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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

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This is partly due to the global financial crisis of 2008, which led many companies to reassess their spending to cut costs. For example, you might use guerilla marketing techniques to promote your product without spending much money on traditional advertising channels. However, the impact of this frugal technology has been immense.

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

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Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead.

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The Ultimate Work From Home Checklist

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Whether you’re starting a home-based business due to financial considerations or for another reason, you can use this checklist to help you figure out firstly whether or not it’s the right option for you, and if so what you need to do to get set up officially, including creating a great working environment! Antivirus software.

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The Innovation State of the Union

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

I’ve made the acquaintance of a thought leader with her finger on the pulse of where the nation sits in terms of technological readiness to innovate. Her name is Pamela Menges, and she’s President of a high-tech start up in Cincinnati. Thanks Pamela. Where is the innovation workforce? – Dr. Pamela A. Menges 2 Feb 2013.

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Twitter Link Roundup #76 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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20 creative guerilla marketing campaigns – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Small companies have been doing this for years – [link]. Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Mobile Usability – [link]. 33 Tips For Beginner Designers.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? They’re well aware of the conventional VC bias against funding companies which externally develop their technology, but they do have relevant skills.

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How to Nail Your First 90 Days as a CX Director

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What you’ll do: Run a fresh-eyes review of the end-to-end customer journey. Fresh-eyes review. So before you learn too much, do your own review of the end-to-end experience. running searches, using filters, reading reviews, favoriting items, etc.) Tech/Engineering team. Days 0–30: Discovery. Begin experimentation.

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