Up and Running

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Conduct market research. Part of your market analysis should involve a deep dive into potential competitors. Software development can be especially competitive. CTOs select their preferred software companies and vendors by referring to websites and online consultations. Then, find ways to differentiate yourself.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Educators are looking for tools and programs to help facilitate their transition into this new learning environment, making affordable to free software key to this niche industry. The housing market is set to have another booming year in 2021. 5- Change in marketing. I foresee a shift in the way products are marketed.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. Broadly speaking this last trend has been healthy as it has brought an increase focus on launching products that you can test with the market and on capital efficiency.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

In this fictional series, a disillusioned software developer Naveen quits his job via a drunken phone call on a night out. It will also help you to differentiate between a good pitch and a bad pitch which will be when you reach the stage of seeking investment for your business. TVF Pitchers. Undercover Boss. The Apprentice.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

What I find exciting about Freshdesk is that they may be able to do the same thing in customer support that Zoho did in CRM: a drastic downshifting of the price-point of a full-functionality, differentiated, cutting edge customer support solution. Toward that end, they have created two products.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Impact of Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Lloyed Lobo In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Lloyed Lobo. 00:30): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. Would you support that idea? [10:39]

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Geoffrey Moore Author of Crossing the Chasm and four other books, Geoffrey Moore has been thinking about high-tech product development longer than most of have been doing anything on a computer. Geoffrey also talked through the product adoption cycle, but this was less applicable to the products I deal with as a Micropreneur.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

One that solves a problem, is marketable, and demos well. We judged based on a number of criteria, which can be seen at the bottom of this page , but they include things like usefulness, demo, UI, and differentiation. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Teams had 59 days to create a killer app.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

At the margin you can make yourself better at sales, product design, marketing, leadership, capital raising, etc. People who are naturally talented still differentiate themselves by having put in the effort in the areas that are important for success. You’re not born into being a world-class software developer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Transcript of Increase Profits Through Specialization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. Market vertical would be what you said, dentists.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

A few weeks ago a Micropreneur Academy member asked about getting started as a freelance developer since freelance development can be more conducive to getting started as a Micropreneur. September 29th, 2009 | Software Development Building your startup? Then a strange thing happened. Check out my book Like this post?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

For software developers 37signals has a great job board as does TechCocktail and if you’re looking for design talent Krop , Smashing Magazine , and elegant.ly they know how to write (a critical differentiator when choosing between two otherwise qualified applicants), 2. are great places to post your job. Photo: hmcadams.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Startup internet projects often arrive slightly buggy at first and if the entrepreneur didn’t take the time to research the market in advance, the product can be dead on arrival. The situation becomes even worse if there is no marketing plan or budget. Look at the market size and the number of competing products.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why You Need Marketing Analytics, Not Web Analytics – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 16, 2020

Another reason is that garage startups kick off their projects with just a few people in the bundle, and there’s no differentiation between positions. The same person can be a developer and a technical manager, while a non-technical founder is more likely to be accountable for marketing. Early-stage startups.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. Market Hard. Market Hard.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 15, 2021

In this guide, you’ll learn how to apply the art of storytelling in your marketing initiatives to engage and grow your audience, when to use it, and when not to. What is storytelling in marketing and how does it help you attract and grow your audience? Align storytelling with the marketing funnel for a seamless customer journey.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It was summer 1986, the fall-out from Chernobyl was blowing over Europe and, after graduating in engineering science, I undertook a software development project for the UK Atomic Energy Authority. My first job was writing software systems to monitor the nuclear reactor core and to predict the future failure of cooling components.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 14, 2017

At its heart, DDD outlines an approach to software development with a set of principals and tools. We are focusing on four primary principals from DDD: an emphasis on business value, cross-functional collaboration and a focus on the big picture, all while employing software best practices.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

This success was aided by the fact that it did just one thing extremely well – its lack of extra features emphasized its differentiation. Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. And the rest is history: Google Maps was a huge success.

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Software By Rob

JULY 15, 2010

I’ve used VAs a small amount for marketing, but I tend to handle the major tasks myself as I want my marketing to be top notch. I too found the need to differentiate urgent tasks from important tasks, which is something many people never realize. I’ve found VAs on elance, oDesk, Google and Manila Craigslist.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

Heres the key quote: Steve Jobs on why Apple doesn’t do market research - Bokardo It’s not about pop culture, and it’s not about fooling people, and it’s not about convincing people that they want something they don’t. Now, I cant speak to what process Steve Jobs uses to get his team to do this market assessment.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

When 37signals talked about giving something away for free as a marketing strategy , it made a lot of sense to me: “For us, Writeboard and Ta-da list are completely free apps that we use to get people on the path to using our other products. Taking advantage of word-of-mouth marketing requires more users than most of us will attain.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Development shops who work for $100+/hour and take no equity are poor partners in a startup. Read the scenarios and give yourself points accordingly: 3 Points: You actually do not know any software developers.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple recognize that the multi- trillion dollar health care market is ripe for disruption and have poured billions of dollars into the space. This by itself is a key differentiator for the Watch as a healthcare device. Healthcare on Your Wrist. to the iPhone.)

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Typically, this value falls into one of three categories: Differentiation: The features you’re looking to build or acquire will help you stand out among your competitors. Market maturity: Conversely, competitors are investing in a new featureset and thus, they’ve become table stakes. When to build custom software in-house.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Our experiences (Scout – same market) going the opposite way (from tiered to per-server pricing): * Prior to December 2011, we offered tiered pricing similar to what Server Density offers now.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! You’ll find a fun collection of 44 more creative print ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Oliver Cabell is a new fashion brand that is disrupting the traditional market while still holding true to its industry, fashion, so we needed to create a logo that balanced these elements. a brand new website or updated marketing collateral) to make it happen. . # 1 – Balancing the Elements of the Brand. 13- Authenticity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

The important lesson in order to gain market share was that in order for new users to try Microsoft Excel, they had to be able to work with the files their coworkers were creating. Lesson: You dn’t want your customers to feel locked into using your software. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Startup Tips: 5 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid – [link]. Small Business and Startup Tips: 5 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid – [link]. – [link].

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