Using Advocate Marketing to make your customers so happy, that they sell your products for you. Birth of AM [Radio?] ID Category, pick Right Customers, make Happy Customers, set SMART goals, 1/2 Patience, Serialize Advocate Marketing concept is so simple, it makes you wonder why it took …
The 12 do’s & 4 don’ts of picking an aggressive Accelerator. Viable, Mentor, Feedback, Accelerate, prep 4 Financing, Questions, Connection, Reputation, Terms, Intense, Compet & more Accelerators are now an integral part of the startup eco-system. For some – especially 1st-time Founders, it is sort of becoming …
The success of new Business will often depend on its approach to Startup Marketing. Position’g, Brand’g, Web’g, Blog’g, Partner’g, Video’g, SEO’g, Advertising, PR’g Crowd-Sourcing, Speak’g, Brief’g, more The vast majority of startup Founders have little to no experience or marketing or managing a Startup Marketing budget. How do you deal with …
Angels & VCs put their $$$ on the best Team, rather than the best Idea, so Build a Dream Team. Prior experience, Challenges, Expertise, Decisive, Communicator, Confidence, Energy, Investor Contacts, Benefits & more. The top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be Building a Team …
Inspiration to see how other Founders have felt about Starting & Growing a Business. Quotes by: Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Disney, Elon Musk, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Oprah, Branson, Ray Kroc & more . . . What is an Entrepreneur? an explorer, initiator, challenger & driver. They’re someone …
How to pick an experienced, motivated Board of Advisors to help you thru your Launch Passion & Availability, Be Selective & Specific, Skin is In, Counsel vs Advice, Timing, Respect, Listen & Reward, Equity As an entrepreneur, it’s beneficial to put together a smart, inspired Board of …
All the Research & Planning you will need to make it happen !!! Should I, Spare time, Nurture your Network, Low $$ + Online Resources, Library & Legal, STanD OuT and more. Do you have a Hobby that people want to buy your craft from you? If …
Founders that have been there, done it, and learned the tough lessons you can use !!! Lori Greiner, Shark Tank; Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook; Barb Corcoran, Shark Tank ; Sarah Blakely, Spanx & 8 more. Any aspiring business Founder can learn from the leading, most influential, successful entrepreneurs of our …
Be Insprired by these Founders that are Starting & Growing successful Businesses Starting: Dream BiG, Y Combinator, Airbnb, Ashton Kutcher, Google Ventures, Seed Global, Clearly and more fab Founders. Under 40 & Fabulous. What is it possible to accomplish if you put your mind to it? Starting a new Business? Sometimes …
Find out what startups learned they really needed, but never though of when they started 1. Implementation, 2. Who you Hire, 3. Sales is Job #1, 4. Logistics, 5. Time Mgt, 6. Avoiding Growth ??? 7. saying “No”. It takes more than a great idea and a thorough …
10 Questions to answer before Pitching Investors – to see if you’re ready. Target Market, Customer need, Competitors, your Advantage, Team, prior Success, Progress, Biz Model, Risks, What $$ for? Are you ready for Pitching Investors is one of the most important tasks you’ll ever face in …
H2 Sub What is the Criteria needed to qualify & test a Partner? Attributes, Compatibility, Share Vision+, Dedication, Credibility, Connections, Expertise, No perceived Negatives & more As an advisor to startups, I often get asked how to use Partneting to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. …
to stay focused, in order for your Startup to be a Success with your Startup Team. Most important Team Members: #1 Organizer, #2.Fixer, #3.Jack-of-All-Trades, #4.Closer, #5.Yes Man or Woman. You’ve got a great idea for a product or service. You have a well-crafted business plan. You might …
Brand Champion > Loyalty > Familiarity. How to get there. Brand Champion > Loyalty > Familiarity, Differentiate, Attention, Feedback, Make it “easy”, Participation, Community & more Importance of a Brand Champion. In the startup realm, certain principles stand out as essential to lasting growth in a company. Customer “retention”, for instance, trumps …
10 Secrets of Highly Successful CrowdFunding Campaigns. CrowdFund by: Build Interest, Ask for $$$ later, Prepare, Media Page, Video, Social Media, be Personal, Communicate Progress, use Existing/get New Fans. As CrowdFunding [Definition] makes more gains in popularity, the battle for Page Views & Pledges has become increasingly competitive – especially …
fm Entrepreneur.com 19 Apr 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz “Your #1 Priority is Scaling your business.” It’s a simple observation, but an important one, shared by Dermalogica CEO & founder Jane Wurwand last week at the inaugural Circular Summit in Houston. She was one of many accomplished Female Founders who’d …
Successful people are inquisitive people who ask the really hard questions of themselves. That’s how they got to be successful. from INC Magazine 15 June 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Why ask Questions? Most highly successful people got there by asking the right questions. People everyday have important choices to …
fm Entrepreneur.com 16 May 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz In the book Main Street Entrepreneur, lifelong entrepreneur, business consultant & university professor Michael Glauser reveals how to achieve your dreams by implementing the 9 keys of entrepreneurial success. Trying to run a lean business? Here’s a list of 14 valuable …
from INC magazine 18 May 16 significantly enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz How do they do it? If only there were some magic formula to help us be our most productive, successful selves. Of course, no such medicine exists, but we can learn plenty from the example set by Millionaires $M. …
from Mental Floss for your Mind 13 May 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, knowing how to negotiate is a vital skill to have—and this has always been the case. Before going after what you want, look to these greatest business-savvy go-getters in history for inspiration. …
Strategy in the Age of Devastating Innovation from Brand Genitics.com 5/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Big Bang Disruption: is a book about technology & innovation – specifically how technology is the ‘Big Bang’ that can deliver “disruptive innovation” by both driving down business costs & making the delivery of new …