article thumbnail

Why Reviews Matter to Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Reviews Matter to Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. GatherUp is a platform that helps businesses capture customer feedback, testimonials and reviews. Questions I ask Aaron Weiche: Do reviews matter in every industry? How small business owners should respond to reviews.

article thumbnail

It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Some food banks saw demand 3-4x normal, just as their volunteer base shrunk due to worries about COVID-19 infection. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Cars line up at a drive-thru food pantry. As soon as Eric and the Lawsons had agreed to tackle the problem, Eric began talking to people in the tech community who were willing to help.

Lean 128
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The 5 Step Winning Website Formula

Duct Tape Marketing

Tim owns Hook Agency, a boutique digital agency out of Minneapolis. There are some key elements a website needs to have in order to convert visitors into paying clients or customers. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Is it getting cold up in Minneapolis yet? More About Tim Brown: Hook Agency.

article thumbnail

Biometric Face Recognition and Border Security

Austin Startup

They are experimenting with biometric facial recognition technology and it’s easy to see why. The technology has many advantages over traditional “flash pass” ID verification. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) started testing systems using facial recognition at Dulles Airport in back in 2015. So how does it work?

article thumbnail

10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. The city is renowned as a center for tech entrepreneurship.

article thumbnail

Small Business Spotlight of the Week: ThriftyWrench.com

crowdSPRING Blog

Though ThriftyWrench is only available in western Wisconsin currently, they are hoping to expand into the Minneapolis-St. We’ve spend countless hours screening and surveying repair shops in the Minneapolis-St. We are now working on building a strong network of reputable repair shops to serve the Minneapolis-St.Paul metro area.

article thumbnail

Embracing Your Entrepreneurial Superpower Being Unemployable

Duct Tape Marketing

She is a leading venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, where she mentors tech startups and helps them go public. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. That's right. This is John Jantsch.