SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. Customer Development Notes I'm assuming founders are having customer development conversations.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2013

Encino-based survey and sampling technology developer uSamp announced this morning that it has expanded its Consumer Insights division through the hiring of a new Senior Director of Insights and Strategy. uSamp said it has hired Robert Clancy, a veteran of such companies as Diageo, JCPenney, Blockbuster and PepsiCo, to the position.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call services firm headed by Jason Spievak, has signed on a new customer today, Rex Direct Net. Rex Direct Net is a performance marketing firm providing affiliate marketing, online lead generation and market research sampling. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara .Net Sample Research 157

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is. I think it works well for startups because in startups there are inherently less rules and with customers there is less clarity about your product category. And that leads me to today’s post.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2010

Encino-based uSamp , the online survey and panel firm, said Wednesday that it is moving into the mobile market, and is adding mobile surveying to its platform. Tags: usamp united sample survey online panel mobile checkin foursquare gowalla facebook social networking places. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

service allows its customers to access its panel of screened and vetted survey respondents in real time, and will be available in beta in December. uSamp provides an online service to help customers conduct market research, surveys, and other research. Tags: usamp sample survey marketpalce. READ MORE>>.

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Services Sample Screening Research 140

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

Broadcom said that both chips are designed to help boost the "Internet of Things" market. The new Wi-Fi SOC, the BCM4390, is sampling now to early access customers and is aimed at reaching full production in Q4. The company''s new Bluetooth Smart chip is aimed at use in Android-based smartphones and tablets. READ MORE>>.

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Sample Design Product Customer 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Los Angeles-based Instantly , the provider of market research and sampling tools, said it has upgraded its offerings, adding a number of key updates to its tools. According to Instantly, it is now offering up unrestricted access to its Instantly Automated Sample tool, which lets businesses target specific consumer for their research.

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Sample Template Tool Research 100

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

To understand why investors are finding the firm so interesting, and why the company raised such a large round, we spoke with Adam Bernhard , CEO of the firm, about the company and funding, how email has allowed the firm to get past the "Google trap" of marketing on the web, and where the firm is going. Adam, thanks for the time.

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Sales Email Startup Sample 224

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Leveraging LLMs to help users fill in text, whether it’s by providing starter content, samples, or highly personalized tips, makes their lives easier. So instead, we fill it with a completely custom blurb, written just for him: Hello! Now that AI is here to help, every textbox is an opportunity to help a customer through the challenge.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

My sample is over years. I doubt they have a customer problem. They want our customer records. Tech Market Analysis' But when pressed they equally complain about their existing service also. Yes, I’ve taken many UberX’s also. I get a mixed bag of feedback on Uber but generally it has been pretty positive.

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Press Journal Startup Training 418

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

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. Vendor costs are subject to change, customers are fickle, competitors come out of the woodwork and the economy can take a downturn.

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Startup Pricing Sample Customer 147

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

MAY 2, 2021

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Offer customized products or services. Choose a large market in a growth industry. It’s the plan building process that provides the value, and gives you real insight into your market, your customers, and the competition.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

market, and offer digital video broadcast (DVB) standards, decoding of compressed video streams, Ethernet connectivity, and embedded 3D graphics cores. Broadcom said the new ICs are now sampling to early access customers. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

As an aspiring entrepreneur, one of the most important things you need is a memorable “ elevator pitch ,” to communicate your startup value proposition and leave a great first impression on friends, investors, employees, and future customers. Lead with your best marketing pitch and conviction. Highlight the solution more than the team.

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Eric Greenspan

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Of course, I will bring my passion for “Mind Blowing Customer Experiences” to the business. Not only is the coffee delicious, but the customer will also love interacting with Macaw staff and we will always ensure delight. I will also support our chairman who is handling European and Asian markets.

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Santa Barbara Course Sample IBM 173

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Here is a sampling of ten themes from the book that I think are just as relevant today as they were then: The reality of starting. Or your customers tell you what they need. The reality of marketing. Everybody wants to do the fun stuff: shuck and jive with the beautiful people, and create fun marketing campaigns.

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Entrepreneur Sample Guide Ideas 174

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51 Growing up with a father who was a food marketer, Boyd Myers said she saw firsthand what eating a diet of fast-food can do to a person and was always looking for more healthy food options that also had a positive benefit for the planet. AKUA co-founder and CEO Courtney Boyd Myers.

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Startup Los Angeles Sample Funding 191

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Over the last few months, we''ve been coming out to the market much more aggressively. Ian Miller: The traditional database market was based on what is called the relational model. We also run a free, weekly clinic for our customers who have downloaded our free community product. What is your background?

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Startup Yahoo Software Education 198

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

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. Vendor costs are subject to change, customers are fickle, competitors come out of the woodwork and the economy can take a downturn.

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Startup Pricing Sample Customer 123

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

Michael Dubin: My background is digital marketing, and a little bit of editorial. After that, I went to a digital marketing for a firm which provided marketing for Sports Illustrated and other big brand advertisers like Gatorade and Nike, driving video views of social video. That's the one we'll mass product.

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Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Sample 210

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. Carey Ransom: We see that the number one, fastest growing segment of the legal market is the small, solo firm.

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Legalzoom Startup Template Sample 164

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? It’s the old – 5% of massive market gives us a big number.

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. There are many samples available from known sources, including this one from my website. Marty Zwilling.

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Ideas Tips Technical Review Patents 159

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. You won’t succeed with a product that is too expensive for the market. Use focus groups.

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Entrepreneur Pricing Custom Customer 99

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.

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Sample Writing Summary Startup 96

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.

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Startup Sample Summary Pricing 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

For too many small businesses, customer service is still seen as a “burden.” The report also indicates that customer problem experiences continue to increase, up four percent to 54 percent since the last study. These days, relationships and online reviews are key drivers for over 80 percent of new customers.

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Customer Custom Startup Satisfaction 56

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 Pricing Sample Customer 103

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Marketing, sales, and partners.

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Slides Competition Sample Sales 99

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. You won’t succeed with a product that is too expensive for the market. Use focus groups.

Product 94

Product Pricing Custom Customer 94

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

You get almost 80 percent, the you decide what you want to do--do you enter this market on your own, give it to a partner to take to market? What that gives our customers, is a great edge in performance. What a customer wants is to just have much better Ethernet and UDP multicast. Why do you need that?

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Networking Startup Design Customer 124

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. You won’t succeed with a product that is too expensive for the market. Use focus groups.

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Startup Pricing Custom Customer 93

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

” Through this window into the market, Chen knew that there was a way to circumvent the time-consuming process of booking a doctor’s visit to get a test scheduled and performed. For Scanwell, it’s the culmination of a three-year journey to bring their first diagnostic test to market.

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Screening Sample Los Angeles Funding 148

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges. Data reports include following sample fields: real-time suggested price for specific unit of ad inventory, ad server data, order insertion data, behavioral targeting data, conversion data, etc.

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Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214