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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Real-time points and mileage redemption appeared at the POS, first introduced over a decade ago and now going mainstream. Social media is seen as something new that can be bolted onto existing CRM and loyalty management platforms. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”.

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How to Raise Prices for Existing Customers

ConversionXL

That impact outpaces other business changes: Pricing right is the fastest and most effective way for managers to increase profits [.] If you know, for instance, that your software saves a company hundreds of hours of technical labor—but costs just $49 per month—you can make a strong case for a price increase. Image source ).

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

During each and every modern IPO, the banks all tell the management teams that there are two key objectives in the road-show process. Talk to any management team from any IPO in the past three years, and you will find they had this exact conversation. Some SPACs (like Ackman’s) have features that make redemption less likely.

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10 random online resources for Entrepreneurs (2010 version)

crowdSPRING Blog

An awesome online tech news resource that I visit on a regular basis is (of course) TechCrunch. Our small team collectively uses dozens of applications on a daily basis, but (outside of our browsers) the one we all have in common is Basecamp , 37Signal’s collaboration and project management tool. Gossip you say?

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How and Why You Should Validate Your App Idea Before You Build

Up and Running

It’s possible to simulate user experience through existing, lower-tech resources. The end user of the application was those who recycled, however, the recycling and reward redemption process required partnerships with recycling facilities, local businesses, and government agencies. No application and no advanced technology whatsoever.

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Twitter Link Roundup #284 – Late Summer Resources for Small Business, Startups, and Design!

crowdSPRING Blog

But back now to reality, and I some small measure of redemption, because it’s time for the set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account )! Back to the Future: Shock & Boredom for Big Tech Design – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1Nr3Kop.