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Crowdsourcing Your Product Name

Software By Rob

Product naming is hard. Too many factors come into play when looking for a name and it’s almost impossible to decide on the right name once you’ve stared at the same list for a week straight. The Approach A while back Patrick contacted a handful of Academy members and asked for opinions on potential product names.

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The unimportance of product names

37signals.com

Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. We usually decide upon a product name by seeing what the product does. Everybody knows what a product name should be.

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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

I was having a second coffee with an ex student, now the head of a marketing inside a rapidly growing startup. His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. All good news. Why Do You Work Here? Titles Are Not Your Job.

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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

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. We at Upfront Ventures enthusiastically led a $7 million round of funding in a combined company on track to top $10 million in sales soon and geared up for growth.

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How To Rebrand & Re-Market Your Ecommerce Site For The Summer

YoungUpstarts

Here’s how to rebrand and re-marketing your ecommerce site for summertime sales. Just make sure the design elements you include matches with your product offerings in some way. Keep Your Marketing Sunny & Fresh. This brings us to our next tip, keeping your marketing sunny and fresh. Remember to stay positive.

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The Secret Sauce Of Start-Up Success

YoungUpstarts

Identify a Large Total Addressable Market. Many businesses don’t spend enough time thinking through the market that they potentially could address. What can I learn from adjacent markets that will help me? Can a competitor’s product name be easily substituted for my company’s brand? Get the right team in place.

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The 6 Most Common Mistakes That Inexperienced Amazon Sellers Make

Women Entrepreneurs Can

While listing on Amazon can open up access to a whole new market for you, simple errors can jeopardize any effort you make to capture these buyers. Although listing on Amazon increases your reach, it does not automatically increase your sales. In fact, many new sellers sabotage their sales, without even realizing it. MISTAKE #4.