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What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like This …

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The second is that the retailers were constrained by their high costs of local real estate and service staff relative to the costs of centralized warehouses where goods could be stacked high, sorted by robots, managed by RFIDs and then shipped via overnight to eager, cost-conscious customers across the US.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? How will we address these without significant cost? Who are your big competitors? What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. are you going to leverage? What’s the state of those systems?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? How will we address these without significant cost? Who are your big competitors? What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. are you going to leverage? What’s the state of those systems?

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer? How profitable is my product or service?

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Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars: Understanding Salespeople at Startups

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are, as the name implies, the people who have “ learned a trade and work for another person usually by the day.&# They are the LIFEBLOOD of sales organizations because they’re plentiful and deliver great value relative to their costs. More on that later. Journeymen - Journeymen (Journeywomen!) Almost by definition.

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What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

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Of course we have to believe that there is a viable market, a differentiated product offering and a chance to build something defensible but if you do those basics right you still get crushed without an amazingly talented founder. When Jamie wanted to sign on Shaq as the company spokesperson it also cost money. He was steadfast.

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Five Ways To Attract New Customers And Grow Your Business

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By exploring customer service initiatives, new sales channels, and private label financing, to name a few, you can attract and keep new customers. Pay-Per-Click (PPC) ads are a great way to drive traffic to your website and get your company name out there. Improve the Customer Experience. Find New Sales Channels.

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