Have you automated your social media marketing? It’s a work-in-progress still for me as I experiment and learn new things, especially over at the MaximizeYourMoney Financial Coaching site. The social media marketing challenge Honestly, a lot of marketing really isn’t rocket science. Yes, it definitely takes some thought, and oftentimes some creativity, but once messages […]
Entrepreneurs need patience, but few seem to have it
Very few startups are overnight successes. In fact the “overnight successes” that you can think of right now probably took years to hit that “overnight” point. It takes time to get a new venture off the ground. And during that initial period of time (which can very realistically be measured in years) there is a […]
Business, customers, entrepreneur, Founder, Fundraising, small business, startups, venturePerform Customer and Market Validation Early
I almost titled this post “Find Your Niche” but as I thought through it, a lot of the content I would have written was about customer and market validation. But let’s start there… Find your niche When providing a service, selling a product, solving a problem, etc. you can’t be everything to everyone. You can’t […]
customers, lean, marketing, sales, StartupMomentum Is The Key To Success
I meet with a lot of startup founders on a regular basis. Sometimes these discussions take place at pitch events and sometimes at a more informal coffee or lunch. Since the point of the talk usually has something to do with their venture, the founder gives some basic information about their status. How many staff […]
angel, customers, Finance, Investing, startups, ventureHow To Get Some of Your First Users/Clients – Community
When you are just starting up your venture you’ll likely be anxious to get your first few clients, and at the lowest cost possible. What I recommend to startups that I mentor is to be sure you hit the low-hanging fruit first. One thing to do is some very basic SEO optimization so people can […]
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