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Three areas which every start-up should focus their attention on

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Re: Three areas which every start-up should focus their attention on

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Post by chadgeidel » Fri, Jun 27, 2014, 6:30 PM UTC

trjordan wrote: post #7

I'd re-write these slightly: 1. Know your users. If you understand what they want, you can provide value or fun, and they'll both be well-recieved. 2. Know the problem you're solving. Starbucks was solving the problem of creating a "3rd space", and they monetized with coffee. 3. Nurture employees, I'd keep the same.

I've never heard that about Starbucks - I'm genuinely curious to know more. Do you have any recommended reading?

Re: Three areas which every start-up should focus their attention on

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Post by InclinedPlane » Fri, Jun 27, 2014, 11:45 PM UTC

Pretty smart, and should be common sense. Retain your customers and talent by building strong and meaningful relationships with both. It's telling that this sort of shit is now practically rocket science for people who think they've found some new way to build businesses that work (using disruptive big data bump apps in the cloud or some horseshit).

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