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Obsess over customers: when given the choice between obsessing over competitors or customers, always obsess over customers.” Jeff Bezos
Many people really do not understand what Twitter is all about. On this video Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter addressed much of the misinformation about Twitter.
(Source: allthingsd.com)
Many corporations test products during the development cycle but not early or often enough with actual customers. R&D is the most expensive step in the innovation process. If you wait until you have something close to a finished product before getting user feedback, large sunk costs will make your team reluctant to employ significant changes.
For Successful Innovation, Release Imperfect Products by Larry Popelka
Mark Suster, Partner at GRP Partners and author of BothSidesOfTheTable, discusses the mistakes he made in his early ventures and offers advice to emerging entrepreneurs
Dave outlines a metric based approach to startup marketing. He explains how to prioritize and evaluate marketing channels, user interface considerations, effective copy writing, and the importance of understanding customer value and acquisition costs to design an effective marketing strategy.
(Source: fi.co)
Documentary about Tom Ford, who quit designing clothes and stuff for Gucci and YSL at the top of his game, went off to make movies and came back to establish himself as his own brand.
Ironically, our so-called ‘startup culture’ also plays a significant role in the lack of talent for hire.
Jerome Gentolia - The Talent War Among Startups
Investors are not interested in business plans. They are interested in businesses.
by Jerome Gentolia: Build Relationship, Raise Funds, Stay Focused On Your Business
At first glance, the post-grant review period seems to be harmless, at least from the viewpoint of the inventor. Upon closer examination, you’ll see that this feature will hamper, rather than help, the inventor.
