Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. Ariel understood her customer?—?the This is an age-old marketplace tension where leverage often determines the value captured.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

In reality, a simple Excel spreadsheet model customized around your assumptions can save you hours and avoid a wasted expense in validating alternative vendor and marketing decisions. The way to start is with a sample financial model, freely available from many sources on the Internet, such as this one from Entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

Product 94

Product Pricing Customer Custom 94

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

Startup 93

Startup Pricing Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. You will be amazed at how clear the relationship becomes between pricing, cost, and volume. Do your own, if you can, because you know the numbers. In fact, this is the easy part.

Startup 101

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2011

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. You will be amazed at how clear the relationship becomes between pricing, cost, and volume. Do your own, if you can, because you know the numbers. In fact, this is the easy part.

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Startup Sample Summary Pricing 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most business professionals I know have been conditioned to think of inflation as highly negative, driving up their costs, and reducing customer buying. I see it as an opportunity to find new ways to attract customers , make long-needed changes to improve productivity, and lower your own costs of doing business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. You will be amazed at how clear the relationship becomes between pricing, cost, and volume. Do your own, if you can, because you know the numbers. In fact, this is the easy part.

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Startup Sample Summary Pricing 91

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I was interested in the opportunity, because although the firm had been around for some number of years, they had an interesting product, great customers, and the legal market is a massive market. It seemed like we had enough assets there to do something interesting with the company. It's all delivered over the web.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2010

Start with a “sample” business model, available in generic form or customized for specific industries, from many sources on the Internet. You will be amazed at how clear the relationship becomes between pricing, cost, and volume. Do your own, if you can, because you know the numbers. In fact, this is the easy part.

Invest 71

Invest Startup Sample Summary 71

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Take a look at my website for the Sample Executive Summary , which shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Do you now have real customers, are just starting development. Business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Take a look at my website for the Sample Executive Summary , which shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Do you now have real customers, are just starting development. Business model.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

That gives us the ability to monitor the result of campaigns, all the way to the creation of a customer. We've built our revenue and buying model such that we only charge advertisers when they get a customer--or whatever the equivalent of customer for them is, such as is filling out a form to get a sample.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

That gives us the ability to monitor the result of campaigns, all the way to the creation of a customer. We've built our revenue and buying model such that we only charge advertisers when they get a customer--or whatever the equivalent of customer for them is, such as is filling out a form to get a sample.

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Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2010

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

Tips 48

Tips Pricing Customer Custom 48

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

At the time, we had a couple of customer buying chips from us that were processor chips, used for doing energy measurement in commercial meters. We've got four generation of parts in the market, with three in production, and the fourth sampling--with a fifth in design. Finally, how big are your operations there in Irvine?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The $7 a month food subscription service for consumers to sample out new delicacies handpicked by the Goodies co team includes treats like wine biscuits, pumpkin souffle mix, dark chocolate infused Quinoa bars, and white cheddar popcorn all wrapped with a brief description just in case you might want to order for the same after tasting.

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Sample Entertainment Pricing Help 60

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Instead of paying upfront for expensive software and customized solutions, businesses can now realize cost advantages by purchasing scalable cloud services. Critical software programs for accounting, email, and productivity are just a small sample of the cloud services that are available to small businesses in today’s world.

Competition 40

Competition Technology Social Media Tips 40

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

This biotech company developed Xplore-PATHO as a service to test samples for the presence of pathogens – everything from bacteria and DNA virus to parasites and fungus – in a single test. Price: $1.99 For retailers, this will mean selling more product, fewer returns and happier customers. Culpability (Atlanta, GA).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. Go find a new technical resource.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2010

If it’s a job that requires writing you could ask them to submit a sample in advance. How they first contacted the customer. &# Did you send an email first or call? What was your original price quote? What was your final price? Why they lowered price by 20%. An obvious example is programming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. No problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. No problem.

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Sample Writing Startup Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. A few thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a successful business, or for that $1M investment you expect the plan to entice. You really need a business plan for you own efforts, even if external funding is not a requirement. No problem.

Startup 91

Startup Funding Sample Writing 91

InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

Agree to Bundling Without a Minimum Price. The resulting credibility will help you establish future business development and customer relationships. Your pitch will be far more compelling to prospective customers and business partners when you have physical evidence of your partnership with a BDC. Issue Unmitigated Exclusivity.

Outsource Development 170

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 170

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

He returned and waited for me to sample the drink. Then engage your would-be Bro as a peer, a courtesy they may seldom experience from most of their harried, self-absorbed customers. Such similarities lead to liking and liking ensures that your Bro will relate to you as a kindred soul, rather than another anonymous customer.

Class 100

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InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

Agree to Bundling Without a Minimum Price. The resulting credibility will help you establish future business development and customer relationships. Your pitch will be far more compelling to prospective customers and business partners when you have physical evidence of your partnership with a BDC. Issue Unmitigated Exclusivity.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Press Technical Review 124

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. See a sample reprint in PDF format. Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. October 5, 2012.

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