Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Exposure to customers, incumbents, and competitors all drive success. Being close to your customers, your vendors, or even your competitors can make all the difference. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2006, together with Hiten Shah, Neil founded Crazy Egg, a heatmap platform for websites to use to increase their conversion rates. NP Digital receives consistently positive reviews from its customers. But the important point is that Neil picked himself up and carried on yet again. Pay It Forward.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008. The pricing problem – So an investor put $5 million at a $10 million pre-money valuation in a company with a great beta product but no real customers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

My experience is that most businesses have at least a few of those evangelist type customers just looking for ways to sing their praises. Sure, asking them for a few referrals is a great way to let them help, but I’ve found that there a few things you can do to really give your champion customers a voice and let them shine in the process.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In this time, building a successful business meant building a company that had paying customers quarter after quarter. It did not mean building a startup into a company to flip or hype on the market with no earnings or revenue, but building a company that had paying customers. They taught you about customers, markets and profits.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Exposure to customers, incumbents, and competitors all drive success. Being close to your customers, your vendors, or even your competitors can make all the difference. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by almost 65%. It’s just the first of many.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started my Philadelphia area home appraising business in 2006. This software will also help you create the customer email list you will use to notify former clients or customers of special promotions or sales. If you offer a service, you might offer cashback for each referred customer. People read reviews. Be creative.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

AWS officially launched in 2006 and provides scalable compute power, content delivery, database storage and more to businesses of all sizes all across the globe. AWS or Amazon Web Services is a revolutionary, ultra-secure, cloud services platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 2. .“… “Then we engage with the product and the entrepreneur and because we know these areas very well we don’t have to spend a lot of time understanding the market or understanding the customer.”. Is that when it became big? was starting.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2016

New gTLDs offer brands interested in social media an opportunity to register a.SOCIAL domain for each third-party social platform, transforming a customers’ user experience. Unfortunately, the domains these platforms assign to users are both forgettable and not terribly brand friendly.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

Connect Better with Customers. Eliot Burdett is the cofounder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , a leading B2B sales recruiting company launched in 2006. As the CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , we have seen an increasing number of clients recognize the business value in finding diverse sales reps.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

b y Lisa Henken, Chief Customer Officer at Netspend. Lisa Henken is the Chief Customer Officer at Netspend. She’s been with the company, since 2006. In her role at Netspend, Lisa is the internal customer advocate. On the phone, online, and on customers’ mobile devices, Lisa’s team works to identify cardholder issues.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

I’ve been working with large retailers and fashion brands since 2006, and I recognized almost immediately that this industry would get disrupted sooner than later. Unfortunately, we couldn’t help most of those customers because they were too small and manufacturing as we knew it was set up to only support large corporations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Exposure to customers, incumbents, and competitors all drive success. Being close to your customers, your vendors, or even your competitors can make all the difference. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by almost 65%. It’s just the first of many.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 30, 2020

Their business customers say it’s like adding another staff member. You can give every customer a fast, personalized response for one low monthly rate — no hidden fees or contracts. Their business customers say it’s like adding another staff member. Try a new kind of answering service you will love.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

In order to charge more and get what you’re worth you’ve got to take some time and get very serious about measuring one thing – value or results that a customer receives. Here’s how to do that Create a process that requires you to meet with every customer for something I call a “results review.”

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Taking into account the difference in storage costs in 2002, Schippers estimates that Zuckerberg was spending $3,000 per month on hosting for the first year and about $10 million per month by 2006 as the network grew exponentially in that time period. But if you were to replicate the product exactly, all those decisions are made for you.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006. Oftentimes they see a market need and simply want to serve those customers. That number in the Valley might be closer to 10%. Cashflow” vs. “Big Idea”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 7, 2019

Transcript of Why Customer Service Must Come from the Heart written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The make mom proud standard for how to treat your customers. How would your company act if every customer were your mom? ” If you were a customer?” Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2006, together with Hiten Shah, Neil founded Crazy Egg, a heatmap platform for websites to use to increase their conversion rates. NP Digital receives consistently positive reviews from its customers. But the important point is that Neil picked himself up and carried on yet again. Pay It Forward.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

The marketing strategy is delivered to and through the staff to the ultimate delight and inspiration of the customer. In fact, I’ve said it many times, your staff is likely delivering the same experience to your customers as they are receiving from you.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Looking at the strength of the competition in the market, the target is weaker (75% of norm) but early customer feedback on the product is excellent (Other = 100%). Other factors (great early customer feedback). Good feedback from potential customers. Orders or early sales from customers. Competitive Environment.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

And with that thought in mind, here are five ways your customer relationship management (CRM) system can help you turn Small Business Saturday into future sales. When Small Business Saturday drives customers to seek out your product, it’s vital that you take the opportunity to collect their contact information and log it in your CRM.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2014

They’ve been offering training courses and consulting services since 2006, but by their blog, you’d never guess it. He’s worked for Starbucks Coffee and Whole Foods Market, which has afforded him with a deep understanding of what ignites passionate responses from avid customers. I mean that in the best way possible.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Explain how you love providing great service and encourage customers to review your service. Make customers aware of the review page via: Business cards – on the back: “Love our service? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2013

A study conducted by Carleton University (Canada) in 2006 gave the infamous statistic that Web designers have 500 milliseconds (i.e. A study by the University of Basel, Switzerland in 2012 looked more deeply into the results of the 2006 Canadian study and proved what all tech users know to be commonly true. 500 milliseconds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

Similarly, 24% of all the patents filed in the US in 2006 had a foreign resident as inventor or co-inventor. Similarly, 24% of all the patents filed in the US in 2006 had a foreign resident as inventor or co-inventor. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

JULY 22, 2013

They fear that it’s not going to work, that customers won’t like it, and that the company won’t make any money. They create real value by linking product or service technologies to real customer and consumer needs. Yet, even when talking about success, companies tend to balk at change. While Prof.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Neurala (2006) – Neurala’s Brains for Bots SDK helps bring artificial intelligence to drones, robots, cars, and consumer electronics by helping these devices inspect their environment, make decisions and navigate obstacles. Media and e-commerce sites are prime customers of this. The company has no public URL yet.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Without brand equity, you can’t tap into a customer’s “consideration span” when they’re ready to buy. Since its launch in 2006, Shopify has positioned itself as the best solution for small-end and startup entrepreneurs. Studies show that only 5% of B2B customers are ready to buy. Brand equity.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Being able to communicate this in an engaging, convincing way will help you not only attract new customers, but also get others in your network enthusiastic about what you’re doing. Who are your customers? Put effort into your existing customers. Put effort into your existing customers.

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