Startup MVPs are a FAILED biz model, but I did one anyway... “Looks like cancer to me,” the PA said while I wiped off the ultrasound goop. She’d just taken samples of the 15mm ‘lesion’ in my neck with a fine needle. I stared at her trying to process what she’d just said while she … Continue reading My First, Last, and Only MVP
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Engage in Learning About People
Marketing 101: How to motivate people to DO what you want them to do… An entrepreneur recently asked me: “What specific skills or knowledge do you believe will be most crucial for aspiring entrepreneurs in 2025 to navigate this complex and dynamic environment?” My response: “The greater understanding one has of what motivates people, individually … Continue reading Engage in Learning About People
The Virus Killing Silicon Valley Startups
https://open.spotify.com/episode/73bJk8ZjpGbXueSQBnr5tn?si=vPOofPjXR3SdF5ed85JBrw There is a pandemic in Silicon Valley. It is making startups sick, and 90+% of all small businesses fail. This virus didn't start in China, or any country. It didn't begin in crowded, filthy wet markets from different animals swapping genes. It began with Google and Facebook, and their unrelenting greed for profits. I … Continue reading The Virus Killing Silicon Valley Startups
New Release: Lean Startup BRANDING
Lean Startup BRANDING (LSB) Workbook 2, is the first marketing book to unify the marketing/branding process. LSB brings together target marketing methods with graphic design techniques, to produce smart marketing strategies and striking campaigns that uniquely brand your products, services, and company. Bestselling author, and Stanford Marketing instructor, J. Cafesin, introduces an entirely new Branding … Continue reading New Release: Lean Startup BRANDING