Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Treat employees like your most demanding customers. Smart business owners can negotiate a deal to reduce costs of a common component, penetrate new markets, set industry standards, or share a sales channel. Complexity is the enemy of any new business model. Don’t let your competitor get there first.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

Here’s a complete, 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. Choose a business model. Fill in the business blanks. Choose a business model. Before you can start to seriously plan your own craft beer business, you need to understand the end goal that you’re aiming for.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Key Takeaway: The rise of the Fractional CMO marks a significant shift in the way businesses perceive leadership roles. Companies, by opting for a Fractional CMO, are not just seeking to cut costs but are keen on leveraging the diverse expertise and perspectives these professionals bring. Do you collaborate with a team or partners? [06:14]

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2024

By pivoting to a specialized niche, he aligned his services with client demands, enhancing efficiency and scalability through technology. The outsourcing is not going to be a viable business model for the future because of technology and all the other things that are going on. (06:07): It was super hard to send people money.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. The idea is for us to take advantage of a cost/expense that our borrowers are already incurring (credit card fees) and structure an investment that truly aligns our interests. v3: Austin (Roadshow 2019).

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

My teacher, one of the greatest breathwork masters in the world, Dan Brulé, Founder of Breath Mastery and author of “Just Breathe”, called me up in July 2019 and asked me if I’d be interested in helping him plan a festival. My biggest yearning in life is to connect, which is why I’ve been an event planner for my entire life and career.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In the next 3-5 years, we hope to be serving several more markets as the demand for personalized beverages grows! Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? Established in 2019, Eliqs is a Los Angeles-based, design-forward beverage company that designs custom beverage cans for any occasion worth celebrating.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

Starting a business is the hardest thing you will ever do. But for some, the benefits are better than the cost. Response to this low cost alternative to traditional housing has been nothing short of stellar. I was even able to spend a month in my favorite UK city in 2019! That is not a joke. Photo Credit: Chuck O’Dell.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 21, 2019

But to answer the question, “Is WeWork an example of blitzscaling, and perhaps even more importantly, is blitzscaling appropriate for its business model?” Once achieved, leadership in a Glengarry Glen Ross market can provide decades of substantially profitable operations, repaying and justifying the costs incurred in blitzscaling.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Sales reps are also likely to be familiar with Salesforce because it’s the most widely used CRM, reducing onboarding costs for companies that use it. There are five types of moats: Low-cost production; High switching costs; Network effects; Intangible assets; Efficient scale. Low-cost production. High switching costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2019

From his work with many new companies that have made it big, even without disruptive new technologies, he offers the following seven lessons that I, as a long-time entrepreneur advisor, believe every new business founder should take to heart: Focus on acquiring an initial customer set in bulk. Capitalize on offline and low-cost strategies.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. The more you know about your customers and market, the more effectively you can run your business.

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Transformify

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Fortunately, there are simple and cost-effective ways to make your workplace attractive to elite employees. Keeping Track of Employee Retention: Why it Matters Maintaining low employee turnover rates can bring numerous advantages to your business. From 2019 to 2022, the average turnover rate for office-based workers rose by 11.5%.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

A new system might be subject to delays, especially if demand from other breweries is high, but you’ll be able to design to your needs and specifications, and you’ll have support when issues arise (and they will). In April, 2019, the brewery sold its majority stake to a larger organization. Estimate brewery startup costs.

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View from Seed

MARCH 20, 2020

Businesses will be forced to adapt to changing circumstances and seek opportunities to innovate. New, emerging business models will gain tailwinds that propel them forward to new horizons. This has the potential to dramatically reduce cost and increase access to higher education.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

HW: How’s the 2019 Twitter Resolution holding up? They have different business models, different companies, different creators, etc. Quality long-form audio was an obscure business a decade or, certainly, two decades ago. Highly-produced shows cost a fortune: tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

That said, a good number of my past investments have produced a very clear social benefit endogenously, i.e., as a direct result of their business activity. Most of Africa runs on a cash economy, making it much harder to Africans to access credit, low-cost financial transfers, and other basic tools of a modern economy. . Why is that?

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