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Should you battle the dragon? Or just avoid the encounter?

Berkonomics

Well, even though that acquisition is still playing itself out on the field of battle, it appears quite clear that the new parent has directed its new subsidiary to abandon the lower end of the market and focus upon the larger sales, corporate customers, and major brands. Opportunity can come when least expected.

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Are you innovating because of need or inspiration?

Berkonomics

Imagine the room in which several graduate business school student groups have gathered, tasked with coming up with an idea for a business plan competition. Where’s your bottleneck in production or sales or development?” “If you could invent a solution, what would it be?”. A thought exercise. Then I’d advise them to visit the CEO.

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Why buy IT? Why buy MINE? Why buy NOW?

Berkonomics

These are so succinct, so well defined, so precise that everyone in sales and everyone involved in marketing must be able to answer these three questions without pause, and convincingly. It would pay you to work over this set of questions in a special session with sales, marketing and senior management in the room at once.

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How to battle the dragon AND avoid the encounter.

Berkonomics

Well, even though that acquisition is still playing itself out on the field of battle, it appears quite clear that the new parent has directed its new subsidiary to abandon the lower end of the market and focus upon the larger sales, corporate customers, and major brands.

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How Many Investors Should You Talk to in a VC Fund Raise? And How Do You Prioritize?

Both Sides of the Table

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. Somehow many first-time founders equate “sales” with something that is beneath them. In sales there are also three rules: Qualify, qualify, qualify.

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How many innovations are carefully planned?

Berkonomics

Imagine the room in which several graduate business school student groups have gathered, tasked with coming up with an idea for a business plan competition. Where’s your bottleneck in production or sales or development?” “If you could invent a solution, what would it be?”. Email readers, continue here.] Dave’s workshops.

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Why buy IT? Why buy MINE? Why buy NOW?

Berkonomics

These are so succinct, so well defined, so precise that everyone in sales and everyone involved in marketing must be able to answer these three questions without pause, and convincingly. It would pay you to work over this set of questions in a special session with sales, marketing and senior management in the room at once.

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