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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

It’s OK because in an era where you can much more rapidly prototype and build products it is far more beneficial to launch your first version, get initial customer traction and then talk to your customer base to understand how well it meets their needs. Compelling event answers the final question in sales, “Why buy now?”

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). think his strategy is essentially the Ron Conway strategy , and at his rate ("34-ish investments" in 1-2yr?),

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business?

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves). At some point it will be quite obvious whether the super angels’ investments and strategy succeed or fail. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved.

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