Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Lead with your intent to offer the solution free to customers. Of course, customers love free, but investors hate it. In reality, fundamental changes in technology frighten away more customers than they attract, and take longer and more money to come to fruition than any investors wants to commit. Skip the hype.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 18, 2018
Your competitive drive for success will cause you to dive in with more energy and not be easily distracted. Perfection is not really possible nor necessary in most business tasks, so I recommend the same strategy that good startups use on products, before shipping to customers.
InfoChachkie
JULY 26, 2010
Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!
InfoChachkie
JULY 18, 2011
You must focus on constantly delivering value to your customers and ensure that you are paid for the value you deliver. Thus, as is true with any startup, survival is paramount. Even if it sells capital goods that are one-time purchases, a company can charge its customers an annual service fee to create a recurring income stream.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2009
You'll be able walk around with and chat with people, and earn points in the in-world currency within the game, but you can't spend that currency on purchasing items for your avatar, customizing your avatar, or your home, until you become a premium member. There's more competition, but there's a lot more available to you as a developer.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2012
These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. So interacting with you in person is paramount. If it were a sales campaign to a CMO you would naturally think about having customer references. Call it your functional pie chart.
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