Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most products out there suck so mom gets stuck with angst of wanting to have decorations, activities and chatzkies for other kids to take home. What should be an enjoyable experience turns into a time-suck obligation and angst-ridden day of self questioning. Along came Seedling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2016

Not only must an entrepreneur have insight, diligence and tenacity to initiate an enterprise, he or she must also consider the common challenges that occur in operating a company on a day-to-day basis. Many new entrepreneurs seek financing from private banks that often aggressively seek out new business in the local community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2012

Search on any product name for census data, online research reports, trade association publications, and online newspapers with relevant statistics. Let me offer a few suggestions which should allow you to do the work yourself: Use Internet search engines. The Internet today is like the Library of Congress at your fingertips.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? ” “ Before you have a product, a company or product name, a domain name, business cards, a logo – even before you have a company. To be an entrepreneur, you must balance naïveté, heart and courage.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product. Since we’re a mobile app company we wanted a product name that was short, easily remembered, non-controversial and at least somewhat descriptive of the service. Thanks to Shaun Gray, Gray & Associates Events. #2

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Hands-on startup advice for emerging entrepreneurs. Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” Great product names help and bad product names hurt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2013

Because of this, fellow entrepreneurs are always asking me the proverbial question that is woven into the media interview of every successful CEO, “So, what’s your secret?”. Can a competitor’s product name be easily substituted for my company’s brand? By Wain Kellum, CEO of Vocalocity.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So, we decided to apply some structure to the creative process to see if that would give us a name. Here’s the structure that we used to come up with our new product name. Note: While we used this structure to name our product, you could also use this same process to name a company. We did, and it worked.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 12, 2018

Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1-Conveyed an idea based on a product. We came up with our product name before our company name. Our product is Sgt. Photo Credit: Justin Baum. Please see our information below.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

New product development is an essential part of the entrepreneurial landscape. Many people become entrepreneurs because they see a need or problem in the marketplace and have an idea to address it, improve the user experience or simply create a new efficiency. New products help companies continue to grow, thrive and generate revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2018

For example, crowdspring helps entrepreneurs, small businesses, agencies, Brands, and non-profits with custom logo design, web design, print design, packaging design, product design, and even with unique business names and product names. — Limelight (@limelight_uk) October 5, 2018.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Make sure that you use high-quality images and keywords in both the product name and product description. Optimizing your ad will ensure that it appears as quickly as possible while searching for products. Make sure that your category has been correctly selected and that your spelling and grammar are correct.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Trademarks , which we touched on last week, are brand and product names, graphic logos, slogans, taglines, and other indicators of origin of the goods or services in question. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. entrepreneur glocalization international local startup' Don’t try to do it all at once.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong. You can download the MP3 here. Check out my book Like this post?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

Watch your product naming. Product naming is always a major effort and mistakes can result in costly failures. Pundits in Latino countries quickly picked up on the name, ‘no va’ means ‘does not go’ in Spanish. Proceed with caution. You may recall the Chevy Nova, a compact car from GM.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2012

And with that same massive leap of creativity Microsoft decided that their logo would have their product name and the letter “E’ with a swoop over it. One of E.piphany’s product innovations was that we used this new fangled invention called the browser and we ran on both Netscape and Microsoft’s.

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SQL Naming Internet Software 282

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2014

Building a strong brand is key to building a strong and successful business — but many entrepreneurs, in the excitement and chaos of the startup process, ignore a very important element of building a brand: registering a brand trademark. Hiring a trademark attorney is a smart investment in your brand and your business’s future.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

At the same time, I wanted to make sure the name is unique and available – that is to ensure no other businesses are already operating under that name. Initially, it won’t come up to many entrepreneurs’ mind, but soon you will have to worry about trademarks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, popularly known as “glocalization.” What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Tags: entrepreneur act local startup glocalization business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2014

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. business entrepreneur mistakes shortcut startup' Marty Zwilling.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2010

Watch your product naming. Product naming is always a major effort and mistakes can result in costly failures. Pundits in Latino countries quickly picked up on the name, ‘no va’ means ‘does not go’ in Spanish. Tags: entrepreneur international cultures challenges business.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 24, 2013

Smaller retailers, and in particular small e-commerce stores offered by solo-entrepreneurs, need to ensure they can offer the same features that the big stores have if they want to compete. The 7 Online Shopping Criteria Every E-Commerce Entrepreneur Must Meet. Below, I have outlined seven must-have online shopping features.

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Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Invested Interests entrepreneur mistakes startup'

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2015

It is also significant for aspiring entrepreneurs that have a desire to succeed on a global scale. However, you will need to be aware of literal translations that do not make sense and be sure product names do not mean something else. Examples of cultural understanding.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Have you registered your company or product name on all social media platforms, even those you might not currently be active on, in order to prevent someone from setting up a spoof account? Entrepreneur Social Media How-To''s' Another tip: Try to minimize the risk of being brandjacked. The way in which you say sorry matters.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

If you do have competition, pay special attention to your product name, price range, materials used, what the product claims to do, packaging, and who the manufacturer is. Drop into a store that you think would be a great candidate for stocking your product in the future. Do market research to minimize risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Search on any product name for census data, online research reports, trade association publications, and online newspapers with relevant statistics. Let me offer a few suggestions which should allow you to do the work yourself: Use Internet search engines. The Internet today is like the Library of Congress at your fingertips.

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Marketing Forecast Business Plan Internet 221

Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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