Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. This is total bullshit.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

So that’s why we are excited about 2021 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- Investing my energy into speaking engagements. 9- Focusing on lean operations. For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it. Photo Credit: Edward Gorbis.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Leverage Performance PR to build trust with cold traffic. Performance PR taps into an undisputed fact of SEO content marketing: backlinks are best. That Databricks is contributing to Entrepreneur shows they know their stuff. In this example, Promotion PR overlaps with influencer marketing. Databricks.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Here are four critical challenges of tech startup PR. To have the correct image in technology means businesses must have a thorough understanding of the field of public relations (PR). It seems clear that most entrepreneurs need help to navigate the ultra-dense tech industry PR environment.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

Steve Blank called last year’s conference “ Woodstock for entrepreneurs ” and my goal is do even better this year. (If The Lean Startup movement has made tremendous progress in the past year. SLLCONF featured incredible entrepreneurs on stage to put those ideas to rest (watch, for example: Aardvark , Grockit , Dropbox , PBworks ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. dream team entrepreneur startup technical'

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The sales professional.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2018. #1- It’s a new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work. 1- Efficiency. 7- Giving back to the community.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

While many traditional jobs still can’t function remotely, or have difficulty adjusting, many entrepreneurs have found success in starting a business from home. Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. On Entrepreneurship: What makes a great entrepreneur? Mark’s view: too much money can eliminate discipline.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

Similarly, we see a lot of good public relations (PR) strategies from tech startups. Tech innovators, entrepreneurs, and developers make tremendous efforts to market their latest products and future plans. Our current balance leans in favor of the optimists. Good Press from Tech Startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet – [link]. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

A tech bubble: What Chicago entrepreneurs think | Blue Sky Innovation – crowdspring.co/1lJaw6B. Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? Agile UX vs Lean UX, which should you choose? The 39 Best Pieces of Sales Advice You’ll Hear This Year – crowdspring.co/1ojWm1U. How much do Y Combinator founders earn?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 27, 2012

I’m pleased to announce that I am once again hosting a Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco this fall. We'll continue our rule of “by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.” They’ll share real-world stories of lean startup principles in action and answer your questions. Some of those folks might be speaker newbies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The sales professional.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Lara Miller – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – @GrubHub – [link]. Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business – [link]. Half Of U.S.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

We pulled together a lineup of A-list speakers, healined by TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer, Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah, and Spark Capital founder and partner Bijan Sabet, among other very talented entrepreneurs and thinkers. bijan : there’s a danger in leaning on pattern recognition. Ben Yudysky (@BenYudysky) July 21, 2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Paradoxical Traits of an Entrepreneur | by Jody Porowski – crowdspring.co/1piN6X6. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. The 3 Myths Most Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves About Marketing | by Dharmesh Shah – crowdspring.co/1uyrQ4U. | WordStream – crowdspring.co/1tOs1vg.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. Looking forward for your future posts.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

According to Peterson’s Ultimate Home Office Survival Guide, most entrepreneurs who work from home start with less than $5,000. If you’re reading this checklist and still wondering whether or not you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, take the Bplans quiz, Are You Entrepreneur Material? Assess your situation. Box address.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. These 44 Apps Will Make Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners More Productive – crowdspring.co/YGV8Dp. David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May. .

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." This theory has become so influential that I have called it one of the three pillars of the lean startup - every bit as important as the changes in technology or the advent of agile development. Expo SF (May.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. And the results weren’t the traditional PR metrics of number of articles or inches of ink. The Potrero benchmark strategy was one component of this creating end user demand through PR.)

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Four Ways Small Businesses Can Benefit From Crowdsourcing – [link]. Forget the coasts.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2017

It doesn’t matter if it has been said before and repeated numerous times, quotes can give you the fire you need to be a better entrepreneur or learn how to handle a difficult situation. Below are some of those quotes sent in by entrepreneurs throughout the country. #1 I’m a big believer of lean startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. 7 reasons for entrepreneurs to avoid tranched investments | VentureBeat – [link].

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YFS Magazine

JUNE 6, 2016

When you don’t have the money to spend on marketing; then the time becomes an even more valuable resource. Use it wisely and tactfully.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Heres what I do know: The future strength of our economy depends on its ability to create, support, and sustain entrepreneurs. (If If you are somehow not convinced of this point, Ill let Fareed Zakaria explain ) We know who the next generation of entrepreneurs are going to be. Nerds are not entrepreneurs. They are nerds.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2018

Today, I want to introduce a new approach to business planning: Lean Planning. Lean Planning replaces lengthy business plans with a 20-minute planning process that focuses on increasing your chances of success in business. Lean Planning is simpler and faster than writing a traditional business plan. Step 1: Create a Lean Plan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Ever see a golden retriever dance the Merengue?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Skype Founder, Niklas Zennström – words for young entrepreneurs – [link]. Startup Advertising Spend Calculator – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Now as VP of Marketing, I could have sat back and let my PR agency handle the press. The head of the PR agency agreed that we would work together as a team. The Potrero benchmark strategy was one component of this creating end user demand through PR.) Theoretically, that’s why I hired them. You don’t delegate life and death.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

DIY Marketing and PR. Hiring a PR firm can be very costly, and if you’re passionate and knowledgable, you could be your own spokesperson. “Lean is in. Martin notes that the more money you process, the more clout you’ll have to negotiate a more favorable contract. Minimize Inventory.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

To learn more, we turned to the experts at the Young Entrepreneur Council for their feedback on tactics they’ve used to create a winning opening day strategy. Eyal recommends leaning on your existing business (or even social) network to support you on your big day. See Also: How to Attract Customers on Your Opening Day.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

So that’s why we are excited about 2020 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’re the changes entrepreneurs and business owners are making in 2021. #1- Mobile is more important than ever now that COVID is the new reality, and you have to lean into it. For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it.

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