Marketplace Tuesday! (September 08, 2020) Entrepreneur |
- Marketplace Tuesday! (September 08, 2020)
- The marketing genius of NY comedian, Andrew Schulz
- Reflections on entrepreneurship education, learning to code, business validation, finding co-founders, & time management :: A shout-out to - and empathy for - founders diving in and juggling it all
- I made a map that demonstrates the intensity of anxiety levels in each country worldwide
- Rant: I'd be willing to bet that 95% of Tinder's Ad-Clickthroughs are garbage.
- I have no real passion and thus I'm constantly stuck in analysis paralysis . Constantly looking around if there is some sector or niche which guarantees better returns with lower risk in a shorter period of time.
- A newsletter about buying websites for profit
- Starting a drone aerial work business in Canada in 2020
- Is anyone still making money off of Amazon Associates?
- From 100-0 realquick. A fresh lesson learned this morning by yours truly.
- What ways can I go about getting my writing out there such as Amazon or other e commerce sites etc ,
- Any tips on starting to grow a motion cover art business through a YouTube channel?
- Creating a digital marketing agency, any last-minute pieces of advice I should know?
- Need help - willing to barter?
- How does one scale a book business as an Author? Sold 200 books in 1 week via Kickstarter
- Mainstream management thinkers are finally catching up to startups, which is good for everyone.
- Some companies contact clients who asked for quotation but didn't went with the company, they contact asking the reason for not going with them. Can someone please help me with this, how do you send such emails or call them?
- Amazon.ca Storefront Help
- How would I go about selling Legal Leads?
- How to be more strict with employees?
- NASA Offers COVID Ventilator Tech for Free to Companies
- App vs Webpage?
- Project Management Software for creating a physical product?
- Twitter Analytics not working correctly?
- Joining airforce. Passive Business ideas
| Marketplace Tuesday! (September 08, 2020) Posted: 08 Sep 2020 06:08 AM PDT Please use this thread to post any Jobs that you're looking to fill (including interns), or services you're looking to render to other members. We do this to not overflow the subreddit with personal offerings (such logo design, SEO, etc) so please try to limit the offerings to this weekly thread. Since this thread can fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. [link] [comments]  |
| The marketing genius of NY comedian, Andrew Schulz Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:51 AM PDT Let's start in 2017. Andrew Schulz had been killing it in the New York comedy clubs for over a decade. But no network would give him a shot. So he spent $25k filming his own special. And handed it to the networks on a plate. They still said no. Schulz realised he was going to have to make it alone. So he started analysing how people actually watch comedy. I asked all my friends about different specials and they all said the same thing, "Yeah, it was good. But I didn't finish it." I figured the hour is too long. So Schulz cut his special down to 16 minutes and put it on YouTube. He already had some subscribers from years of podcasting there. And it started getting traction. YouTube was working. So I started treating my YouTube channel like my own network. With every new joke his channel grew. But coming up with fresh comedy every week was insane. So Schulz started honing his improv. Because learning to roast the crowd meant new content every night. He'd film every show. Sometimes 7 in one weekend. Hoping to get one electric clip for YouTube. (See image) Between 2018/19 Schulz uploaded 125 bits of live comedy. Contrast this with the comic who puts out one special a year. 100 clips is 100 ways of discovering me. An hour on Netflix is one. And who wants to listen to a stranger for an hour? But you'll listen to a 2-minute clip if a friend sent it to you. In two years his channel grew from 140k to 840k. Part 2 March 2020. Schulz was midway through his first worldwide tour. Then Coronavirus hit. Most comedians were screwed. Schulz built a studio and started doing Late Night style monologues. Except, the jokes weren't watered down to please network execs. Schulz was unfiltered. And people resonated. For instance, contrast a "network" joke about Joe Biden with a Schulz one. (See video) Another thing Schulz nailed was distribution. He tailored his monologues to fit each social media platform. On Instagram he'd get your attention with a one-line intro. Then ask you to "turn your phone" to stop you scrolling by. (See example) Schulz put out 17 monologues in 17 weeks averaging 2M views. That's more than the comedy networks who'd ignored him for 5 years. * * * Schulz's story isn't about comedy. It's a lesson for anyone wanting to do anything. When the gatekeepers don't let you in, start your own thing. Fail until it works. Then keep going until you've got momentum. Schulz retells this Chris Rock story that sums it up: "You see someone on the side of the road with their car broken down. You drive by. But if you see somebody pushing their own car, you stop and help." I was an entitled little f\**ing brat whining about not having a special. I helped myself. Then people helped me.* That's all folks. Hope you found this useful maybe I can tempt you with my marketing newsletter. I share a new case study, like this one, every week. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:02 AM PDT Hi everyone, For a bit of background, a couple weeks ago I posted a few thoughts here in /r/Entrepreneur from my past couple of decades building and investing in businesses. Thanks for all the encouraging feedback and thoughtful questions. I was flooded with notes from battle-scarred entrepreneurs that 100% resonated with the first point, especially: i.e. that direct/indirect conflict is the primary cause of operational inefficiency and business failure. Obviously developing a worldview of empathy, generosity, and compassion (which I recommended, and still do) this is easier said than done. From my experience, however, I've seen people from vastly different walks of life pull it off; so there is hope for all of us. Overall, a key thing I look for in founders now is their ability to resolve conflict, regularly acknowledge their own weaknesses, and constantly seek out their blind spots. Combining these traits with deep domain expertise, product sensibilities, and the ability to recruit a well-rounded team is a winning formula. I'd like to give a big shout-out and high five to those of you on that path. Keep going! Five common topics/themes I noticed a number of recurring questions come up and I wanted to share a brief recap of each from my perspective:
Obviously these themes come up a TON here in /r/Entrepreneur. There are a wealth of posts to explore, but overall - like many of you - I can deeply empathize with trying to juggle it all. Here are a few reflections: Entrepreneurship Education I listed out a few books in my comments here and here, but in general it's important for entrepreneurs to embrace the principles of Lean, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, and the typical contents of pre-seed and seed pitch decks. It's helpful to focus on the basic framework of a deck, even at the very start of an entrepreneurial journey, because it forces you to extract the most important aspects from the various "canvasses" and traditional business model curricula out there. Also, at a more basic level, I linked previously to Naval's content regarding wealth and leverage creation (still highly recommended), but anything that gets you thinking about the difference between spending time/money on liabilities (i.e. things that lose you money while you sleep) and assets (things that make you money while you sleep) is all you need. For me personally, when I was a teenager I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad (which I know comes up a lot in /r/Entrepreneur, and - if you don't want to read the book - you can get the basic gist of it in this Amazon review). Overall, most "how to get rich" books and principles out there simply educate you how to create a snowball effect with leverage. No matter your age, spending time learning and practicing the above topics is helpful for advancing your education as an entrepreneur. Learning to Code Similar to the importance of reading, writing, arithmetic, and logic as foundations for education, I'm a firm believer that everyone - especially entrepreneurs - should be exposed to the fundamentals of computer science. Software has eaten the world, and will continue to do so. (And yes, program or be programmed.) As it relates to entrepreneurship, understanding the flavors of structuring data and how to make savvy use of algorithms will be helpful regardless of whether or not you are the one building your website or web/mobile app. Being aware of what computers can and cannot do allows you to make better decisions for your business. So, regarding the common question "Should I learn to code?", the answer is that you should seek to become literate in computer science, but if you don't find yourself loving the process of building your website/app (everyone should try!), that's OK. It's better to focus on what you love and can get extremely good at. You can recruit a team to cover the areas that aren't your strengths. Business Validation This is not at all easy. You can read The Lean Startup a thousand times and still be clueless about how to actually validate your particular idea. The best advice I can give is to focus on real customer acquisition and not esoteric tests. I've seen plenty of entrepreneurs land their first paying customer - and/or handful of enthusiastic users - with a simple pitch deck or written letter / sketches. This is "leverage" that you can then use to recruit a team and investors. The key is to acquire people outside of your personal network that are excited about what you are up to. Observe if those people are compelled to tell others about your idea. Virality is arguably the most important validation signal. Also, seek out direct 1:1 conversations with other entrepreneurs that have figured out how to acquire customers consistently. Usually there is some kind of "luck" factor that opens up an acquisition channel for a period of time and then eventually (or quickly) dries up. The key thing to learn, then, is how to find and open up those channels. Don't just focus on the particulars of any one method. Ultimately, validation is about the velocity and acceleration of getting people to interact with and buy your product/service. The signal of whether or not to continue iterating on your idea is completely dependent on your market, product, and business model. Finding Co-Founders There is no magic bullet here. The best thing you can do on your own - at first - is build up the value of your business with validation traction and assets. I don't 100% buy-in to all the dating analogies out there. Recruiting a team is more akin to sports or the performing arts. You are attempting to find people who are interested in leveraging their skills to make money and have fun. This doesn't need to be done with your soul mate. Establish a solid plan, sign comprehensive legal docs relatively early in the process, and get after it. BUT - per my caution in the previous post - finding people who align with your worldview is critical. And, if you find yourselves collectively veering away from empathy, generosity, and compassion, then work really hard to get back on track. This is primarily the job of the CEO, not your HR person or COO. Practically, beyond the obvious "network and meet lots of people" advice, if you are focusing on validating your idea and creating leverage, then you will create a compelling force of energy that people will want to be a part of. Your co-founder may come from your customer or investor pool, for example. Look at the people who are right in front of you, and also don't be afraid to ask them if they know anyone who you should meet. Time Management Finally, the last set of comments/questions I saw come up revolved around time management. How do you still have "a life" as an entrepreneur? How do you juggle school / a day job? How do you get into flow more often? etc… Material from authors like David Allen and Stephen Covey are, of course, helpful and highly recommended. I also saw a great post here in /r/Entrepreneur recently on timeboxing/pomodoro that you should check out. Ultimately, all the tips and tricks out there are meant to help you set priorities and focus in order to do your best work (or best leisure/relaxation) at the right time. What I don't see talked about enough, however, is how to establish principles for evolving your framework for prioritization over time. Similar to what I mentioned before, this is largely ignored because it is deeply personal. Most people, if we're honest, are train wrecks. I've heard people say that we, as humans, tend to overestimate what we can get done in a week, but underestimate what we can get done in a year. This is true. It points to the power of incremental/exponential progress that stems from healthy habits. So, practically, you likely already know - deep down - what your priorities are right now and what habits you should be forming. The key is to get started. Begin small. Enjoy the first steps. As an entrepreneur, you are already inclined toward action, so hopefully this isn't the hard part. The final set of time-management questions, however, were around narrowing attention and finishing well. For most of us in /r/Entrepreneur, this is the hard part. I'm deep in the struggle myself. What I keep coming back to is the power of daily habits, incremental progress, and attention to worldview-level issues in myself and my family/work relationships. When we hold fast to these principles, then it comes extremely clear what to say "yes" and "no" to. This helps us narrow our focus, finish projects, and transition well. --- Thanks for reading. I'd be happy to dive into any of these topics in more depth if you have questions/comments. Have a great rest of your week! [link] [comments]  |
| I made a map that demonstrates the intensity of anxiety levels in each country worldwide Posted: 08 Sep 2020 04:54 AM PDT As far as I am aware, it is the first interactive map that shows real-time levels of anxiety in each country across the world. Today I also launched on Product Hunt. This map only works if we all rate, so go ahead, put your country on the map with just one click and check the anxiety level in your country. And because I don't want to only focus on the problem but also help with it, I created a chatbot for quick free anxiety help. P.s: World anxiety map does not gather any individual personal data or use any cookies/other tracking technologies. [link] [comments]  |
| Rant: I'd be willing to bet that 95% of Tinder's Ad-Clickthroughs are garbage. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:26 AM PDT If I were an investor in Tinder, I'd be highly sceptical of any, or all of their advertiser traffic stats. I find it hard to believe that a multi billion dollar app, can't find a better way to serve ads to its users. I typically fire through 50-100 profiles a day and every single time I'll accidentally click and open at least 2 or 3 of their ads. It puts me on the verge of frenzy. The placement of these ads is intentional of course , so they can juice up their numbers and 'wow' their advertisers with claims of a billion impressions per week or month, whatever b.s. they try and sell them on. It drives me crazy that this shit actually works for them and as long as they keep those numbers pumped up, the ad revenue and investment keeps flowing. I would bet my house that less than 5% of their total clicks are genuine. Hell, it's probably less than 0.5%! Why are we all trying to build value-driven businesses when the real way to get that pot of gold is to build out a platform, stuff it with bots, fake your traffic, take a piss-weak stab at monetizing your userbase (Want more super-likes anyone?) and sell a stake in your newly minted unicorn. Fuck them. As an aside, I'm aware that this is common practice (Looking at you Flippa ) but still, there surely has to be a better way? Maybe not. Source: Bitter Marketing Bod. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:55 PM PDT I think I'm going crazy, I am paralyzed . inaction, constant re-routing and jumping from analyzing one sector to the other . I am sailing without gps or radar...just guestimates and a compass [link] [comments]  |
| A newsletter about buying websites for profit Posted: 08 Sep 2020 12:36 PM PDT Hi there, I nearly lost $10.000 on a website on Flippa and summarized how I avoided it in my recent newsletter article (hint: fake visitor data). The bigger idea behind this: I just started a newsletter dedicated to website investing. The goal is to help readers become website investors themselves - by providing insights around the right due diligence, the best tools, but mostly by spotting promising deals from various marketplaces (e.g., Flippa, Empire Flippers, and so on). This is the link to the article & newsletter: https://dealsflow.substack.com/p/1-buying-websites-can-go-wrong What are your thoughts? Do you think the newsletter is a worthwhile endeavor? If so, what would you be most interested in reading? If not, why not? I am looking forward to your feedback. [link] [comments]  |
| Starting a drone aerial work business in Canada in 2020 Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:27 PM PDT I'm based in southern Ontario, Canada and was recently laid off from my commercial pilot job. I am seriously considering starting a drone aerial work business (photo, video, survey, thermography, inspections, etc..). Does anyone have experience with doing this? Is it oversaturated? Any profitable niches like thermography/multispectral survey to look into? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Is anyone still making money off of Amazon Associates? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:53 AM PDT I run a site getting approximately 200k pageviews per month that is focused on specific products that are universally available on Amazon (books) and earned $26 in the last 30 days on Associates. Calculating per click on Amazon's links, this equates to less than a penny per click. ~4 years ago the same site earned over $500 consistently and had many months where it exceeded $1000, with less traffic. That traffic is largely US based but the site is monetized for everywhere Amazon operates. Doing some rough calculations it seems like AdSense is now significantly more profitable, which surprises me as the site is entirely focused on products Amazon sells. Is Associates still worth it? If so, what strategies have you seen work in the new extremely low commission environment both with Amazon Associates and competing methods of monetization? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| From 100-0 realquick. A fresh lesson learned this morning by yours truly. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:12 PM PDT In this short story I will explain how a 31 year old man(me) blew his life savings by starting a company on his own, doing what he loves and is very good at. In February some time this year I started my very own llc, I had a business plan I worked on for months and had finally saved up enough money to go start looking for my own jobs as a contractor. The plan was to start small, but be ready for the big opportunity when it comes. I am a heavy equipment operator (construction worker) and was able to purchase my very own mini excavator. Finally after all this time working for "the man". I started out digging residential drainage, with plans to scale as soon as possible. I purchased a diesel tank, pumps, trailer, and other miscellanies tools needed to work on a commercial job site. Just a couple months ago things were looking good, not great, but good. Covid has affected us less than other small business's because we are "essential" and I work alone most of the time. I was actually starting to make enough money to pay my bills. I was no longer trending down, but up, and so soon! I was so proud my hard work was paying off. Then one day after work as I'm sitting in my garage relaxing my phone rings and I get the biggest contract my company has seen thus far. (I was doing 5k jobs and this job was 20k) I couldn't believe it. Then after getting to the job site I started picking up more contracts from the owner of the property. Several of them were for bulldozer work, which I would have to rent, but I took that into consideration when I prepared the estimate. Then came the rain, and rain, and rain, and more rain. The job site flooded, and me being the drainage guy decided to fix it for free. The first time it took about 36hrs to pump all the water off the job. And that's where I made my first huge mistake as a contractor. I did not charge for those 36hrs, but now I had set a president. Every time it rained I was expected to do this and did, at first it was no problem. But as the hours pumping added up so did the days spent paying for a bulldozer that wasn't making me any money. It was too wet to make any money bulldozing. I got behind on my rental payment, but I knew I could make it up as soon as the rain subsided. And I did, I completed thousands of dollars worth of work in a very short time frame. However, I sent the invoice last Friday expecting it to be paid immediately (because that's how we have been working thus far). There was one payment that was late before this but it was a processing error on our end. This morning I sent a text to my normally financially punctual client. The response was bad, he informed me that I wouldn't be receiving a payment for two weeks. The next phone call I received was from the rental company, they need a payment or they need their machine is what they told me. I explained my situation, and they are coming to pick up the machine this afternoon. I am behind on my personal bills, the rental company is talking about filing a lien on my clients property, and to top it all off my mini excavator will not start. Lessons learned - 1. Create a payment schedule between yourself and long time clients that will cover your costs. 2. If something on rent is not making you money - get rid of it. Even if it costs you money to ship it back and forth. 3. Just because someone offers you a big number, does not mean it is a profitable number. 4. Do nothing for free, something that seems easy to you can become time consuming and thus money consuming. 5. Pray, because I'm going to need prayers to get myself out of this mess. Current financial situation is -$10,000 in overdue bills with $11,500 in unpaid contracts. The rain has returned and the rental company is picking up their bulldozer this afternoon. About $2000 of the overdue bills are personal and I'm worried they are going to come take my Jeep. Which has become a tool itself. Any advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation would be appreciated, prayers would also be appreciated. Learn from my mistakes! [link] [comments]  |
| What ways can I go about getting my writing out there such as Amazon or other e commerce sites etc , Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:08 AM PDT I write a lot about self discovery and believe my work can help people with their healing Journey. I'm not sure how to go about releasing it to the public any advice helps [link] [comments]  |
| Any tips on starting to grow a motion cover art business through a YouTube channel? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:03 PM PDT Hiphop based motion design company, I make logo reveals, animated cover art, etc. I saw someone here saying that growing their business through Youtube helped a lot, wanted to know if anyone similar had any tips and tricks, starting ideas, etc. Any help is appreciated [link] [comments]  |
| Creating a digital marketing agency, any last-minute pieces of advice I should know? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 10:19 AM PDT A little backstory, I work for a startup company. It has been just over a year here and my boss also operates a digital marketing agency where I also work, so I work for both the startup and my boss's longstanding marketing agency. Seeing the money come in I was interested, and with me only getting a small percentage with my boss barely helping, I realize I can do this on the side for myself and collect 100% of the money instead of my measly commission. But I cannot mention it to my boss, since he helped me get to where I am now and how I would be direct competition, so I cannot really ask him for advice but I do get tidbits every now and then. I am at the point where I am finalizing my website, My services will include SEO, ad management, content creation, website development, email marketing, and other very closely related topics I am skilled in. I am ensuring all functionality is correct and blog content is currently being planned so I can rank with Google Organic. Once I have articles ready and confirm functionality, I will be launching. Is there anything I need to know? I will note, I believe I want to meet with a business professional, lawyer, and accountant to sort everything out before I get into a big mess, unsure if I really need to though. I am unsure of how I will accept payment legally, I cannot use PayPal for these transactions and I also will need to figure out the licenses I need for creating this business in my state (NY). That's what's on my mind so far, anything else I should look into? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Need help - willing to barter? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 02:01 PM PDT Hello friends. I need help and am willing to give to. (This is NOT a promotion - I am genuinely looking) I am a public speaking coach and I'm bloody good. I was a successful theatre director and acting trainer and I take the first principles of theatre and 5 decades of experience and figure out what works for an individual so they can shine in any speaking situation. I also coach people for job interviews and my success rate scares me. I just wonder when my magic will vanish. I lost all my bookings back in March and hence, leaned into poverty and relaxation. I was terrified of zoom and doing online workshops, however, a month ago, some people were desperate and begged me to help them - so I did. I've now done 5 really successful workshops. I'm confident I have a tested product that gives value for people's money. What I 'need' to is: set up a series of workshops, put them on eventbrite, set up mailchimp thing, advertise the series on mailchimp, linkedin, facebook and possibly slap something on my website. The words, Landing page, also float around my head. My problem is, I have not got a bloody clue. And I am ridiculously scared of doing this. I do not have a head that thinks in this way and I'm terrified of messing up and I don't even know what I don't know. I've tried watching tutorial videos and I feel either super anxious or fall into a deep sleep. I've asked people and they either shrug or they frustratingly bark some half-baked instruction that I do not understand. It makes me super sad. I have no money to pay and I've been ripped off with these things in the past. Is there someone genuine/decent here who can do this and who would enjoy helping me set this up - in exchange for some quality coaching or attending my workshops? I've done barters before and I usually come off worse. I'm looking for this to be a fair win-win outcome - one where we are super happy to recommend each other afterwards and we both move up a level. [link] [comments]  |
| How does one scale a book business as an Author? Sold 200 books in 1 week via Kickstarter Posted: 08 Sep 2020 01:53 PM PDT I am an Author/Creator of a Kid's book, Better Alphabets, it's a new take on the ABCs, modernizing them to fit the world today, B for Business, H for Humanity, and M for Mars are just 3 out of 26. I didn't want to go through the usual publishing route as it's riddled with pompous editors who think they know better than most authors/creators, 6 month long queues just waiting for someone to give you attention, giving up control over art direction, cover, and profits..so I started my own publishing company and self-published my first book, joining up with 2 other partners who help in marketing and logistics, etc. Thing is, I am unclear how we can ever scale this into a bigger business, more books won't help scale this, posters and bookmarks, etc won't make this grow. As far as I can tell there is no good way to reach or do multiples of the sales we are doing. We are live on Kickstarter and got featured on the homepage, hitting the goal in about 40 hours. About 60% of the sales are total strangers landing on the campaign from various sources. We will be listing on Amazon soon after the Kickstarter which I hear is a jungle. Let's say we sell the book for $10, which cost us $4 to make +artist + marketing cost + packaging cost + Amazon fees, very quickly eats up into the profits. TLDR: What does a Book business 2.0 look like as an Author/publisher? At the moment we only have 1 book (we will do more) and we used the art to make posters/bookmarks, also have an ebook and Audiobook launching in the coming weeks. [link] [comments]  |
| Mainstream management thinkers are finally catching up to startups, which is good for everyone. Posted: 08 Sep 2020 03:35 AM PDT Author and former director of the World Bank, Steve Denning, interviewed 2017's world's #1 management thinker, Roger Martin, about his new book: When More is Not Better. It's a fascinating article, with two longtime mainstream management thinkers going back and forth about how the discipline has evolved from "maximizing shareholder value" (what Martin calls "the dumbest idea in the world" in his 2012 book: Fixing the Game) to managing holons of complex adaptive systems inside of complex adaptive systems. In its simplest form, the craft of management is now being recognized by its leaders as having moved from football to basketball. From complicated to complex. From Brave New Work, by Aaron Dignan: "Contrary to popular opinion, among people who study systems theory, "complicated" and "complex" are distinct words with precise meanings. The engine inside a car is complicated. A complicated system is a causal system—meaning it is subject to cause and effect. Although it may have many parts, they will interact with one another in highly predictable ways. Problems with complicated systems have solutions. This means that, within reason, a complicated system can be fixed with a high degree of confidence. It can be controlled. This is not to say that a complicated system can't be confusing or inaccessible to the layperson. Quite the contrary. Understanding a complicated system, such as an engine or a 3-D printer, requires specialized expertise and experience. Here, experts can detect patterns and provide solutions based on established good practice. This is the domain of the mechanic, the watchmaker, the air traffic controller, the architect, and the engineer. Traffic, on the other hand, is complex. A complex system is not causal, it's dispositional. We can make informed guesses about what it is likely to do (its disposition), but we can't be sure. We can make predictions about the weather, but we cannot control it. Unlike complicated problems, complex problems cannot be solved, only managed. They cannot be controlled, only nudged. This is the domain of the butterfly effect, where a small change can lead to something big, and a big change might barely make a dent. Here expertise can be a disadvantage if it becomes dogma or blinds us to the inherent uncertainty present in our situation." About time. Business has never been complicated, despite decades of management theory trying to make it so. This book is important because once HBR talks about it, Fortune 500 businesses listen. The mainstream is recognizing what the edge has used as their competitive advantage for years: that business is complex, and the best way to manage that is highly engaged, empowered, and aligned people. —- FromSecond Mountain Startup, the weekly newsletter for purpose driven entrepreneurs. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 12:00 PM PDT Clients usually requests quotations from multiple companies and finally goes with one. Some companies contacts him back asking for the reason for not going with them, can someone please share template for such email or share anything related to this. I don't know what to search on google. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:36 AM PDT I am planning to open an Amazon.ca store front to sell products into Canada. What I have realized is that many products are not available on Amazon.ca or available at a very high price. I have never sold online or done any business as a seller on Amazon. Is it best to let them fulfill all the orders? I would probably start with basic products that I already know, buy bulk from US manufacturers and then resell to Canada at a modest markup. Any pitfalls? things to avoid and things that I should do? Any feedback would be very helpful. [link] [comments]  |
| How would I go about selling Legal Leads? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 11:03 AM PDT About a month ago, I made a mock up website for a Chicagoland Personal Injury Law Firm, to showcase in my portfolio for a prospect a while back. This included Domain and Hosting. I used this site to test out SEO and Backlink Building. I forgot about the website for a while until 3 days ago when I checked the emails for the websites. I noticed that the website was actually generating leads. Around 10-15 hot leads a day. When I checked the Google Search Console. I noticed it was at the 4th-5th spot on most niche keywords for Chicago. Is there any way to sell these leads, are they valuable? Or the possibility to sell the website? I understand 12 leads a day can mean ~360 leads a month and closing atleast 10 of those leads could be serious profit, and these are hot leads so the closing rate would be higher than the 2-3% standard.. I'd love to get any opinions on anyone else who buys/sells hot leads? [link] [comments]  |
| How to be more strict with employees? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 06:54 AM PDT The problem is that I am a considerate person by nature, and even though I don't let anyone walk all over me, I am too considerate with employees which could be perceived as a weakness. I know bosses or even some of the bosses I've head over the years, don't hesitate to push their boundaries and are more demanding and don't much concern themselves with being considerate. Any advice? [link] [comments]  |
| NASA Offers COVID Ventilator Tech for Free to Companies Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:55 AM PDT A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use under the FDA's March 24 ventilator Emergency Use Authorization. Called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), the device was developed by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California to free up the nation's limited supply of traditional ventilators so they may be used on patients with the most severe COVID-19 symptoms. The Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships at Caltech is offering a free license for VITAL and is reaching out to the commercial medical industry to find manufacturers for the device. You can register for the webianr here: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed631c62a3af0fc2edd4f5b686633e38d [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:51 AM PDT Why make an app when the web will do the same thing? I guess the difference is you can list an app in the google play and people will buy it? [link] [comments]  |
| Project Management Software for creating a physical product? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:41 AM PDT I searched through past posts but I did not find anything in regards to this - I am working with someone that is starting a shoe company and I am looking for a project management tool that will help him keep track of all the steps and dates to hit in the production process - any suggestions? Thank you so much for any input! [link] [comments]  |
| Twitter Analytics not working correctly? Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:40 AM PDT Hi everyone, I use Twitter a lot as a platform to promote my website. The past week or so the analytics tool hasn't been working properly for me. On the Summary tab it is only showing impressions & new followers (not profile visits, mentions, and tweets like it usually does) When I go to the actual "Tweets" tab from Aug 25 to Sep 7 the impressions graph shows that I tweeted 0 times. Has anyone else ever experienced these discrepancies, or know what causes them? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, [link] [comments]  |
| Joining airforce. Passive Business ideas Posted: 08 Sep 2020 09:18 AM PDT Looking to start a business or something before I go in so that when I get out it will have grown. Something that I could work on while in the service in my free time. Any suggestions or points in he right place would be greatly appreciated [link] [comments]  |
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