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5 Key Growth Initiatives In This Inflationary Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

I see it as an opportunity to find new ways to attract customers , make long-needed changes to improve productivity, and lower your own costs of doing business. I recommend using digital channels, including email and social media, personalized, if possible, with promotions. Outsource functions outside your core competency.

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White-label it: Make it ‘YOU’ inside.

Berkonomics

Sometimes this is called a white label strategy, because your customers offer your product as their own product, writing in their brand name on the blank label in your underlying offering. But, more often, this is just the virtualization of what we used to call outsourcing. Really, that’s a business? How much zoom?

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A Conversation With Appetize's Kevin Anderson On Getting Customer Service Right

socalTECH

listen to them to iterate our product, and that's how we get buy-in from our customers. One of our big mantras, internally, is to be the fastest responder when you see a customer email us. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support. The second, was investing in relationship management and support.

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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

Tech.Co

million for products and services, and $5.5 So, to ensure your proposal looks polished carefully proofread the application or outsource the service to a professional. You can unsubscribe at any time. Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024 There are thousands of government funds to apply for.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

socalTECH

Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We''ll also fill in product descriptions, filling in the copy you see associated with products on those sites. We''ll also fill in product descriptions, filling in the copy you see associated with products on those sites.

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Outbound VC Dialing Programs – Total Disrespect for Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. He sent me an email asking whether the approach was real and whether he should take it seriously. Here is the email he received (reprinted without names with his permission). Why do VCs send generic outbound emails like this?

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Interview with Jamie Siminoff, Unsubscribe.com

socalTECH

To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. What lots of people do instead, is they use the spam button or delete button in their email platform.