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No Shelf Life: Why Selling Insurance May Be Right for You

Up and Running

If you’ve got a cell phone, an email address, and access to the internet, you are in business. Freedom from renting an office space can save you thousands of dollars during those early lean years. For example, here in the health insurance industry, you can buy internet leads from companies that specialize in these leads.

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Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium

Startup Lessons Learned

First, SlideShare is a fantastic product (that I use on a regular basis) and an impressive company example of Lean Startup practices in action. Second, their story illustrates a key Lean Startup idea: proving the business in micro-scale. “We don’t give you all this Pro plan information right away when you join SlideShare.