Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last week, in part one of the B2B versus B2C series, I explained there are several reasons as to why entrepreneurs should venture into “B2B” (“Business to Business”) service based companies as opposed to any form of “B2C” (“Business to Consumer”) company, “B2B” product-oriented company or strictly a web-based B2B firm.

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Up and Running

MARCH 8, 2017

According to The Alternative Board’s (TAB) September 2014 Small Business Pulse Survey , only six percent of business owners consider themselves “very trusting” of the information they receive from B2B vendors. With that in mind, B2B vendors must take extra steps to maximize relationships with existing customers to foster positive referrals.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The ten answers that I can guarantee you’re not going to get are of the businesses that those entrepreneurs are currently in. With the advent of the web and the multifaceted programming features of WordPress , many younger entrepreneurs have the ability to go into business for themselves very easily and very cheaply, but very haphazardly.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, developed a methodology for creating businesses that runs in parallel with the traditional product development process. Using this model, entrepreneurs build products and plans based on what they think about their target market, then present the offer after the fact. image source.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. I would include B2B software for small businesses. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong.

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Software Review Marketing Technical Review Software 77

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This is probably the single-most important thing to me but as I mention here , it’s probably the number one area that entrepreneurs prepare the least for. V4: Helping directors of marketing at series B B2B SaaS companies who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. I can’t stress this one enough.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This is probably the single-most important thing to me but as I mention here , it’s probably the number one area that entrepreneurs prepare the least for. V4: Helping directors of marketing at series B B2B SaaS companies who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. I can’t stress this one enough.

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Seed Stage Business Model B2B Email 48

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Advisor Garage – A social network that connects entrepreneurs who need advice with advisors on just about any business-related topic. CEOWorld.biz – Global networking for managers, entrepreneurs, and senior execs. Track leads and manage your sales pipeline. Cambrian House – A free crowdsourcing app.

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Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

But for entrepreneurs in enterprise markets, (saas, ad tech, b2b marketplace etc) we all too often believe self-service transaction and sales (usually in forms of some sort of purchase flow) is a development must-have rather than a feature to trade off. Sales Cycle. Self service is hard.

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Sales Cycle B2B Sales Web 102

Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But for entrepreneurs in enterprise markets, (saas, ad tech, b2b marketplace etc) we all too often believe self-service transaction and sales (usually in forms of some sort of purchase flow) is a development must-have rather than a feature to trade off. Sales Cycle. Self service is hard.

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Sales Cycle B2B Sales Web 87

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. A big downside of the high-touch sales model is that the CAC is out of control, and the sales cycles are extremely long. Many ambitious entrepreneurs have tried and failed.

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Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In my case (LucidEra -- a SaaS analytics provider focusing on sales, marketing, and financial analytics), weve found that success requires not only building some best practices for analytics into our solution, but also coming up with a repeatable and scalable way to show the customer how to use the analytics and how to interpret the results.

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www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Rocket Watcher Product Marketing for Startups Product Marketing for Startups About Speaking Contact Email Posts Startups Product Marketing Messaging Social Media Commentary Uncategorized Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups 13. Rocket watcher b2b marketing metrics View more presentations from April Dunford.

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B2B Metrics Marketing Startup 42

Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 3, 2016

At Lightspeed, we talk a lot about entrepreneurs that have the “X-factor.” The X-factor is the uncanny cleverness and ingenuity an entrepreneur possesses that gives him or her the ability to capture the power of an idea and transform it into a incredibly valuable product…and ultimately an incredibly valuable company.

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Architecture China B2B Sales Cycle 60

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I was in Singapore last week, and I was blown away by the amazing opportunities that Southeast Asian entrepreneurs have ahead of them. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. I think if I were an entrepreneur who was location-agnostic, I would definitely move to Singapore and start a business there.

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Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

I was in Singapore last week, and I was blown away by the amazing opportunities that Southeast Asian entrepreneurs have ahead of them. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. I think if I were an entrepreneur who was location-agnostic, I would definitely move to Singapore and start a business there.

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Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!) 2) B2B startups have high margins. Sales cycles matter though. Many serial entrepreneurs tend to gravitate towards building B2B startups. B2B companies can have great unit economics. don’t think about at all.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 8, 2018

Unit economics are something I’ve found most entrepreneurs (and investors!) 2) B2B startups have high margins. Sales cycles matter though. Many serial entrepreneurs tend to gravitate towards building B2B startups. B2B companies can have great unit economics. don’t think about at all.

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Founder Sales Cycle Affiliate Retention 48

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2025

Key Takeaways: Franchising Is More Than Fast Food: Many people associate franchises with McDonald’s, but the industry extends to home services, fitness, B2B marketing solutions, and beyond. He's a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Fransi, a platform revolutionizing franchise discovery and acquisition.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2013

Dereks Sivers is an successful entrepreneur and former owner of CD Baby – online alternative music shop. Or as Davit Meerman Scott puts it : The problem with the B2B happy multicultural conference room with computer shot is that it has become a cliché. Wrong… WRoong… WWWWWRRRROOONNGG. Boring and conventional?

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Stock Software Review New York Sales 105