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Customer Validation - 33 Great Articles

SoCal CTO

The other was a consumer play with possible viral growth. Would the consumer one get traction and be viral? In both cases, I was the mentor telling the person that the idea, as I understood it was "not great." " One was an enterprise software product. Neither felt like a slam dunk. Customer Validation 101.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today.

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The Shed is a startup out of Virginia trying to revive the rental-for-everything business

TechCrunch LA

Perrone met Rodgers O’Neil at a networking event in Boston and became convinced that her notion of offering more rental options to encourage a more circular economy and reduce consumption was something that could resonate with consumers. The Los Angeles-based startup Joymode was attempting to do much the same thing.

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Beyond Meat is introducing pre-packaged meatballs at stores across America

TechCrunch LA

We’re thrilled to introduce Beyond Meatballs as they deliver on consumers’ growing demand for delicious and nutritious plant-based meat options without GMOs or synthetic ingredients,” said Stuart Kronauge, Chief Marketing Officer, Beyond Meat. “We An earlier version of this article said that the meatballs would contain soy.

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TrueCar Powers New Car Buying Service For Car and Driver

socalTECH

The companies said that consumers can access the new car buying service at multiple entry points at CarandDriver.com, including the make and model, review, and article pages. Consumers can also go directly to the service at a dedicated website. Financial impact of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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eHow Launches Technology Channel

socalTECH

Looking to attract more consumers interested in learning more about technology, Santa Monica-based eHow , the online how-to site run by Demand Media, said today that it has launched a new Tech Channel as part of the site. RadioShack is heavily represented on the channel as an advertiser and sponsor. READ MORE>>.

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Remember The Phone Company? It’s Back And It’s Called Facebook

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Yet, that’s exactly who the Atlantic called out in an article last week (along with Apple), and they’re right. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Quick - name a phone company. Yep, Facebook is a phone company.

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