YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
You need to engage in discussions and create the need of your products in order to tap into the right customer circles. It is a customizable, widget-driven, API-first community platform that enables users to discuss and connect under brand names. This can include code components, product specs, marketing plans, etc.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 8, 2009
Traction can simply mean showing that you’re making progress with customers, product development, channel partners, initial revenue as a proof point, attracting well-known angel investors, winning industry awards / recognition. They tell you they’re going to ship product and they do. They hire key staff.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
vs. sustainable: Compare this to the renewable strategies, like viral marketing, SEO, widgets, and ads, which can scale into 10s of millions of users but are primarily centered around tough, non-user centric work. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Bring your questions.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 23, 2013
We decided to find out, and talked with around 130 founders, entrepreneurs, investors and analysts. If I think I can sell 100 widgets at $10 apiece, and they cost me $5 to build and market, that''s a business model. But if my measurements show me that people will only pay $8 a widget, is that a failure?
Up and Running
JULY 3, 2014
The back-of-the-napkin export business plan (suitable for born-global entrepreneurs). It might look like this: “We make the absolute-best purple widgets on the planet.”. “We We will export purple widgets.”. “We We will export purple widgets to France.”. “We The traditional-export business plan. Next Week’s Extract.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 1, 2013
Money is another major limiting factor for entrepreneurs, and here too the information age has given entrepreneurs a powerful tool: crowd funding. As far as production goes, though some outsource manufacturers are willing to produce in small quantities, prices still generally go down with production volume.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
And the same is true in reverse - a lone brilliant coder can build a great widget, but it takes a system of people working well together to produce consistently great results. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.
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