##Talking Points## * A market is anyplace where goods and services can be exchanged * The Marketing Mix (The 4 P’s): Product, Price, Promotion and Place * Find the customer pain and cure it profitability * Marketing focuses on the needs of the customer while sales focuses … [Read more...]
On Startups: Holy Crap! HubSpot Has Now Raised 33 Million
This is a cool [story](http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/10799/Holy-Crap-HubSpot-Has-Now-Raised-A-Total-Of-33-Million.aspx) of one entrepreneur who is living the dream. The history of his startup and how he raised the money is inspirational. The fat laden, chocolate icing on … [Read more...]
Best Biz Practices: Web 2.0 SEO
I am new to this whole blog/web 2.0/SEO stuff so I need a lot of help. Mike provides that help over at Best Biz Practices as he continues his series on Web 2.0 marketing with [SEO](http://bestbizpractices.org/2009/09/07/web-2-0-seo-–-search-engine-optimization) (Search Engine … [Read more...]
Quicksprout: The Entrepreneur’s Handbook
Great post over a Quicksprout about the [59 Resources For First Time Entrepreneurs](http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/05/10/the-internet-entrepreneurs-handbook-%E2%80%93-54-resources-for-first-time-entrepreneurs/). It mostly focuses on Internet entrepreneurs but the information on … [Read more...]
Where To Go For Funding
One of my SCORE clients had a question about places to actually go and pitch, once you have the [Three Not So Easy Pieces](https://thedailymba.com/2009/06/11/three-not-so-easy-pieces/) done. Good question. Here is a list, along with some comments, about places to go find money for … [Read more...]