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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

The larger the company, the more they’ll separate out business development and sales, with business development focused primarily on lead generation and sales focused on sealing the actual sale of the product or service. Sales roles : The sales cycle is similar to the recruitment cycle of a source.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them.

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Are You In Control Of Your Business?

YoungUpstarts

Overwhelming data and time pressure to analyse it all will lead staff to make rushed, uninformed decisions leading to errors, stock imbalances and second-rate performance. I know you’re probably thinking that a customized database or inventory management system is out of your budget. Up with the trends. The No-Spreadsheet Solution.

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The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup

Steve Blank

If you’re running a startup or small business, your first priority (after your family) is keeping your employees and customers safe. To answer the first question, take stock of your current gross burn rate i.e. how much cash are you spending each month. Are your customers closing for the next few weeks? Burn Rate and Runway.

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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. The most common mistake startups make is assuming they can operate the same way big companies do, and expect success with little to no feedback from potential customers. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development?

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Inventory Management Optimization Methods

The Startup Magazine

Inventory management is the challenge of matching the company’s supply volume appropriately to customer demand. Inventory Management Optimization is in contrast to the traditional stocking method of stockpiling and purging inventory levels. It aims to much more closely match inventory levels to customer demand.

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Funnel Analysis: Finding and Fixing Conversion Problems with Google Analytics

ConversionXL

It’s where the magic happens: visitors turn into customers, fulfilling the purpose of your website. Ideally, customers should be able to initiate the journey through the funnel only when they add a product to the cart. The conversion funnel is the most important part of every e-Commerce website. Confirmation screen. Thank you page.

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