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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time.

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Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics

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Steve's first question was, “Who are our customers?" I) took the 300 latest cards, personally wrote a questionnaire and called 300 customers. SuperMac's main customer base were color desktop professionals. All of a sudden I now had customers telling what market, how to reach them and what applications are important.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

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Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. Share and Enjoy.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Customer Service Workshop Fast Company joins the customer service revolution across the US. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. Register Now! Be extra productive. Learn more.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. We know that Twitter is leading to customer service opportunities for businesses but the opposite is also true. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. Back to Top « Customer Service.