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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

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 Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 & eHealth

AeA Los Angeles Council

“Now we need to ensure that policymakers at the state level help promote ePerscribing and that medical practices across the country embrace the technology.” As more IT vendors comply with government regulation, the systems integrate better and customers and clients receive more efficient products. We’ve already seen how Web 2.0

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates.

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5 Phases Of Every Startup That Regulate Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. In fact, crises can and do hit in any phase, due to poor execution, complacency from success, less competitive strategy, change of leadership, and many other reasons. Product-line expansion.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Just Say What it Is

Frank Addante

Just Say What it Is By Frank Addante In todays high-tech, highly competitive world, more and more companies are describing their products or services using too many fancy, jargon words. This is particularly a problem in crowded markets where they are trying hard to differentiate themselves from their competition. Lets take a bicycle.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

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. Pain Killers Pick the one thing that is of burning importance to the customer then delight them with a compelling solution. Outwit the competition.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location

Frank Addante

In todays highly competitive job marketplace, it is becoming increasingly more difficult. Silicon Valley has a lot of engineers with a lot of experience, but also lot of competition, which makes it the most expensive place to hire engineers and loyalty can be a challenge. My solution: cast a wider net.