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Steel In Their Eyes – Why VC’s Should Be Startup CEO’s

Steve Blank

Running a company is distinctly different from simply having operating experience – (working in bus dev, sales or marketing.) Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). an executive who had startup “operating experience” rarely a startup founder/CEO. People skills. People skills.

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Twitter Link Roundup #226 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The embedded presentation above is filled with valuable data on the state of the Internet and trends in technology around the world. How to Outsource without the Headache | by Frank Gruber in Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/1hyLg7A. The Tech Talent Wars: Homegrown Heroes or Pricey Free Agents? 1pNIVVI.

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The Art of Customer Recovery: Transforming Negatives into Positives

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He's the founder of Watermark Consulting and a noted authority on customer and employee experience. And then eventually when I went into the corporate arena, I had the opportunity to work leading various areas like sales, marketing, service ops, distribution even. (02:13):

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How To Create A Brand Name For Your Company

Duct Tape Marketing

Rob is a namer, brand consultant, and principal and founder of Heirloom, an independent brand strategy, and identity firm. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Look, if you work in sales, wanna learn how to sell or just peek at the latest sales news. Marketing Podcast with Rob Meyerson.

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Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur

Software By Rob

Sure, a few people will dig deep enough to find that the “ugly&# product has better or more functionality, but the product that wins is the one that has the best looking website and user interface. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Every time.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Passion Cannot be Outsourced. Pyramid Power. The larger the firm, the larger the pyramid.

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53 Top Conversion Optimization Tools Reviewed by Experts

ConversionXL

Vlad Malik from www.goodui.org gave a review of A/B Tasty: Vlad Malik : “The things I like about ABTasty I like a lot. The services offered post-sale are not necessarily well-regarded and in the worst case may be considered “nickel and dime” – though that may be changing. It’s not cheap.