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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

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I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 RIP 2.0. portfolios.

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Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital: The Second Wave Of Cleantech Investing

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The same thing happened with algae biofuel companies in the 2006 and 2009 time frame. You then caught things like Web 2.0, What is most important, is the expertise working with, or understanding the customer you will eventually be selling into. I want to know that what your doing is really valuable now to customers.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

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The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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This time frame – 2005/2006web 2.0 2. .“… “Then we engage with the product and the entrepreneur and because we know these areas very well we don’t have to spend a lot of time understanding the market or understanding the customer.”. Is that when it became big? was starting.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

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2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Rich Customers Target customers who will move fast and pay a premium for a unique offering. Focus Customers will only buy a simple product with a singular value proposition. ► March (2) 4.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

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2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Put yourself in the shoes of your customers or users. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Venture Capital - What's the rush?

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2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Customers validate businesses. Often times, that time investment could have been better spent talking to customers or acquiring users. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit