Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Since this was the marketing department, I was going to be planning to spend some advertising and public relations dollars. Waiting for images to move around the screen were not only driving them crazy, but costing them money. What did they think the leaders most important attributes were? What magazines did they read?

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2013

So, when I found myself sitting at the Harvard Club in Boston listening to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talking about her new book Lean In , I told myself that I know what she is talking about. Nearly every woman — a group filled with startup employees, marketers, public relations people and developers — raised her hand.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. With medical costs spiraling out of control in the U.S., Do This | Entrepreneur – [link]. Let the Crowd Build Your Company | Inc – [link]. Don’t Blame the Tool.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Interesting look at the benefits & costs of delayed marriage in U.S. – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Google In Early Testing of Cost-Per-Lead “Communications Extensions” in AdWords – [link]. – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

Moore’s Law was an informal rule that speculated the number of transistors on a chip would be able to double every two years (due to advancements in technological precision and cost-efficiency). Similarly, we see a lot of good public relations (PR) strategies from tech startups. Good Press from Tech Startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search for Alternatives - [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Newsweek turns to digital-only publication – [link]. See the video above.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility – [link]. Before You Add That Feature, Do You Know The Real Cost? There’s a tremendous wealth of insight in his answers and the way he engaged the Reddit audience. I encourage you to spend some time reading the AMA – you’ll learn a great deal. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

What I was requesting would not have cost American a single dime in real or potential cost to them, would not have inconvenienced a single employee, and would not have impacted in any way any other customer. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Public relations consulting. You’ve got to start at the beginning – with your start-up costs. These costs may include: your brand design (logo, business cards, and website). Once you know how much it will cost to get started, compare that with the funds you actually have. Marketing consulting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc.,

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2010

Generally, my picks lean toward “investor friendly” high technology ones, but since these are not so cheap and easy to start, I’ll add a few more, like Internet website and software products, that can be started on a shoestring these days: Smart-phone applications. Social network marketing. I believe it will happen, but it hasn’t yet.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 11, 2013

In the universe of lean marketing tactics, best practice always includes a healthy mix of public relations efforts. Small businesses and startups can often leverage PR to great effect and it is typically one of the most cost-effective ways to generate positive word-of-mouth, build awareness, and grow a nascent brand.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

We write often of low-cost, high impact marketing tactics for small businesses and share tips for leveraging these. Search engine marketing is a tactic that is perfect for a lean, iterative approach to marketing. CPC is the cost-per-click model and with this you will only pay for the actual click-throughs that your campaign generates.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

Today we’re going to discuss some tools which will cost you a grand total of $0, require virtually no time to set-up, and with which your employees are already fully trained. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Do a reality check and see where there is fat to be cut or where you are underestimating the true costs. An focused look at your costs will help you to keep them under control in the new year. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2011

While the word lean might conjure up notions of cheap, it’s really about taking a scientific approach to innovating, measuring and responding in ways that stop companies from wasting time and money. The basis of the concept, as applied to startups, comes from the Lean manufacturing world popularized by Toyota.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Do a reality check and see where there is fat to be cut or where you are underestimating the true costs. An focused look at your costs will help you to keep them under control in the new year. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

These people can eat up a lot of capacity telling you about their kids or their favorite sports team, but remember that this is the cost of doing business – don’t lost sight of the fact that this is a valued customer (or potentially valuable). Related posts: Small Business and Startups: 3 Essentials for Customer Service.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

In contrast, the Ice Bucket Challenge is a low-cost, light-touch, ongoing event that works to build awareness and create involvement with little or no oversight or management. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

And in that case, there’s a low barrier to entry from a cost perspective and an experience perspective. Can you still operate in some kind of lean or scrappy way and launch a brand that resonates with the market? You can absolutely launch lean and scrappy. If the product is good, people will find it. It’s doable though.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Often we find ourselves falling prey to the “sunk cost” effect and continue working on a project simply because we already have time and effort invested. Related posts: 10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups. Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2016

While it’s always important to be shrewd about managing your business costs, climates like the one emerging today can be particularly brutal. In times like these, it’s tempting to play it safe at all costs. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. No big changes, no big risks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

While most businesses use a marketing model that tends to lean heavy on the desire to go from know us to buy from us, any business that fills each of these seven touchpoints will be well on their way to finding and keeping customers that become part of the lead generation and conversion team. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : All rights reserved.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 22, 2018

And, before you get started, make sure you’re ready to go it alone: Going Solo—The True Costs of Starting Your Own Financial Planning Firm. If you’re ready to get started, check out our free sample business plans or our guide to Lean Planning. Lean Planning Template. Check out our financial planning business plan.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2011

iTunes link – Cost is $2.99) or Related Posts: Creating Customer Bliss Do You Run a 24 Hour Business? The Trend Towards Lean Startups How to Get an MBA for Less Than $20 Has Social Media Changed Customer Service? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2011

iTunes link – Cost is $2.99) or Related Posts: Has Social Media Changed Customer Service? Creating Customer Bliss Accelerate Your Startup The Trend Towards Lean Startups Are You Making Evil Plans? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac. All rights reserved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The challenge often isn’t in finding ways to quickly increase customers and revenue or to decrease costs. Businesses have taken notice: Limited editions of cars, books, boats, stamps, and commemorative coins continually appear on the market, and the limited edition often costs as much as four times more than the everyday product.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The challenge often isn’t in finding ways to quickly increase customers and revenue or to decrease costs. Businesses have taken notice: Limited editions of cars, books, boats, stamps, and commemorative coins continually appear on the market, and the limited edition often costs as much as four times more than the everyday product.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 26, 2017

Don’t confuse that with a lack of positivity or a “win at all costs” mentality rather it’s about intention to deliver results rather than excuses. 7 – Better be a lean moorhen on a pond than a fat sparrow in a cage. Advertising & Public Relations. #16 There’s no place for that in business. Employees come first.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

Publicity Stunts: When Good Ideas Go Bad | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 5 Startup Costs You Might Not Have Thought About – [link]. Publicity Stunts: When Good Ideas Go Bad | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 5 Startup Costs You Might Not Have Thought About – [link]. People First – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

Want to become a better public speaker and promote your business? The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Speaking – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. Hospital Prices No Longer Secret As New Data Reveals Bewildering System, Staggering Cost Differences – [link]. It’s difficult to fake corporate culture | Business Insider – [link]. ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Tips for low cost startup marketing … Low Hanging Fruit | Wade Foster – [link]. Tips for low cost startup marketing … Low Hanging Fruit | Wade Foster – [link]. Can Money Buy Happiness? ” – [link].

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