Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

 Tom Perkins, in telling the Tandem Computer story says "when the first product performed as expected, the company went to $100MM very quickly."  Will the product work? .  Will the product work?  Will the product work? .  Will the product work? Picking Ventures: Part 2.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2021

Implementing a few of these tips will greatly improve your productivity and efficiency in the long run. My number one habit that has tremendously helped with motivation and productivity is dedicating time to myself every morning before jumping into the workday. Thanks to Ryne Lambert, Sell My House In Wisconsin ! #26-

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Instead, I participate in their programs, buy their products, and consume their content to absorb their genius and become a better person and CEO. For instance, when I was starting my business, I wasn’t well-informed about the prevailing market atmosphere and the nature of the product I wanted to launch. 15- Hones skills .

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

But a drought in Wisconsin affects your main supplier of cranberries, and suddenly you’re a saucier with no sauce. Here’s another cool feature: Property Insurance usually can also offer supply chain interruption coverage. Say you’re the world’s best cranberry sauce maker.

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VC Adventure

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Twitter-Era Doesn’t Belong in the Real World The Alliance’s challenge is black-and-white, oversimplified thinking that is more a product of the social media-driven political system than the complicated and nuanced real world. University of NC, et al.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

And now, the vendor has spent a lot of money communicating not just a product but a price. The price for the current product in the market is about $750. And now, the vendor has spent a lot of money communicating not just a product but a price. The price for the current product in the market is about $750. Google Ads.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2013

One of the cases they make is the Sikh design iPhone case that was released in 2012, patterned with the Khanda symbol, inspiring unity and bringing awareness to the tragic Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting in August. Backers of their campaign get a pair of bamboo sunglasses and other exclusive rewards at special pre-order pricing.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Here is more of her story from in her own words: Describe your product/service in 10 words or less. Some background on the firm: With three locations in Streamwood and Elgin, Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin, Ramos Tax and Services is a family-owned and operated company in business for 20 years.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

Made by Oles for Oles, JonnyPops , the frozen gourmet treats being sold on campus and in downtown Northfield, are a product of the time, energy, and ambition of four budding entrepreneurs. “The product is made here, we source as much of our fresh produce as possible here, and we’ve launched here. . ” Making a plan.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

John the cabinet maker has decided to expand to several cities within several hundred miles of his location, to develop several standard lines of custom products, and to seek growth at annual double digit rates.  She needs $4MM to get the product through the normal approval cycle.  Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 13, 2014

Wisconsin, 1984. You are also constantly jumping in and hitting problems head-on, battling them from accumulating – being busy, but are you being productive? However, it is arguably the better approach in the long run to increase productivity by eliminating silly repetitive problems that could be solved in one fell swoop. “A

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2021

For example, you wouldn’t want to send a demo video of your platform to a cold lead that doesn’t have a clue about who you are and what your product does. That way, you won’t send the same video to someone who’s never heard of your brand and someone who’s already put a product in the cart or signed up for a free trial.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 25, 2011

Once upon a time, it was a beautiful, sunny, summer afternoon and I was driving on the highway somewhere in Wisconsin. But, anyone who knows anything about Wisconsin highways during the summer knows they are basically constant road construction (I can say that, I grew up there). We also design, make and sell our products in the U.S.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2012

 It was called RTMS and among other things, it provided CRM services that in one product became mailing labels for retail promotions.  If they mailed the catalogs at each individual city location from southern Illinois no northern Wisconsin, they'd get there in time. Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We provide creatively compliant solutions to people who provide products and services in these sectors, so we knew we would need a name that speaks to our cannabis and psychedelic fluency while at the same time normalizing what we do with a conventional-sounding name. Thanks to Loran Marmes, Wisconsin Medicare Supplement Plans ! #26-

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

 The one that's obvious - what the product is, etc. -- is the least important.  The one that's obvious - what the product is, etc. -- is the least important. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!  The bigger process is the tenor of the interchange.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

words that reflected our product) and a row of ’secondary’ words that worked well as base words like stack, base, box. For my marketing and messaging advisory business, the overarching brand is me: a product marketer with more than two decades’ experience connecting brands with the buyers they want to attract.

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Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

How much process training vs product training? Will the rep in Wisconsin wake up at 5 am and hit the phones or will they wake up at noon and have lunch? Does she know how to train people to become competent in the process? Can she enforce the process? What is her expectation of her team’s use of the CRM tools? Does she have materials?

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

  Our product/service will save (audience) a lot of money.    In fact, we estimate $X per year based on current spending for this product/service.    Using our experience in (market) as an analog, we estimate that customers will stay with our product for 3.5   It's low risk for them.

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Up and Running

JULY 15, 2013

If you show little imagination in the way you present your products, customers will treat them like commodities and focus mostly on the price. . If you take time to craft a new experience for the customer, they’ll remember the ambiance, the taste of the food and all those nice intangible things that ensure a return visit.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

  Some of those characteristics include, of course, product issues.  I looked at a medical product recently and asked the obvious questions about competition, distribution strategy, pricing, and so forth.   Some of those characteristics include, of course, product issues. We wound up investing. 

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Austin Startup

JUNE 24, 2017

The Kauffman Eship Summit This was also the first time I attended a Kauffman Foundation event and it was a high production value, thoughtful and well executed event. The two cities are about the same size — around 2 million people in the metro area. It was great to see Trey Bowles , John Reale , Preston L.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Their body care products are all natural and all organic. For the rest of you fine folk, you can order their products online. We make products such as hand & body lotion, body scrubs, bar and liquid soap, as well as professional spa products. Price point on our products are another challenge that we face.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

.  That is, when we think a company primarily has "execution risk," do we mean that they're facing scientific and technical hurdles to achieve results, or do we mean that they are facing the risk of selling to their market, or of delivering a product to customers who've bought? Think "Porter's Five Forces." 

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Tim Keane

JUNE 8, 2009

There's a comment here from an earlier note that asks " at what point does an innovative idea or product become worthy of an investment?" There's a comment here from an earlier note that asks " at what point does an innovative idea or product become worthy of an investment?" » June 08, 2009.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

So for the test phase we will hand assemble first production products at $1,500 each, effectively eliminating contribution margin.  If this holds true for one month, we will hire and train a full time sales person who will be productive (or terminated) by month 3.  Why?  Why?

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Tim Keane

MARCH 24, 2008

Now, Im a believer in having partners to round out offerings and make sure that all of the customers critical needs are met in the product. But I am appalled at the number of times one or another partner tries/insists on managing not only the customer relationship but all of the product specifications for the other partners involved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

On this incredibly splendid first day of Fall I found myself in the booth of a Wisconsin woodworker named Dan Dunbar. I can’t lounge around on the couch or sit at the kitchen table, I have to be very intentional about where I write in order to be productive. I admired this writing desk for its decidedly analog feel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Just like every business thinks about their customers and what their customer wants, when you wanna sell your business, you are basically entering the same kind of world, but instead of your product or service, it's your business. They were in the forestry products industry. There was, uh, this time I was, had a business for sale.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

How much will the product sell for? (Is How much will the product cost to produce? How much will the product sell for? (Is How much will the product cost to produce? Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! What other structural costs are inherent in the business?

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Tim Keane

JULY 6, 2007

" Im sure that most inventors pitch their idea with a powerpoint presentation and/or prototype, but at what point does an innovative idea or product become worthy of an investment? Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! The idea must be focused on the market. Google Ads.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

If that leads us to needing additional sales people, can we forecast the benchmark for productivity based on past results? If that leads us to needing additional sales people, can we forecast the benchmark for productivity based on past results? Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Design & Production. Production/Printing/Manufacturing. Production Software. Design/Production. Product Launch. Browse Jobs. Search Jobs. Post a Job. -->. --> By Topic. Audience Development. Assn/Non-Profit. B2B: Business Media. City & Regionals. CMS Insights. Consumer Media. Digital Editions. eMedia & Technology.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2013

We are experiencing a confluence of forces of change,” Molly Broad, the council’s president, recently told the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents. “All of this coming together is persuasive that business as usual is not in the future cards and we must innovate. MOOCs/distance are the proxy for higher education.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

After the idea/product/service is built, and the market mapped, the company begins to grow. Its amazing how fast this happens, especially in companies with short product development cycles in non-medical industries. Can they take our product to a new group of customers? Can they take our product to a new group of customers?

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Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Fascinating stuff but rather than delve into yet another eccentric kitchen pursuit and have my wife, yet again, roll her eyes in disbelief, I found several online sources for a full range of bitters products. My favorite, thus far, is Cocktail Kingdom.

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Tim Keane

MAY 2, 2006

The company cannot get the pulse of the market into the product cycle and make the rapid, instinctive changes and improvements that come from customer contact if the customer contact is relegated to a “function” on the team. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Google Ads.

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