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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

I did have the wherewithal to visit potential customers and try to understand the pain points that I thought could be solved with our solution. Steve Blank calls this “ customer development ” in which you built an initial product that is in search of “product / market fit.” This is a very important to do when you first start a company.

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10 Modern Ways To Kickstart Your Business Website

Startup Professionals Musings

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the almost 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. You don’t need a real book as a base for electronic books, as people now prefer something akin to a “white paper” on steroids. Widgets and badges.

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10 Steps to a Memorable Website for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. They will exit quickly.

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10 Top Marketing Content Sources For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. You don’t need a real book as a base for electronic books, as people now prefer something akin to a “white paper” on steroids. Widgets and badges.

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10 Keys to Making an Entrepreneur Website Credible

Startup Professionals Musings

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. They will exit quickly.

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Breg Partners With Redox to Improve Tracking of Orthotic Devices

Xconomy

For more than two decades, Breg has built and sold braces, splints, walking boots, and other devices designed to help rehabilitate injured patients. For Breg, adding Redox as a partner likely means that Breg can focus more on its own customers and software, rather than connecting to records systems.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

In many ways, this was like all the other Tesla events I’ve attended: the pumpy music and mood lighting, the designed-to-inspire kick off video, the Tesla superfans (pictured below), and the long lines for a brief test ride. The city is prepping for coming deluge by creating designated parking areas and other signage.