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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

ConversionXL

This is a customer development problem. By the end of this article, you should have a better understanding of how to develop new products or tweak your existing offerings by working with existing or prospective customers to incorporate their feedback to create viable solutions to their problems, and clearly communicate their value.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. Turnover of employees in capital in Beijing is very high. Employees work here for a few months and are suddenly gone.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” company setting up some subsidiary here and expecting them to compete while they were following U.S. Turnover of employees in capital in Beijing is very high. Employees work here for a few months and are suddenly gone.

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Intel Disrupted: Why large companies find it difficult to innovate, and what they can do about it

Steve Blank

Second, the leaders of these companies tended to be those who excelled at finance, supply chain or production. Intel attempted to compete, (and actually owned an ARM license) but fell victim to a classic failure of ignoring a low-end disruptor and hobbling their own chances by deciding not cannibalize their own very profitable x86 business.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. I’m listing instead companies that are A) under 100 employees AND B) adding >10 employees in the next 3 months.

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

conversionxl.com

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? The core idea behind customer development is that the assumptions you make about a target market are only guesses. Website Analysis.

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Lessons Learned: Validated learning about customers

Startup Lessons Learned

These salesmen used their insight into what their customers really needed to make the sale and then deliver something of even greater value. They are gaining valuable customer data. This approach is fundamentally non-scalable. Labels: agile , customer development 15comments: Scott Shapiro said.

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