InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2016

However, they clearly have a long term impact on the customer’s overall satisfaction and thus their propensity to purchase additional products in the future. Webex took a creative product development path, while we acted conventionally, attempting to educate the engineer gatekeepers and assure them that GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting were safe.

SaaS 100

SaaS Startup Software Review Development Team Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2013

Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now out-dated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education. Perhaps an innate business savvy is no longer a requirement for starting a successful business.

Startup 94

Startup Technical Review Social Media Satisfaction 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Pricing constraints and the need to attract consumers drove the invention by startups of the freemium model, subscription model, razor-blade model, and others.

Resource 98

Resource Entrepreneur Competition Startup 98

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

The result of her efforts is an online service that allows brides to select their bridesmaids'' gowns, within a broad range of colors, styles and price points. We keep our eye on a handful of metrics, but we’re focused on customer satisfaction. Greathouse : You have clearly come up with a compelling business model.

Design 208

Design Custom Customer Satisfaction 208

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Think about how your customers have survived all these years without your product, and how many will pay your price to change. Will your competitors quickly copy you, or under-price you? To build a new market, you have to educate people on the concept, create the “need” in their mind, and solidify it by constant repetition.

Technology 91

Technology Funding Competition Entrepreneur 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. Home prices are slowly coming back, and personal savings rates are now as high as levels last seen in the USA in the mid 1990’s. Venture capitalists invested $4.8

Pricing 80

Pricing Blogging Venture Capital Entrepreneur 80

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Think about how your customers have survived all these years without your product, and how many will pay your price to change. Will your competitors quickly copy you, or under-price you? To build a new market, you have to educate people on the concept, create the “need” in their mind, and solidify it by constant repetition.

Funding 88

Funding Entrepreneur Competition Pricing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2015

For innovative solutions, marketing is the education consumers need in lieu of experience. Premium pricing with exclusivity is often a better business strategy. They provide a personal legacy, satisfaction and happiness. Even the best technical solutions often fail due to lack of good marketing.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Startup Social Media Competition 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

This move is indicative of the possibility that the traditional ways of going about making a living through a college education, an entry-level position at a firm, and steady promotion through the ranks is a dead model. You get the personal satisfaction of making something out of almost nothing. You get to call the shots.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Victory usually satisfies, but it seldom educates. The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.”. A down market results in a much higher propensity for companies to negotiate below their list prices and to even barter for in-kind services. “You can learn very little from victory.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

The goals of a preview meeting are to: (i) alert the VC to the existence and nature of your venture, (ii) obtain some free consulting (it may be Free Advice Worth Half The Price , at least it is free), and most importantly, (iii) pique the VC’s curiosity so they will be receptive to your future updates.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. Women in sales or real estate, were more savvy with negotiation than those who weren’t and often asked for, and received, the better price as a result.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40