Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

But, what constitutes success for the parties involved – investors, entrepreneurs, employees, and customers – can vary dramatically.   His entire income is based on his personal output and he’d like to hire several woodworkers, expand his sales to existing customers, and generate a profit in addition to his contributed labor. 

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Outbound Squad, hosted by Jason Bay, and brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. I know that customer X, Y, Z is going to leave, right? 01:38): Yeah, sure. So we want to keep it secret.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Though ThriftyWrench is only available in western Wisconsin currently, they are hoping to expand into the Minneapolis-St. To make our service even better, in the coming months we will be adding a repair shop review section where you will be able to see real ratings from verified customers to make this process even easier for you.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Tactically, how effective would customer discovery be for the students? Would customers sit for virtual interviews? In classes it’s easier to get people to participate but it’s difficult to keep momentum, especially when you get into the hard part of customer discovery. Customer Discovery. This Summit.

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

.   We had a customer and a value proposition.   We were fortunate enough to have customers like Boston Store, Carson’s, Penney’s, Sears, GNC – and they loved our exceptional customer service and ability to deliver a better value to their customers – and more sales and customer satisfaction to them.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

It welcomes feedback from potential customers and experts, reduces the cost and risk of the startup and can potentially drive success quickly.    An average customer will spend $X per year with us because they spend three times that now.    Customer premise - who will buy and why.    Why?) 

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

.   (“If we can close 35% of all opportunities, and can get an opportunity by making x contacts, and there are 300 opportunities per month, then we should be able to sell 100 customers per month if we have the capital ($35 per contact) to cover the market every month.”   This results in a five-year projection of XYZ.). Google Ads.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 13, 2014

Wisconsin, 1984. your network. The following steps are inspired by Edward Weber, University of Wisconsin (published 1984): Step 1: identify variables. Example: Dave McClure’s lean methodology approach to customer retention. One of the main goals for startups is to acquire customers. Edward Weber, Uni.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 23, 2014

For example, in 1994 Jeff Bezos founded Amazon from his garage in Washington, and Harley-Davidson started out of a home—and a shed—in Wisconsin. From finding customers to tracking inventory, there are a lot of chores that you’ll need to handle. “A Finding customers. You’ll need a plan in place to attract and retain customers.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

.  Sales goals have to involve first hand knowledge of the possible (how often people will buy, how much, what the demand is, why, etc.)  coupled with an ongoing creativity about solving customer problems to win the order. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I'm in Dublin this week and was at the Halo Business Angel Network meeting on Monday evening. All of us like leaders of ventures who:  Have a passion for the customer, and a deep understanding of the customer's business.  Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2012

.  The company prepared, as I recall, several million labels for their big customer (really their only customer) a major retailer based in the midwest.   What RTMS missed was that instead of the boolean logic selecting the top 2MM customers , it had selected a random 2MM customers.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 24, 2008

You (the entrepreneur and founder of this "company") hire a call center to take calls from customers who want an inexpensive medical diagnosis. Of course, in the interest of being a low cost provider, your call center is staffed by folks with a good customer service orientation, but no medical training. Ridiculous?

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Tim Keane

MAY 2, 2006

The company cannot get the pulse of the market into the product cycle and make the rapid, instinctive changes and improvements that come from customer contact if the customer contact is relegated to a “function” on the team. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2015

To help you attract new customers, we’ve put together a list of 18 affordable marketing ideas that you can use to fill your bar and booths. Not only can you network, but you can also offer to cater or host chamber events. Hosting an event gives customers an added incentive to come to your restaurant. Host an event.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 11, 2006

  Telling a customer you are busy--when you aren't 2.    Being busy and prioritizing work based on customer criteria -- and raising prices 2.    Telling a customer you are busy--when you aren't 2.  Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here!

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

In a lot of startups (especially good ones) the founder/CEO/leader is a customer-oriented sales person. Because of the virtuous feedback loop right at the center of the company, innovations for customer benefit come more rapidly. Even with bumps along the way, the major customer facing components add up to more and more success.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

If your business sells to a quantifiable and identifiable group of business customers who are in the tens of thousands, or less, there's really no reason not to individually identify every one of them and track all of your contacts with them.  Any former customers from other places now working there? Market Math. Market Math.

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Tim Keane

JULY 20, 2007

I was in Italy a couple of weeks ago at the request of the US State Department to discuss angel investing with IBAN, the Italian Business Angels Network. The most important person in the business is the customer. The most important person in the business is the customer. Resources for startups. Angel Capital Association website.

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Italy Angel Investor Wisconsin Harvest 60

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

They understand their customers and the market the customers live in. They get the idea of value creation, of delivering more for the customer than they promise. Sometimes the leader caves in to the customer. This is easy to do when the customer is big and you are small and knows you are starting out.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Distribution 60

Tim Keane

MAY 9, 2006

The entrepreneur has the opportunity to master the intricacies of his business process; his customers minute but important expectations; venture financing; people management. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! The list goes on. The list goes on. Google Ads.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Are we planning for the lowest customer acquisition cost the industry has ever seen? Are we planning for the lowest customer acquisition cost the industry has ever seen? Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! What are the critical elements in achieving success?

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Business Model Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 60

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

 They take risks, create opportunities, satisfy customers - the list goes on.  They take risks, create opportunities, satisfy customers - the list goes on. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! " Entrepreneurs represent the best of America.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

JUNE 8, 2009

  In my case, in the first company, it was early customer selling that provided the startup cash.  These companies find capital primarily by finding customers and understanding trade-offs.    In my case, in the first company, it was early customer selling that provided the startup cash.  Google Ads.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 30, 2007

They would like businesses solving “big hairy problems” of real value to the customer. We used that information for a lot of our customers. The joke around the office was always that the systems that performed the worst had the best customer service and the best performers provided customer service that was terrible.

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Wisconsin Architecture Startup Angel Investor 68

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The most amazing and rewarding story from our start is the fact that 2 cousins Tim and Bob both born in rural Wisconsin could come together to create a product that has been so successful in the natural body care industry. How do you see your company growing in the future? If you could go back, would you do anything differently?

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Can we quantify success in terms of calls, visits, customer sizes, and so forth? Can we produce a market map to track what our customers want, and from whom they are getting it? Can we quantify success in terms of calls, visits, customer sizes, and so forth? Resources for startups. Angel Capital Association website. Google Ads.

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Ireland Wisconsin Forecast Sales Cycle 60

Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Seth makes extensive use of social networking tools, and web videos to maximize the impact of his training. Seth also worked as an Auditor for United Government Services, a division of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin auditing Medicare cost reports under contract with HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) from 1996 to 1998.

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Tim Keane

MAY 8, 2006

" Possible answers might be prototypes, market tests, potential customer testimonials, or some combination of these and other factors. " Possible answers might be prototypes, market tests, potential customer testimonials, or some combination of these and other factors. Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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Angel Investor Wisconsin Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

JUNE 22, 2006

If customer interest can be obtained in a live test involving revenue, valuation may rise again. If customer interest can be obtained in a live test involving revenue, valuation may rise again. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Resources for startups.

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Valuation Wisconsin Angel Investor Startup 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 14, 2009

" In some ways this is analogous to bootstrapping, where the first principle really is "go ask the potential customer if they like what you want to do."  " In some ways this is analogous to bootstrapping, where the first principle really is "go ask the potential customer if they like what you want to do." 

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Advisory Board Wisconsin Bootstrapping Angel Investor 60

Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

" "What are your assumptions about how long it will take to get customers?" " "Where do you expect to find these customers?" "  "What's the current solution these potential customers are using today?" Sales to segment A will be $500 per customer.

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Forecast Business Plan Sales Wisconsin 68

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

.  That is, when we think a company primarily has "execution risk," do we mean that they're facing scientific and technical hurdles to achieve results, or do we mean that they are facing the risk of selling to their market, or of delivering a product to customers who've bought? Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 13, 2006

Growth involves, in many businesses, more customer service, product development, support, marketing and so forth – in addition to more R&D. In our first startup, my partners and I built a customer acquisition model and tested it. In our first startup, my partners and I built a customer acquisition model and tested it.

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Wisconsin Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor 60

Tim Keane

MAY 18, 2006

« Anticipating The Customers Needs | Main. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Compensation for Entrepreneurs » May 18, 2006. Google Ads.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2007

The faster you can see repeatability from customers on the scale you estimated, the better. The faster you can see repeatability from customers on the scale you estimated, the better. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Resources for startups. Google Ads.

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Wisconsin Marketing Business Model Angel Investor 60

Mike Michalowicz

MARCH 8, 2013

Wisconsin is a dairy state with fabulous cheeses to choose from. They customize the message that goes in the box each season for no additional charge! This organizer is a universal, elastic organization system that gives customized digital device and personal item storage. Custom Unique T-shirts. A Chef’s Coat.

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