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The Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship

Hubspot

By the time their success prompted competitors to start their own online bookstores, Amazon had already taken a big enough market share to make competition nearly impossible. Crowdfunding sites also serve as marketing platforms. The classic example is Amazon. Today’s tech startups live by the mantra: “Fail forward.”

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How to Model Your Marketing Against the Product Lifecycle

ConversionXL

Depending on its complexity, new product development can last for years, accruing research, prototyping, and production costs without bringing in revenue. For this reason, it could be a good idea to get a minimum viable product (MVP) as early as possible to show how your product will work to investors and customers.

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What Is Ecommerce and How Is It Changing (Waves Hand) Everything?

Salesforce

Spurred by the influence of smartphones and the convenience of online shopping, mobile commerce sales make up almost 75% of ecommerce market share. To win your share of the market, it’s important to stay on top of the latest ecommerce trends and know what motivates customers to make purchases.

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