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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

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In fact, they generated $100k in revenues over the last year, since they first pitched at one of our roundtables. Blue Coin Last up, Sunil Sharma from Walnut Creek, California, presented Blue Coin, a loyalty program management platform and service catering to small to medium size businesses.

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A new field guide for entrepreneurs of all stripes

Startup Lessons Learned

In the kelp beds off the coast of Southern California, one can find thousands of species of fish, but two of the most sought after by commercial fishermen are the California Halibut and the White Seabass. The problem is when you’re chasing revenue; any and all customers will seem like the right customer.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 2 Really Cool Companies

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Then Taariq Lewis from San Francisco, California, presented Stanzr, a lightweight online events platform specifically focused on moving qualified leads generated through webinars towards a close. The next two customer acquisition strategies we will be expanding on are more aggressive guerrilla p.r. Taariq is also a 1M/1M premium member.

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Startup firms partnering with government? Really?

Austin Startup

They excite investors because some offer great revenue potential. Neither investors nor entrepreneurs like long sales cycles. Cities that are currently participating in the Startups in Residence program include the California cities of Oakland, San Leandro and San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. If a consultant claims they can enhance your marketing efforts, pay them based on their direct impact on your incremental sales.

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