lean Startup Bundle

Startup Lessons Learned

Its a strange thing, to be asked by a potential customer if they can give you copious amounts of money, and then to have to refuse. Also included is the incredible Venture Hacks Bible, which is worth the price of admission on its own, and The Entrepreneurs Guide to Customer Development (which I previously reviewed here). Dont panic.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Running a business is hard But with a good referral program it doesn't have to be As a small business owner you are probably thinking about helping your current customer or trying to figure out how to increase sales. As a business owner myself, I know you just want your customers to be happy with their purchases.

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In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU!

davetroy.com

These are your “weak ties&# and will be the people who can help you find accountants, lawyers, customers, and vendors. Startup Digest (which I co-curate here in Baltimore) is a great way to find out what events are going on in your area that might be relevant to startups. If you build something awesome, customers will find you.