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How To Pick Your Focus For Your Next Business Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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4 Key Questions To Size The Potential Of Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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10 Key Business Founder Checks Needed Before The Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

You need intellectual property , such as a patent, trade secret, or process expertise that will be a barrier that you can defend. Assess your connections, both social media and financial. Every successful business requires a focus on providing solutions, business management, and customer service.

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10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth

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Elon Musk and Tesla made their battery patents available to anyone, to clear the path for market infrastructure growth and compatibility, which of course benefits Tesla. Include marketing initiatives to educate and help customers. Examples include the Nike Run Club app where people participate in challenges and win trophies.

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7 Strategies To Create Your Own Market And Win Bigger

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and the media to build demand for change. People need to be influenced and educated to change consumption habits, expectations, and buying patterns. A compelling story can make or break your ability to differentiate your solution from dozens of others. New markets don’t just happen, or create themselves.

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How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague

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Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. Made by socialized geeks. Sad but true.

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Every New Business Needs A Unique Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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