Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. Scaling requires leveraging outside resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Benchmark your practices against a true peer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

It’s a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies. If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Cross endorsement.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Many entrepreneurs use the phrase “It’s not personal; it’s business” to justify keeping their customers at arm’s length. This made it relatively easy for entrepreneurs to stay aloof. To remain relevant, entrepreneurs must use technology to stay close — but not too close. Risk getting personal.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Nature and nurture together shape successful entrepreneurs. That was the message from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. a food entrepreneur who owns Challah Connection , an ecommerce site specializing in Jewish gift baskets, joined me in Sirius’ New York studio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

It’s a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies. If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Cross endorsement.

Partner 225

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. Scaling requires leveraging outside resources.

Hockey Stick 386

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Are you a young, new, or aspiring entrepreneur looking to take your first steps with investing in gold and are not sure on how to interpret the daily gold price? It’s not necessary for you to analyse market research to calculate which direction markets are expected to move.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. My advice is to pick one, start slow, and spread out as you learn.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

Aside from the basics, finding the right bank, and pairing it with the right bank account is a consideration many startup entrepreneurs and small business owners often overlook during the initial induction phase of their company.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Puerto Rico is a US colony but the lack of competition makes it a viable country for mainland-based entrepreneurs to penetrate. The World Bank has once placed Puerto Rico as one of the most competitive markets in Latin America with high economic growth. He is one of the most successful direct marketing experts in mainland US.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2014

The problem is many entrepreneurs aren’t willing to take that risk. Entrepreneurs miss out on opportunities because they give up after one ‘no’ when the second or third or sixth request might have yielded a ‘yes.’. Entrepreneurs who struggle with persistently asking for the order often have trouble saying “no” themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs and small businesses, I often get asked where to start, and how to proceed. There are still customers who won’t give your brand total credibility until it appears on television ads, in newspapers, direct marketing, and at trade shows.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As an entrepreneur, joining organizations or networking groups can allow you to connect with like-minded people who can provide you with information and support, and refer customers to you. The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an exclusive group for business owners under the age of 40. #6-

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Creativity is a Choice and It’s Important written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Seth Godin. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Seth Godin, an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. What is perfectionism for an entrepreneur?

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

We discussed marketing, advertising and direct marketing agencies as being the best channel partners for him. More to come from entrepreneurs in Africa I'm sure. It is clear to me, after doing these coaching sessions for over two years, that entrepreneurs need a lot more training on positioning and go-to-market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Where your competitor isn''t really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Benchmark your practices against a true peer.

Partner 244

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Benchmark your practices against a true peer.

Partner 147

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 147

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2020

Tips of the Trade with Seth Godin written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Seth Godin. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Seth Godin, author, entrepreneur, and most of all a teacher. Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. Scaling requires leveraging outside resources.

Hockey Stick 278

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. The very best of them shape markets – they know how to create new markets by seeing opportunities before anyone else. They remain entrepreneurs.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. The very best of them shape markets – they know how to create new markets by seeing opportunities before anyone else. They remain entrepreneurs. .

Azure 120

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Entrepreneurs seem to have blinders on when looking at competitors. Where your competitor isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Benchmark your practices against a true peer.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. entrepreneur get started small business social media' I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

In other words, this direct marketing strategy uses a smartphone’s (or other mobile device’s) location to alert the person who owns the device about an offer from a nearby business. He has been an entrepreneur since 1991 when he started a Carbon Nano-Materials manufacturing company, SES Research.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

You need star power of entrepreneurs surrounded by star power angels & VCs who in turn get tons of press from adoring journalists who are insiders amongst this crowd of tech cognoscenti. Content producers can have direct relationships with end viewers that serve as feedback loops & direct marketing vehicles.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

Along with several partners, I’ve built two thriving companies: Direct Mail Express (which now employs over 400 people) and Response Mail Express (which was eventually sold to an equity fund, Huron Capital Partners). That’s why most entrepreneurs (understandably) want to keep some cash in reserve for a rainy day.

Technical Review 254

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

An online coupon site is basically an advertising platform that facilitates group buying deals via direct marketing. As an upcoming entrepreneur, making use of couponing sites can save you the big bucks on advertising while your product or service reaches a wide range of consumers. What are online coupon sites? Conclusion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. Scaling requires leveraging outside resources.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products. Scaling requires leveraging outside resources.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

Analytics 248

Analytics Retention Social Media Startup 248

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

All business owners, sole traders, and entrepreneurs know that it’s important to have a website, but too many pay it mere lip service and suffer as a result. Direct marketing is one way to do this, which means promoting your product face-to-face to consumers at fairs, events, shopping malls, and the like.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

« The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs | Main. Forward to the past: The (re) rise of direct marketing » October 08, 2008.    What does that mean for entrepreneurs?     What does that mean for entrepreneurs?  Being The Best You Can Be.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2015

the key principles you should keep in mind when sending newsletters or advertisements are that your direct marketing messages should be: An accurate description of the product or service, legal, decent, truthful, honest, and socially responsible (not encouraging illegal, unsafe, or anti-social behavior). . The FTC in the U.S.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Business podcasts have become the most effective format of marketing that exists, as well as the most powerful way to retain an audience. And, you can easily increase customers when you have a solid 30-40 minutes of direct marketing and full engagement. Read that again. So what makes a solid podcast? What are the topics?

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. Weve had people from Australia and Singapore. And the money is nice, too."

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