Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2022

Case and Gerald M. They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a classic book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I’m happy to add my own insights here for your consideration to her suggested eight essential lessons, with supporting case studies, for evolving any innovative idea into a business reality: Every innovation must solve a customer problem. She speaks from decades of experience with innovation at big companies, as well as startups.

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Ideas Startup Case Study Writing 145

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Case studies, supporting videos, and giveaways still work well in this regard. Today’s generation of customers assign value to uniqueness, flexibility, and a perfect fit, so this is a competitive advantage you can highlight with credibility.

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Social Media Case Study Customer Custom 134

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

Both are required to stay competitive. Classic surveys and case studies show that the more mature workers are just as productive as their younger counterparts, are just as successful in training, take less short-term time off, and offer better judgment based on years of experience.

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Case Study Platform Yahoo Social Media 125

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

They bristle quickly when investors or even potential customers raise issues with real value, competition, risk, and sustainability. Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. The reality is that good ideas are always challenged, so you need to expect it. This idea won’t change a thing.

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Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 126

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

” Case studies get done with ebullient CEO’s espousing the benefits of said software even though their organization was barely using the product. ROI studies were published. Work with customers on business cases (for internal use) and ask for case studies (for you to publish in marketing).

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Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

These things are clearly good for morale, but its not so clear that they translate into a competitive advantage. These authors present 20+ years of research, including case studies and metrics, showing how culture really makes or breaks your business.

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Competition Coach Case Study Statistics 76

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Every customer has a sense of what a solution should cost, based on competition, and the cost of doing nothing. A good tack is to sell exclusivity, or provide case studies to show return on investment and productivity. These fears need to be offset by good marketing, education on benefits, and successful case studies.

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Product Case Study Customer Custom 95

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2014

As Dave McClure, founder of 500 Startups quoted from the Economist puts it… “I’d rather get $100,000 and be a case study than pay $100,000 to read case studies.” It’s a new way to think “business” school.

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Startup Case Study Study Screening 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2019

Case and Gerald M. They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a classic book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

Startup 93

Startup Case Study Competition Entrepreneur 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

They don’t realize that knocking competitors is assessed as a weakness and denying that you have any competition suggests there is no market for your solution. When comparing competition, don’t use fuzzy terms such as improved usability, faster, less expensive and more productive. Use real case studies and customer feedback.

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Capital Competition Case Study Patents 63

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They bristle quickly when investors or even potential customers raise issues with real value, competition, risk, and sustainability. Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. The reality is that important change is always challenged, so you need to expect it. This idea won’t change a thing.

Ideas 67

Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 67

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

They bristle quickly when investors or even potential customers raise issues with real value, competition, risk, and sustainability. Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. The reality is that important change is always challenged, so you need to expect it. This idea won’t change a thing.

Ideas 92

Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

These industry veterans have been teaching smaller companies how to compete with digital marketing for many years, and have a wealth of case studies to show it really works. How does this solution provide a competitive advantage? Ryan and Rob “Spider” Graham. The first step is to create the perfect online marketing message.

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Marketing Startup Case Study Resource 101

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Case and Gerald M. They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a recent book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

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Startup Case Study Entrepreneur Competition 106

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Resources – Many campuses offer entrepreneurial students a variety of free resources, such as: incubators, accelerators, mentor programs, venture competitions (with meaningful prize money) and even seed funding. Nearly all the Professors agreed that students should stay in school, even if their venture is doing well.

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Entrepreneur Case Study Education Seed Funding 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2017

Case and Gerald M. They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a classic book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

Startup 63

Startup Case Study Entrepreneur Competition 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2013

Case and Gerald M. They apparently ignored all conventional wisdom and advisors, and struck a deal which crashed both companies, now a case study in many business schools. By most accounts, this case exhibits almost all the lapses identified in a new book by Dr. Nicole Lipkin, “ What Keeps Leaders Up At Night.”

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Case Study Competition 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

These industry veterans have been teaching smaller companies how to compete with digital marketing for many years, and have a wealth of case studies to show it really works. How does this solution provide a competitive advantage? Ryan and Rob “Spider” Graham. The first step is to create the perfect online marketing message.

Marketing 56

Marketing Case Study Resource Social Media 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

Both are required to stay competitive. New research and case studies show that the more mature workers are just as productive as their younger counterparts, are just as successful in training, take less short-term time off, and offer better judgment based on years of experience. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Yammer Case Study Study 102

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies. ” Whenever I work with early-stage teams I have discussions about the meat & potatoes of online marketing.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Both are required to stay competitive. New surveys and case studies show that the more mature workers are just as productive as their younger counterparts, are just as successful in training, take less short-term time off, and offer better judgment based on years of experience. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.

Startup 61

Startup Case Study Platform Yahoo 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

Both are required to stay competitive. New research and case studies show that the more mature workers are just as productive as their younger counterparts, are just as successful in training, take less short-term time off, and offer better judgment based on years of experience. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

And often these contracts don’t prohibit you from marketing to competitors so you can often start to build your future pipeline while not immediately selling to the competition. At the end of they day, if you have to have restrictions on your business operations you need to make sure you’re getting compensated for it.

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Outsource Development Startup Customer Custom 150

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). No One Wins In Business Plan Competitions - Steve Blank , May 17, 2010 Last week one of the schools I teach at invited me to judge a business plan contest. At best I think business plan competitions are a waste of time.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Who do you view as your biggest competition? There’s lots more info including videos, case studies and more at www.ringrevenue.com. When assembling a team, I encourage entrepreneurs to seek out the MVPs, and look to build diversity into the teams they assemble.”. You’re right. Click on Get Started to get into touch with us.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Entrepreneurism / Monetization competition, ecommerce, small business. . From an introduction to value pricing to case studies to client relationships, how value pricing can. Case Study marketing, Online community, Social Networking. . .

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69