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The rise of the “successful” unsustainable company

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Outspoken investor Paul Kedrosky characterizes Color’s reputation: “It’s become a punch line. If you know you’re building a flash-in-the-pan, like a cool mobile app, than that’s fun too of course! The launch, by the way, was a failure. And it’s now bankrupt.) ” Not long ago it was the opposite.

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Eight Things That May Keep Your Company Stuck At No. 2

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We’re proud to be second in area sales and customer satisfaction since 1992!” an announcer enthuses while a giant yellow “2” flashes on the screen. But while most of us pay lip service to our desire to be our customers’ first choice, our actions may say otherwise. Come see what we have to offer. Sure, it sounds absurd.

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Do You Put Clients Last? Ten Ways You May Be Failing Your Customers

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The reason why more business owners don’t operate this way is obvious: It’s not easy. Putting your customers’ interests ahead of your own — every time — will seem counterintuitive, risky, and sometimes even frightening, especially in the beginning. You habitually let certain clients go to voicemail. can stick with you for life.

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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. UCL has built a reputation as a pioneer of collaboration between industry and academia. In addition, TheFunded.com allows entrepreneurs to view and share term sheets, to assist one other finding good investor, and to discuss the many facets of operating a business. Flash Networks.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

It took hundreds of years for newspapers to learn to behave as worthy holders of this public trust and cover the news without fear or favour, and create a firewall between news and views and the ad-sales side of the operation. I agree that listening and communicating is a key to success, but customer development can only do so much.

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