Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. If you don’t have a high level of commitment and passion, you customers won’t seek you out. Customers can touch and see a great product, but services are a bit ethereal.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

Irvine-based medical practice management software developer Kareo , led by Dan Rodrigues, said Tuesday that it has launched the next generation of its cloud-based software for outsourced billing. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

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Software Outsource Development Outsource Software Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. No product, even with a large opportunity, is ready to scale until you can show it working, with multiple customers paying the full price, to validate the business model. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Startup 154

Startup Outsource Ideas Research 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Bryce Maddock: TaskUs is the best provider in the world of customer care and back office services for emerging growth companies. Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. Bryce Maddock: We''re fortunate enough to work with a vast majority of today''s most successful startups.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Outsource Santa Monica 231

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

As noted in Pour and Stir Part I , the key to the successful execution of this strategy is managing the following equation: The cost to acquire a customer < lifetime value of a customer. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. This is equivalent to being handed a free customer for every ten customers you acquire.

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Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. You must also learn from your customers.

Ideas 126

Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. We do everything from picking, packing, and shipping to customer service, fulfillment, and providing the technology that powers the e-commerce site, online marketing, creative design, and digital imaging and photography.

Commerce 203

Commerce Venture Capital Internet Brands Startup 203

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We are seeing SaaS companies more and more are competing against other SaaS companies and experiencing more churn, price resistance and customer demand for customization. This is the natural maturation in these segments.

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Capital Southern California SaaS SoCal 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Second, how to get leads.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. If you don’t have a high level of commitment and passion, you customers won’t seek you out. Customers can touch and see a great product, but services are a bit ethereal.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. No product, even with a large opportunity, is ready to scale until you can show it working, with multiple customers paying the full price, to validate the business model. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Startup 103

Startup Outsource Invest Ideas 103

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Sean Broihier: When I was doing the site for my brother, every time they did an in-store promotion, or had an appearance, or they needed to change the prices on their prints, he had to call me, because I had done the website for him. myself and two women who do customer service and tech support for me via phone and email. the payroll.

Santa Monica 258

Santa Monica Pricing Sites Sales 258

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. No product, even with a large opportunity, is ready to scale until you can show it working, with multiple customers paying the full price, to validate the business model. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Tips 111

Tips Startup Outsource Ideas 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Work out of your home, and keep your own books.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, you must first create the playbook by which an independent sales rep can readily sell your product, including: identifying objections and developing strategies to overcome them, creating reference accounts and establishing meaningful customer adoption. 2) Secure Your Intellectual Property Too Early. 3) Attempt To License An Idea.

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Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists. No product, even with a large opportunity, is ready to scale until you can show it working, with multiple customers paying the full price, to validate the business model. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

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Funding Startup Outsource Ideas 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. If you don’t have a high level of commitment and passion, you customers won’t seek you out. Customers can touch and see a great product, but services are a bit ethereal.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2013

There are several symptoms of a small business in trouble: running out of cash , not enough customers , staffing issues. If you’re not making money, marketing can help you to identify new market segments, to make necessary price adjustments, or to consider new product/service lines—all which can result in a much-needed cash infusion.

Outsource Development 91

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Marketing 91

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. I obviously preferred the lowest price and I wanted the latest move-in date. You name it.

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Any interruption in service can have drastic effects on productivity, customer service, and on your bottom line. And for a premium customer service experience, it may make sense to choose a local or regional provider rather than a large national or international corporation. Scalability and Flexibility.

Services 64

Services Southern California Alhambra Technical Review 64

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Outsource Development 99

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Target market. Production.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. If you don’t have a high level of commitment and passion, you customers won’t seek you out. Customers can touch and see a great product, but services are a bit ethereal.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Target market. Production.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Ideas 62

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Competition 62

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you think of Pinterest, one of our customers, every time content is pinned or re-pinned, an email is generated to let users know that is happening. Sendgrid started in Summer of 2009 at TechStars in Boulder, and we've now grown dramatically to 100 employees and 60,000 customers. Jim Franklin: Sendgrid is a cloud-based email service.

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Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2014

But sometimes they forget that this kind of freedom comes with a price of personal accountability. Customer expectations these days can be unreasonable.” Every time I try outsourcing manufacturing, I get quality problems.” “If Exceeding customer expectations is my competitive advantage.” “I

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Satisfaction 99

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

Customers are notorious for stretching pay periods which means that the money you were including in your calculations may not exist. Just as you would hope (and expect) your customers to make payments in a timely fashion, you need to do likewise. Pricing is an art, a challenging art. Not minding your cash obligations.

Startup 93

Startup Pricing Outsource Competition 93

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Bridging the Gap and Redefining “Work” Recently, we discovered an interesting NYC-based company who had a simple hypothesis: W hat if you could bring elite business consultant talent to the table without the traditional price and hurdles? Introducing SkillBridge. confidentiality is a huge priority for SkillBridge.”

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For example, the Facebook business model of offering a product free to customers while gaining revenue from advertising was born out of the need to survive as a business while offering a fun service. If you have a great product and need customers, find a partner with many customers who needs a new product.

Startup 57

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Outsource 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2013

But sometimes they forget that this kind of freedom comes with a price of personal accountability. Customer expectations these days can be unreasonable.” Every time I try outsourcing manufacturing, I get quality problems.” “If Exceeding customer expectations is my competitive advantage.” “I

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Outsource Satisfaction 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Service as a bridge to a product business - One of the best ways for young startups to finance their business without any dilution is what I call “customer financing,&# which is mostly only possible in businesses that target businesses rather than consumers. You own the IP you create. It’s pure irony.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Equally important, marketing and sales people should be able to identify benefits and marketing strategies, set prices, and validate a business model. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build.

Product 92

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 92

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2016

While the technology revolution has produced some remarkable advancements in computing, the higher level of access has come at the price of increased security risks. Never has the job of IT professionals been as challenging as it is now. Excellent, reputable standing. Azure offers an exceptional combination of PaaS and IaaS services.

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Cloud Computing Design Tool Outsource 40