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Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! By the way, you may recall that at the outset of this article I promised to cover seven mistakes.

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If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. I’ll bet your customers, business partners or suppliers would love similar.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. One way to do so is to ensure that when your customers share their experiences with your products and solutions, they do so with the passion and intensity of a soulful kiss. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! . Steve's first question was, “Who are our customers?" I) took the 300 latest cards, personally wrote a questionnaire and called 300 customers. SuperMac's main customer base were color desktop professionals. Marketing Defined.

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This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. The Impact Matrix. Share and Enjoy.

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The following guest post comes from Sean Percival, CEO of Wittlebee , a kids clothing club that sends its customers a new customized box of clothes every month, based on their children's age, color preferences and geographic location. Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. I guess I was right.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Although you will not have a formal boss at your startup, you will remain accountable to investors, partners, customers and your employees. It's Not Me, It's You. Silver Lining.

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Attitude – During the early stages of their careers, emerging entrepreneurs must conform to their customers’ realities. The band failed to realize that Ron was their customer.

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Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley. We discussed (for ~1hr) how to approach getting the first set of enterprise customers. Want to start up in France?

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This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Lean startups validate their business model by quickly iterating and assessing potential customers' feedback. The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). Lean Music.

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This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The company posted a Show HN entry entitled, " We built a better solution for customer analysis and support.". I recently spoke with Michael Bleigh, Co-Founder and CEO of Divshot.

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I have a very detailed article that covers stuff I won’t cover in detail in this post. Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. That’s blogging to the echo chamber unless they’re your target customers. and it’s where I got my custom URL’s grp.vc

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! They also had a segment of customers that we hadn't been successful with - (I was there) to really learn. When we get in front of customers, it's about having that conviction.

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They must compete with tens of thousands of other performers who are all pursuing the same customer dollars. At the outset of their careers, they are forced to market themselves with little to no budget and differentiate their product so that they gain adequate attention without alienating too many potential customers. Fear Mediocrity.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! article also generated tremendous interest in the newsletter. article) our newsletter completely took off. Here''s how they pulled it off. From 35 To 500 Readers. six months.

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! An efficient way to qualify a potential customer is to determine the size and availability of their budget. Reality Selling. The show's format is fairly straightforward. Startup sales require high velocity. Share and Enjoy.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. In the resulting article , I describe Tige''s deft handling of online trolls via the deft use of social media. Return On Life is (the pursuit of) experiences.

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Rather than trying to do the same things better than their competitors, savvy entrepreneurs identify new ways to create and deliver value to their customers, which often result in sustainable competitive advantages. Not All Flops Are Failures.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Customer dollars - Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that the ideal source of capital is from customers’ wallets. A from a new outside lead. Turtle Eggs And Startups.

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This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Philo was an inventor, not an innovator.

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If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Judiciously comment on articles they post to LinkedIn, retweet their tweets, vote up one of their Quora posts and establish a Google Alert on them and their firm. Prep Steps. Subscribe to their blog.

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? As such, the primary goal of your executive summary is to open the door to an in-person meeting. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 30, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Central Desktop’s angel was amusing without alienating potential customers. Trade Show Guerilla Marketing Done Right . His lines proved evocative - from “Hey, come over here.

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Interesting term used in a ZD Net article - Platform as a Service (PaaS) Unfortunately, Peter sells the promise and ignores the reality. Benefit of a proprietary platform can be finding customers. Next up: Joe Andrieu CEO/Founder, SwitchBook Chair, Project VRM Standards Committee Key questions - Will it accomplish what you need?

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MARCH 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Lesson - Startups have limited opportunities to secure key customers, investors and employees. The words "failure" and "the Beatles" seldom appear in the same sentence.

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If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! A startup leader's primary responsibility is to maximize the return to its stakeholders, which include the company's global and local neighbors, employees, suppliers, customers and investors. Stakeholder Responsibility. Association Guilt.

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