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8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though many of these can be mitigated by testing and early customer feedback , you will find that it pays big dividends to do your homework before building and rolling out every new initiative: In today’s customer data overload, marketing is essential. Customers won’t buy what they can’t find or don’t understand.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment via the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytical software with a suite of products called the “ Predix Cloud ”. Instead of lean innovation programs, there is a mandate to cut $2 billion in expenses by the end of next year, lift profits and raise the dividend. So what happened?

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Get Rich by Tricking AI

Start Up Blog

Here’s a ‘hypothetical’ portfolio allocation using the principles of Warren Buffet, Charlie Munger and Benjamin Graham: Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) 50% Financials – 25% Select well-established banks and insurance companies with strong financials, low debt, and a history of stable dividends.

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5 Companies That Could Become The Next Apple

YoungUpstarts

With an impressive product lineup of new iPhones, Apple watches, iPads and an all-new Apple TV queued for shipment this week, 2015 is the most successful year of revenue growth for Apple , according to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. The online retailer Amazon experienced an 18 percent growth of revenue in 2015. percent) to 2014 (21.9

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5 Ways To Engage The Right People In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

It can pay big dividends as this stage to get help from an experienced business advisor. I always recommend the creation of a simple Excel spreadsheet with your projections of revenue, cost, and other major financial elements over the first five years of your new business. Two-minute video highlighting you and your idea.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Ben Reynolds, Sure Dividend ! #3- With a simple 30 second video posted on social media, business owners have the opportunity to build major traffic and revenue from their sites. Social media’s importance and influence will only grow as the internet becomes more and more of a staple in people’s daily lives.

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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

At least the first time around, it pays big dividends for an idea person to find a partner with the business skills you haven’t tested yet. The reality is that building a business always takes longer than anticipated, so don’t quit your “day job” until revenue is flowing. Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions.