Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Customer data integrity and security. This priority applies to big companies, as well as startups.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. Startups, are not about executing a plan where the product, customers, channel are known. Get Out of the Building and test the Business Model.

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Lean Business Model Customer Development Guinea 298

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

That’s over half a million new startups every month, all fighting for customers’ attention. If you’re starting a business and hope to reach those customers, you’ll need a killer digital marketing plan to get noticed. Become their customer so you can see what they’re doing from the inside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck. And don’t forget the ability to customize your profile’s background. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2016

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Customer data integrity and security. This priority applies to big companies, as well as startups.

Elevator Pitch 145

Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile Technology 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Clean up their online identity by setting up private accounts on social networking sites like Facebook and Instagram. Make connections through an online networking strategy. Maintain an active profile and keep the customers updated. Always remove questionable materials. present a positive image of the firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

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Elevator Pitch Startup Social Network Networking 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Close at least one initial customer.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Often you assume your customer is the same as you — sees the problem the same way, wants to solve it your way, and wants to pay for it. That means admitting the strengths of the competition — who has great customer service, who has more features, who already owns their niche unquestionably? But this isn’t the case.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

More than just an easy platform for communicating directly with customers, Facebook is a force when it comes to networking, learning, sharing and building a community of loyal followers. But for some reason, it fails to appear on a lot of social network popularity lists. Make brief bio videos to explain your services.

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Social Media Elevator Pitch Reputation Video 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

When you talk to investors, partners, customers and most potential new team members one of the first thing all of them are going to do is get a sense for who you are and what you've done. Representation is a large part of any social network, but some more than others.". Refine your personal elevator pitch.

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Close at least one initial customer.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. Don’t skip all business social settings.

Entrepreneur 145

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Freshbooks focuses on invoicing and you can easily allow your customers to pay you online. Elevator pitches and pitch decks. Help desk and customer service. Desk.com : If you’re a Salesforce customer, using Desk.com is a no-brainer since it’s a Salesforce company. Choosing a name. Invoicing Software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 18, 2016

Though the formula was simple, Preysman knew that a bit of industry knowledge is required for a customer to truly understand the value of Everlane. Most customers happily pay retail prices and are unaware just how little the actual cost of an item is. ” So, Preysman set out to educate his potential customers prior to launching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly. Create an investment-grade business plan.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

Keep maintaining and building your network—it’s the journey that counts. Approach VCs and angel investors with conviction (and a solid elevator pitch ). You’ll want to customize based on what’s fun for your team, of course.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Customer service. Google Custom Search Engine. Customer Relationship Management. Elevator Pitches. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list. Codeacademy.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Even if your idea gets in the wrong hands, they will probably just get the high level “elevator pitch” which isn’t worth much anyways. The idea has value, but the implementation and design model you follow (customer feedback loop) is where the traction will come from.

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www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

People respect that and in the long run you’ll gain the trust of your team members, customers, and even investors. They are always refining the elevator pitch and searching for soundbites that resonate, trying to be more efficient at generating the hype that’s necessary.

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