Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2018

Dell is a great example of emphasis upon fast, creating a customized computer in 48 hours or less, bringing in assemblies and components just-in-time to make the assembly line. Dell’s response would be something like “Quality custom computers more quickly than the competition.” More examples of fast above better.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 2, 2018

For example, Internet resellers have a better chance to combine price and quality than those with much more fixed overhead occupying a bricks-and-mortar physical presence in the community. Here are a few examples to help you. Think about your positioning. There are exceptions, based upon cost of sales. The danger of competing on price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2023

Entrepreneurs have always believed that their product or service must show real value to customers, but today the smart ones are even able to make their marketing valuable. Now customers seek out people who are willing and able to add value, with expertise and insight, even before they have a product.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 24, 2017

As my enterprise computer software company which produced innovative lodging systems for hotels and resorts grew quickly, we found ourselves straining to keep up with the hiring and training of good customer support representatives, a critical part of the equation then and still so today in the 24-hour environment of hotel front desk operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Businesses see this as the Holy Grail for finally being able to predict who, where, and when customers will buy their existing solutions, and what their future solutions must look like to be attractive. For example, Google’s Ngram service has already datafied over 5.2 quintillion bytes a day.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, let’s consider Mark. So instead, we fill it with a completely custom blurb, written just for him: Hello! That blurb, and the following examples, were all generated from GPT in only a few seconds, at a cost of less than one penny. Which means better conversions and happier customers.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2017

You’re fighting to put out the fires from customer complaints, or incomplete work, or are suffering from an inability to focus upon new development or new customers before cleaning up the mess inside your organization. The customer pays for all or at least 90% of the bill, perhaps holding back a retainer awaiting completion.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

However, in some cases due to custom core components in a framework or implementation particulars, a framework may exceed 100%. For example, in the multiple query test, Revel currently considerably exceeds Go. The theoretical ideal is 100%, meaning the framework imparts no performance penalty compared to its platform.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The concept is similar to Toyota’s e-Palette vehicle, which can theoretically be customized to serve as a retail shop, restaurant or shuttle for people. “We will collaborate with Canoo engineers to develop a cost-effective Hyundai platform concept that is autonomous ready and suitable for mass adoption.” ”

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” Who are the customers? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? Free trials?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

For example, I usually hear about an aggressive marketing budget, with a plan to penetrate a few big retail chains, and some videos to catch your attention on YouTube. What I want to hear is an innovative marketing and growth strategy that will set you apart in the minds of investors, as well as customers.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 4, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] These and other efforts to be first over the years have led me to ask my current crop of CEOs as I serve on various boards, “Do you have the resources to evangelize the market, educate your potential customers, AND sell your product?” Apple as a surprising example. You might be an exception. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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Berkonomics

MAY 17, 2018

It is a story about focus upon the customer, first. Some examples of celebration you can use. An event of extraordinary customer service. Their largest customer, Hamilton Island Resort, had just suffered a fire that destroyed the building containing their large minicomputer installation. Customer first, always!

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 30, 2020

The company already boasts a few very large initial customers in the automotive industry, consumer packaged goods and aerospace and defense, including Toyota, according to chief executive Arye Barnehama. “If we get parts or data examples we can get that up and running the same day.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

It’s when the noise stops and you can actually get customer attention, press articles and VC meetings. People attending marquee conferences with rock bands, prominent speakers, Gartner Group prognosticators and lots of other happy customers. I remember, for example, when business intelligence swept through companies globally.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

1 priority was to ensure long-term financial stability and secure the core team, technology development and customer programs no matter what the scenario, Czinger said, adding that there is still enormous uncertainty surrounding the real impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Divergent 3D has two global OEMs as customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

For example, a few years ago Wells Fargo seriously damaged its brand trying to grow the business by creating accounts without proper customer consent. This resulted in lawsuits and fines, angered many new customers, and the Wells Fargo brand is still recovering. There are many comparable examples of big hits.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket has built itself as a profitable but quiet giant that underpins the fuel that helps companies in all of these categories by becoming one of the critical companies building bridges between food producers and those that interact with customers. Its opportunity comes in the form of disruption and a gap in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For example, I once worked for a small software company selling a sophisticated enterprise workflow solution. All this was done without damaging anyone’s credibility, or stealing customers. It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

I want to understand how many units the company is selling, whether this is increasing over time and how well they’re doing at retaining the customers that they do acquire. Do 20% of the customers make 80% of the revenue or do the top 3 customers represent 80% of the revenue. For example, look at the following graph.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 3, 2021

An estimate of the number of customers, of the amount of traffic to your website, of the numbers of products sold or hours spent in development – there are thousands of areas where a number sounds better when it is larger. Sometimes it seems to you to be just an unimportant little stretch of the facts. Yes, we’ve seen gray areas.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Let's take a look at some of the many ways businesses can benefit from these new models to streamline operations and deliver faster and more accurate results.We’ll begin by looking at some real-world examples and then we’ll dive into more details of how these improved search capabilities can enhance your business.

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Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2018

Is your product or service one that responds to a customer need, real or perceived? In general, there are three types of products or services: those a customer needs, those a customer wants, an d those a customer believes he does not want or need. An example of how not to do it. Why buy now?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs. For example, we’re now already well into our third growth fund that we started in 2015 (the first returned 2x cash in 3.5 He launched our scout program as an example. Kara is a natural leader and loves taking ownership of tasks and over-performing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Every entrepreneur believes that their product or service is memorable, and that every customer will quickly see the advantage over competitors. Yet true product differentiation in the eye of the customer is rarely achieved. Quantify the difference for your customers. Customize to differentiate, but do it efficiently.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

For example, I believe that Starbucks surprised most people by proving that they could take a commodity business, a coffee shop, and make it a worldwide profit winner, just by justifying premium pricing with a quality product, the right locations, personalized service, and appealing to the professional customer personas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

For example, a couple of years ago, Starbucks' chief executive officer, Kevin R. I often think of the scope of this example in my role as mentor to a struggling entrepreneur who is quick to blame his problems on employee mistakes, or even changing customer expectations. Don’t wait for a crisis to test accountability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to prompt you when changes to your business may be required: Look for a changing customer sense of value. For example, I find that more people now look for a great total experience , including selection choices, ease of return, and friendly support, versus just the lowest cost transaction.

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Berkonomics

JULY 28, 2022

And you can lead by example as well. The military leadership example. Even in the military, the best leaders, no matter what the rank, lead by consensus and by example – except perhaps in battle. Here is the ultimate question for a leader…. Which style works best in the long run? The object is to have people follow, willingly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Test your innovation with at least a hundred customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

A business plan is the outward facing definition of the business you hope to drive with your hardware solution, with a hardware overview in the intro to highlight customer value and competitiveness. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. Provide specifics on the customer business model. and trademarks.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

Ho cited an investment in WeeCare , a startup that helps people launch curriculum-based home daycares within their own homes, as an example. Additional Fika portfolio companies include Asian food delivery business Chowbus , Elementary Robotics , a developer of robot assistants, and Chatdesk , a customer support messaging platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2020

Corporate environments are looking for depth of technical skills and experience, while small businesses need everyone to be customer-centric , with a broad range of perspectives and experiences, in addition to the specific skill requested. Everyone has to take some risks, make a decision, or solve the customer problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. Ariel understood her customer?—?the So Why Does This Matter? the modern buyer of home products?—?better

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

For example, I’m not sure the world needs one more social media niche site, or another dating site, or yet another flavored drink alternative. Major innovation, with major payback, requires real change, addresses a major pain point, and hits a large customer segment who can pay. Communicate and market your solution to the max.

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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.

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