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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. One of those is greater demand for EVs after the pandemic. Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000.

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6 Marketing Specifics That Apply To Every New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Craft a no-follow-up sales letter, after you have positioned yourself as the right expert, with powerful testimonials.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

It’s also a massive market — and by Danna’s estimates, still with a lot of untapped business — with Boulevard quoting figures that forecast personal care and beauty sales passing $1.4 trillion, and the spa sector passing $150 billion, both by 2025.

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8 Reasons Why Great People Make Processes Repeatable

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

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Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing. Eli Aizenstat: I'm currenatly a Chapman University student.

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Design a product or service that you can sell.

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Lime is building its first scooter ‘lifestyle brand store’ in LA

TechCrunch LA

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding. How can Lime differentiate its scooters and bikes from the piles of Birds and Spins filling Los Angeles sidewalks?