The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

There are several effective steps to launch a profitable custom software development startup. To help you get started, read on to learn about how to launch a profitable custom software development startup. The first thing you should do when launching a custom software business is conduct market research. Conduct Market Research.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

One major reason is that unless you don’t put effort into hiring the right talent, the operational functions suffer. However, it is important to plan your hiring campaigns with a specific purpose when the economy is down amid the pandemic. 10 Important Hiring Tips for Startups in Post COVID Era. Consider Remote Hiring.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These professionals are the most qualified and skilled at using the software to ensure that a company implements measures to attract customers. Their expertise is crucial to a company’s attempts to improve its interactions with customers. Here are six effective hiring tips for a salesforce consultant you should know.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2021

But one of the secrets to effective scaling is an efficient team; if your employees are working productively and consistently, they’ll be capable of making your vision a reality. What Makes Employees Productive in a New Startup? So what is it that makes employees productive in a new startup? Is Productivity Everything?

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Customer care is one of the most critical steps in starting a business. It’s a crucial part of every business for you to build strong relationships with your customers. According to a survey report provided by ArenaCX, 56% of customers stated that they are willing to pay a premium for a product to get excellent customer care.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2021

What Makes a Loyal Customer? Customer loyalty is something that businesses have been after for decades. Today’s customers – particularly younger consumers – are less brand loyal and tend to switch between brands they see as “basically the same.” 4 Tips for Increasing Customer Loyalty. Gather Feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. It’s the same for customers and products, where analytics have long proven their value.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

There are products that have become in demand because of the current pandemic, primarily because there have been drastic changes concerning consumer needs. People now prioritize products and services that allow them to continue working and doing business despite the health crisis. Medical Products. These are some of those: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

When running a business, there’s one element that is more important than any other: the customer. If you don’t have customers purchasing your products or services, your company will quickly cease to exist. Due to the importance of customers, your communication with them should be a primary concern. It’s that simple.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The market is changing so fast these days, and if you are not planning a solution today for tomorrow’s customers, you may be setting yourself up for failure and don’t even realize it. There are many free generalized tools, including Google Trends , which can be used to track customer behavior in looking for things that don’t exist yet.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 20, 2022

How does a newly hired Chief Technology Officer (CTO) find and grow the islands of innovation inside a large company? I just had coffee with Anthony, a friend who was just hired as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a large company (30,000+ people.) Had a continuous customer discovery to create products that customers need and want.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2017

There are a lot of amazing tools and hacks out there that can help you boost productivity and have enough time for yourself after work. If done right, planning can truly affect your productivity and effectiveness in a positive way. Time tracking is one of the best indicators of your productivity! Manage Your Emails Like A Pro.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Key Takeaway: In the world of customer experience, mishaps are inevitable. However, by approaching customer recovery with style, empathy, and exceptional ownership, businesses can turn these situations into opportunities to create raving fans. 15:10 What are the best strategies for fixing a poor customer experience? [17:56]

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. It’s what every customer looks for in every transaction.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2021

This will vary somewhat, naturally, depending on the products and/or services you offer. But there’s an audience segment that every small business (at least, those that don’t focus on age-related products like stairlifts) should target: young people. They’re far more valuable as long-term customers. So who are the right people?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. One of the biggest mistakes I see early-stage startups making is hiring “seasoned&# sales professionals or hiring people too senior, too early.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Many startup CEOs hire COOs or launch companies with a co-founder carrying the title. When should founders hire one? There’s simply too much nuance and too many options, all with varied pros and cons, to suggest a silver bullet in your hiring process. More importantly, A-players attract and hire other A-players.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2016

It’s not enough to launch a startup that offers a new product or service that shakes up the market. If you make common mistakes , like not hiring the right people, you’re heading for trouble. Hiring the right people is not as easy as it may seem. It takes years of experience acquiring the intuition to hire the right people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2023

Every startup success is a function of great people, products, and profits. Hire for character, competency, and compatibility. Hiring is the single most important thing you do as a leader, and firing is second. Hiring people who are just like you may eliminate revolts, but it won’t get you outside your own box.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Too many founders have learned that passion and free beta products do not imply a sustainable business. Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Customer support is more than handling exceptions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience has not improved. You have to start with hiring only people who are willing and able to make serious customer service happen.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. In this article we explore the unique challenges of a lean start-up and how Outsourced Product Development (OPD) can be used to overcome them. Reducing product turn time. Specifically, we show that OPD leads to: Increasing the ability to pivot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

You will see that I believe innovation is only one of many factors that ultimately determine your position with customers and your own legacy: Ideas are everywhere – success is all about execution. Search for customer pain rather than high margins. Provide outside training opportunities and hiring to promote this culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Then they are surprised to see productivity and creativity take a big dip. It’s what every customer looks for in every transaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Many passionate entrepreneurs fight to add more features into their new products and services, assuming that more function will make the solution more appealing to more customers. In reality, more features will more likely make the product confusing and less usable to all. Broad product offerings require too much infrastructure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

With social media and smart phone apps, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Today’s customers are much more proactive in going online for the latest information, rather than simply reacting to the “push” messages that businesses traditionally use to drive commerce. Continually watch for new opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

If you can’t keep the customers who sign up with you, you’re going to quickly find yourself in trouble. I get calls all the time from clients struggling to retain new customers. The point is, before you change your pricing, you need to dig deeply into what’s really driving your customers away.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In order to find out, I asked a panel of 12 successful founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What are the pros/cons of hiring an agency to do development work, vs. having all your technical talent in house? Once your product is built, it’s a good idea to bring the maintenance in-house.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Shawn immediately said the name I had given the four steps was confusing – I had called it market development – he suggested that I call it Customer Development – and the name stuck. Many of them get hung up on understanding how to select the right minimal viable product. Your mission is your baby.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 22, 2018

At this stage of a company, all employees of the company need to proactively focus on customers and their receptivity to the offering. For these startup companies, the client success team does not falter as the company grows because they adjust to the changing expectations of customers as the request volumes grow. The Founding stage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

The Benefits of Hiring A Virtual Assistant For Your Business Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Rob Levin In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Rob Levin. Project management, customer service u I mean, 40 different roles now. And we started to take a look.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world. So, who benefits the most from work from home jobs and diversity hiring programs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2021

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Jan Yager, a recognized expert on the subject of time management, addressed this issue in the classic edition of her book, “ Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.” Rest makes you more productive.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2018

Now consumers can order a product online and have it sent to their home the same day, access streaming media in a split second and even hire someone to do their shopping for them if they don’t feel like it! Generally, that adds up to a win for customers: they get personalized, efficient service for a fraction of the price.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You know all about your products or services, and you probably have a basic idea of how you want to promote the things you offer to your target audience. If a web development company ignores your ideas or doesn’t want to understand how the market works, be sure not to hire them. Take a Look at Their Portfolio.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The first guide we are releasing is around product. Creating a successful company can hinge on whether or not you build a product that people want. This guide will help you figure out how to navigate building a product people will love prior to hiring a full time PM, and figuring out when the right time to bring someone on is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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