Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product.

Non-Compete 241

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Gust

AUGUST 17, 2014

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Simplify product scope. Your product will never have enough features to satisfy everyone, and it will never be perfect. Zappos logo via Flickr by Ben Spark.

Entrepreneur 182

Entrepreneur Technical Review Angel Investor China 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost.

Hockey Stick 386

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

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.

Social Media 289

Social Media Small Business Media Technical Review 289

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Up-sell related products or cross endorsement. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on.

Non-Compete 317

Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 317

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. What’s Missing?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. What’s Missing?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, differentiating your brand and amplifying your message requires more than just a great product or service. They are adept at identifying the unique aspects of your brand and strategically positioning them in the market.

PR 111

PR Public Relations Reputation B2C 111

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Besides, you’d never reach an audience of that size through other direct marketing. . Users won’t find yours unless you actively direct them to it. . When content resonates with clients, they become far more likely to buy a product. . And subsequent conversions. . The SEO Features Are Lacking.

Sales 113

Sales Software Review Social Media eCommerce 113

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 31, 2023

Do be aware that eighty percent of customers and clients will not buy a product or service online until they have explored reviews from people that have already tried your company. Similarly, they are more likely to trust other customers compared to the word of your employees or direct marketing from your business.

Software Review 52

Software Review Social Media Security Web 52

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The World Bank has once placed Puerto Rico as one of the most competitive markets in Latin America with high economic growth. Mainland companies who would like to set up a business will find it easy to invade the market primarily because people are looking for competitive products and services.

Puerto Rico 113

Puerto Rico Marketing Vertical America 113

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

Although the fall of SVB has sent shockwaves across the economy and banking sector, for many small startups it’s crucial to find the right bank that offers them a range of tailor-made products and services. Different Products And Services As already mentioned, not all banks will offer the same type of services to their clients.

Artificial Inteligence 129

Artificial Inteligence Startup Silicon Valley Small Business 129

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 14, 2021

No longer are potential customers impressed by how well a business bamboozles them into buying into the hype around their product or brand. Instead what modern consumers want is to buy products that work from a company they can trust, and this is precisely where authenticity comes in. A real-world example: Colgate ready meals.

Campaign 52

Campaign Social Media Technical Review Differentiation 52

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2013

Grow America announces its $35,000 Innovative Product Competition for passionate entrepreneurs. There are lots of great product ideas floating around out there. Many start-up businesses are founded on someone’s big can’t miss product idea and, unfortunately, far too many fail before any part of the dream is realized.

Product 68

Product America Widget California 68

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2014

One of the main reasons why hopeful business owners don’t succeed is not because they don’t have a worthy product or a well-thought-out business plan, but because they’re afraid of rejection. They won’t want to take a chance on a new, untested product like ours.”. The problem is many entrepreneurs aren’t willing to take that risk.

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Technical Cofounder Florida Cofounder Tampa 150

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Demand generation marketers create and distribute strategic content (mostly for free) to build awareness and demand for their brand or product. Lead generation marketers capitalize on the interest demand generation creates. Take Omnisend , an email marketing, SMS, and automation platform for ecommerce sellers.

Lead Generation 107

Lead Generation Demand Audience eCommerce 107

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 23, 2018

Direct marketing. More and more people are searching for information, entertainment, and products online every year. Your prospects are searching for products and services related to your business, but are they finding you? You must remember that we live in a changing world where the stagnant are left in the past.

Entrepreneur 196

Entrepreneur Social Media India Startup 196

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Remember the whole controversy over Facebook’s Beacon product where a guy bought an engagement ring for his wife and it was published to a stream and ruined the surprise ? So my gut says this will be a youth-oriented product. The investment will be used for product development initiatives. Enter ShoeDazzle.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Up-sell related products or cross endorsement. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on.

Partner 147

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 147

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2020

By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world. In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. He might be the only person in both.

Leadership 100

Leadership Direct Marketing Audience Cloud 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

An online coupon site is basically an advertising platform that facilitates group buying deals via direct marketing. This is pure gold for SMEs that are looking to break new ground with their product or services. A coupon code website could help you upsell a product. What are online coupon sites? Conclusion.

Revenue 113

Revenue Advertising Database Direct Marketing 113

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2018

It can be easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the profit that you intend to make, but have you got a marketing strategy in place that focuses on how your offerings can solve customers’ real problems? If your product clearly solves a problem, this should be your main focus for pushing your product into the marketplace.

Viral 124

Viral Social Media SEO Direct Marketing 124

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Secondly, developers are more productive. Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost.

Hockey Stick 278

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

You have to use the power of technology to reach your market and compete with the big boys in business. Improve Your Direct Marketing Efforts. Let’s face it, marketing through social media and your website simply isn’t enough. There is no better way to achieve this goal than investing in savvy app development.

Mobile 113

Mobile Retention Differentiation Direct Marketing 113

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Or this: “Apple doesn’t do loyalty because they produce outrageously awesome products.” If you own an Apple product, you know what I’m talking about. If you want loyalty, get a dog.”

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Up-sell related products or cross endorsement. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on.

Partner 244

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 244

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 9, 2022

Improve Your Products and Services. Any number of things could be improved, such as upgrading from shortening to butter in bakery items to make them taste more luxurious or switching to better heavy duty steel rollers to make mining more productive – it’s really going to depend on what you do in your company as to how you improve things.

Non-Compete 52

Non-Compete SEO Audience Campaign 52

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. ” And then you can build email lists and market video content to your fans in the same way Gilt Groupe markets its clothes to its end consumers, making it an insanely scalable business.

Silicon Valley 291

Silicon Valley Los Angeles Distribution Internet 291

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

In this highly competitive corporate world, you’ll need an excellent product or service that stands out from the crowd, and you’ll also need to be able to attract customers who will pay for it. Your website is the most important place for you to publicize your credentials as well as the products and services you sell.

Social Media 133

Social Media Differentiation America Media 133

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2019

Segmentation can be a powerful tool in direct marketing campaigns, and that comes down to good list management. If you know how long ago a customer purchased one of your products, you can tailor different offers to them based on this recency, appealing to them in more dynamic ways.

Campaign 113

Campaign Audience Social Media Direct Marketing 113

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The marketplace is at its most competitive during the Christmas period, so your marketing campaign needs to be professional, eye-catching and tailor-made for your target audience. Before you start to produce any marketing materials for your direct marketing campaign, you will need to identify who your target customer is.

Sales 187

Sales Marketing Dividend Campaign 187

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Up-sell related products or cross endorsement. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the total expected revenue for a customer (usually calculated with a five year life no matter what the type of business) less the cost of acquisition (see below) less the recurring direct costs of serving the customer or of product estimated to be sent to the customer over the lifetime relationship.

Internet 62

Internet CPA Acquisition Revenue 62

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. 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.

Social Media 267

Social Media Media Social Network Viral 267