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Pharma’s Productivity Problem: Finding More Blockbuster Drugs

Xconomy

A recent Silicon Valley Bank report noted that large corporations have dramatically increased pre-clinical acquisitions in the last three years under the pressure of limited supply and competition from IPOs. Yet despite relative plenty in the bio-venture community, pharma suffers from a shortage of drug candidates.

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How To Size Your Marketing Budget For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Pitch your story to newspaper journalists, radio, and television news reporters who cover your local area or industry. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive.

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7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

She offers seven ways that business owners can identify and evolve with future trends, which I agree with and amplify here: Take advantage of industry research and trend reports. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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5 Startup Marketing Actions to Impress Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Pitch your story to newspaper journalists, radio, and television news reporters who cover your local area or industry. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive.

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Five Elements of a Credible Startup Marketing Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Pitch your story to newspaper journalists, radio, and television news reporters who cover your local area or industry. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive.