Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. Most founders and CEOs will not voluntarily establish a formal Board of Directors, unless they are trying to attract a major investor, preparing for an IPO, or planning for an acquisition.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. Nice sweep!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. It’s time for you to learn the best practices of using social media in your company, and putting them to work before your competition puts you out of work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. Most founders and CEOs will not voluntarily establish a formal Board of Directors, unless they are trying to attract a major investor, preparing for an IPO, or planning for an acquisition.

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Startup Allegis Entrepreneur Acquisition 98

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We caught up with Asher Hunt , CEO of the company, to learn more about how the startup wants to make finding a room while traveling more like Uber and less like traditional hotel booking. Asher Hunt: Overnight is a mobile app for travelers to book same day, last minute stays, with local hosts. Can you explain how your service works?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Custom Customer Startup Course 124

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Speaking of which, those companies with cash in the bank and cash available are the ones to scoop up the bargains, from suppliers and in acquisitions especially during tough times. It seems that the first subject that comes up in such assignments is the health of the competition. email readers continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Based on my own experience in both large and small companies, I agree it can be done, with the essential principles outlined in a new book, “ Winning Now, Winning Later ,” by David M. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. 8 ) Although you wrote an excellent business book ( The Map Of Innovation ) that is consistently well received by my UCSB entrepreneurial students, I know you are not a huge fan of most business books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

This strategy is called “organic growth,” yet it alone may yield only a fraction of the potential you could achieve, unless you add the additional strategies of partnerships and M&A (mergers and acquisitions). Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their new book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. It’s time for you to learn the best practices of using social media in your company, and putting them to work before your competition puts you out of work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Let me be quick to say that a plan doesn’t have be a book, and probably should start as a “pitch deck” of maybe a dozen slides which cover all the right bases. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. No mention usually means no plan and not competitive. The details can be added later.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

8 ) Although you wrote an excellent business book ( The Map Of Innovation ) that is consistently well received by my UCSB entrepreneurial students, I know you are not a huge fan of most business books. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? How do you stand out?”.

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. Most founders and CEOs will not voluntarily establish a formal Board of Directors, unless they are trying to attract a major investor, preparing for an IPO, or planning for an acquisition.

Allegis 69

Allegis Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition 69

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. However, it's a very competitive market, and there are a lot of clubs and a lot of cities, and in every city we are in there are venues looking to drive more foot traffic through their doors.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How long does it take me to pay back my original customer acquisition costs? In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. How profitable is my product or service?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Custom Customer Startup Course 101

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

But the low cost also means that your competition will also be there in force. In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Plan to update this roadmap at least once a month, based on results, new information, and competition.

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Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. It’s time for you to learn the best practices of using social media in your company, and putting them to work before your competition puts you out of work.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2014

Bloom’s recent book, “ The New Experts: Win Today''s Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H. This new world is all about empowered customers.

Custom 98

Custom Customer Entrepreneur Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H. This new world is all about empowered customers.

Custom 52

Custom Customer Startup Course 52

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

But the low cost also means that your competition will also be there in force. In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Plan to update this roadmap at least once a month, based on results, new information, and competition.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. They know you and your brand, so this should minimize your customer acquisition cost for the new product.

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Startup Custom Customer Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his new book “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first. This can be customer acquisition cost, revenue growth, profit, or whatever other parameters are key to your success. Marty Zwilling.

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Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

In fact, for the past 27-years, he has specialized in bringing exotic travel destinations to those of us who are healthy and active but whose competitive sporting days are long behind us. If you enjoy snarky, clever prose, you should check out Chuck''s book. How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies?

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? How much money will airlines companies, hotel companies or event companies pay me as a referral or for booking? Competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

Especially for entrepreneurs who have not built and sold companies before, and need this startup to be an attractive acquisition or IPO target in a few years, I can’t think of a better way to enlist outside experts and keep them motivated to help you meet the challenges of a startup. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Writing 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. They know you and your brand, so this should minimize your customer acquisition cost for the new product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Others will now buy your travel magazine over a travel book, for example, which competes with both your magazine and the video individually. Also, this competitor will now be a better candidate for merger or acquisition (M&A), due to the existing relationship, when either of you is ready for that step. Cross endorsement.

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