Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free (like Twitter), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

“Creators will be selling their own avatar fashion, and the ones that they’ve customized over the past couple of months. Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

If you are a millenial entering the workforce, what would you be most comfortable with -- a tool designed to work and look like a social network, or a tool built around an old fashioned corporate enterprise software UI? PromoJam debuted its brand new, self-service version of its social promotions tool today, PromoJam 2.0,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. Gamification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Network model. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Maybe it’s that first customer testimonial, or that first congratulations from someone you respect, or seeing your story in the newspaper. Your solution fills a real market need.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2011

San Diego-based VMIX , the developer of online video management and hosting services, reported today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping its customers rent videos on the Facebook social networking site. Pricing on the new offering was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Look for customer-focused value creation. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. “Free” sounds like a great model, but it doesn’t imply value. Grab the next-mover advantage. Failure is an option. Building a business from a raw start is hard, risky work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. Optimize the total customer experience. Managing business growth is more than metrics. The skills required are complementary, but not the same.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. “We are women designing for women.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Look for customer-focused value creation. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. “Free” sounds like a great model, but it doesn’t imply value. Grab the next-mover advantage. Failure is an option. Building a business from a raw start is hard, risky work.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

LifeOffice said the solution is geared toward addressing recent FINRA regulations on communications by securities firms and brokers on those social networking sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2010

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. A satisfied customer is necessary, but not sufficient, to be a loyal customer who will come back repeatedly, refer their friends and family to you, and be faithful even when your price is not the lowest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I’m certainly not a fan of customer rip-offs, but even non-profits have to be cash-flow positive, or have deep pockets, to help anyone for long. The alternatives range from giving the product away for free (revenue from ads), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing).

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more. That story can be in print or in multimedia form.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

One of the toughest decisions for a startup is how to price their product or service. The alternatives range from giving it away for free (like Twitter), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets.

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Pricing Competition Customer Custom 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. Their prices are high and hard to lower. You have none of these pains; you're sipping cash with no overhead and lots of time to devote to coddling new customers. As a startup, you have more control over your customer base. Competitors are vulnerable.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. to justify a “strategic” price. Think about it. ” So my point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Andy Grove of Intel fame started making memory chips, but switched to microprocessors with a vengeance when Japan totally undercut his pricing. Those of you who viewed the movie The Social Network , saw an example of new entrepreneurs dealing with conflict poorly, almost leading to the demise of Facebook.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

I think, to be a great entrepreneur, you have to look at what is missing in the category that you will be playing in the industry, and figure what you can deploy with a little bit of strategy and technology to bring a better service and price. That's been very effective. Explain what you mean about branding in the employment area?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

Based on my own experience in business over the years, and current coaching efforts, I recommend a focus on the following strategies and attributes: Make your customer the center of everything you do. Customers need to believe that you have their interests at heart. Customers need to believe that you have their interests at heart.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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Pricing Cloud Computing Customer Custom 105

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

The firm said it is targeting live streaming for marketing, e-learning, social networks, and customer support. Stickam explained that it will provide the first 100 registered developers with free access to the service; the firm said the service will be available in a pay-as-you-go pricing model after the beta period.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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Pricing Cloud Computing Customer Custom 52

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

One of the prices that you pay for being a CEO is giving up a lot of the social relationships within the company. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. To succeed in today’s collaborative, customer-driven, networked economy, requires real business relationship efforts by everyone involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. Gamification.

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

The second bullet, getting feedback from customers is most often not valid either. Even with these, you will have paper-tested your MVP, but the reality is that customers will not be able to assess the value to them until they actually use it. The real reason to build an MVP is to do early tests of key Startup Metrics for the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

If you are looking for funding and customers for your new business, you need to identify your “unique selling proposition” (USP) right up front, in 30 seconds or less, to differentiate yourself in today’s information overload. Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly.

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.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2013

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2011

The way brighter makes that dental care more affordable, is it empowers consumers to find dental benefits, and allows them to compare that by price and reputation. We started looking to figure out if $6500 was a good price or a bad price, and we found out that there was no information on the Internet about what that procedure should cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning. Optimize the total customer experience. Managing business growth is more than metrics. The skills required are complementary, but not the same.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Look for customer-focused value creation. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. “Free” sounds like a great model, but it doesn’t imply value. Grab the next-mover advantage. Failure is an option. Building a business from a raw start is hard, risky work.

Guide 95

Guide Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2020

Andy Grove of Intel fame started making memory chips, but switched to microprocessors with a vengeance when Japan totally undercut his pricing. Those of you who viewed the movie The Social Network , saw an example of new entrepreneurs dealing with conflict poorly, almost leading to the demise of Facebook.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Startup Entrepreneur Examples 123