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Real Startups Never, Ever Discount Their Prices

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Avoid a simple pricing mistake which could sink your startup. Vendors often respond by discounting their prices at the 11th hour, in the hopes a lower price will spur a purchase. However, if you never offer price discounts to anyone, you can resist all such requests by deferring to your company “policy.”

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6 Ways To Get Credible Data To Support A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Conduct your own customized market research. Peruse company reports from your business domain.

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6 Keys To Sizing Your Market For A New Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Conduct your own customized market research. Peruse company reports from your business domain.

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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers

Startup Professionals Musings

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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10 Modern Ways To Kickstart Your Business Website

Startup Professionals Musings

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the almost 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Start creating content today.

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10 Top Marketing Content Sources For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Keep them engaged with eNewsletters.

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6 Market Research Sources That Fit A Limited Budget

Startup Professionals Musings

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Conduct your own customized market research. Peruse company reports from your business domain.