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Listening to Customers Can Make You Rich [Video]

Product Marketing: Customers keep asking “Can I Buy Just This Feature?” You say “No.” Wrong Answer. Tuning in to what your customers are saying can make you rich. Don’t stay married to your original product idea.Listen to the full podcast:https://morebusiness.com/podcasts/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morebusiness-com-podcast/id1631871265Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/66PsiMBhF6gvFBWqnYMILhGoogle Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hMmIxNDM1NC9wb2RjYXN0L3JzcwYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eh-8lyd8thVGJE3Wvq-D8FpHiANe_uYAnchor (by Spotify): https://anchor.fm/morebusinessiHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/107146378/AND CONNECT:LinkedIn – Raj Khera (3x CEO, Executive Coach, and Publisher MoreBusiness.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajkhera/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morebusinesscom/

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Pivots and Patience: The Secret Success Formula [Video]

Life is a crazy place at times and throws us various curveballs on our path to success. When it’s time to #pivot, how do you adjust? The Authority on Resilience, Jennifer Eggers, shares her own story to explain what is needed to succeed. Meet Jennifer Eggers Jennifer Eggers is the President of LeaderShift Insights Inc., as well as a C-level executive #coach. Jennifer has nearly 30 years of experience as an executive coach and has coached many #leadership teams as well as officers and directors of Fortune 500 companies such as UPS, Johnson & Johnson, Home Depot, and more. ****For more information on Jennifer and her services visit: https://leadershiftinsights.com/about-leadershift-insights/about-jennifer-eggers/****For more information on her book, Resilience: It’s Not About Bouncing Back: How Leaders and Organizations Can Build Resilience Before Disruption Hits — https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Bouncing-Leaders-Organizations-Disruption/dp/1079791078****Social Media information: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferEggersResilienceExpertTwitter: https://twitter.com/JenniferEggersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiftinsights/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eggers/*** If you would like to book Jennifer for your show, program or event, contact us today at TonyC@rizeandreactmedia.com (Rize and React Media).

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Starting a Business From a Failed Startup with Matthew Berk – Honest Ecommerce Ep. 174 [Video]

Berk started his career as a software engineer and considers himself a product-focused builder. He is the creator of the first local search engine and is the author of a wide range of patents on everything from VoIP to data mining. He’s an equal-opportunity coffee drinker but is most fond of fresh crop Geishas from Colombia. As the co-founder and chief executive officer of Bean Box, a global marketplace for specialty coffees, coffee subscriptions, and coffee gifts, Matthew Berk is responsible for the development, growth, and vision of the brand. In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro[01:12] How Matthew conceptualized Bean Box[04:19] The parallels to Lean Startup principles[05:08]Try things even if you get it wrong [07:11] Doing Ecom is trying to sell 2 products[09:26] Focus on getting the products into people’s hands[10:59] 2 areas where you could easily get lost in[11:43] How to avoid “price spiraling”[16:14] Competitor comparison can be pointless[17:54] Sponsor: Electric Eye https://electriceye.io[18:14] Sponsor: Mesa https://apps.shopify.com/mesa[18:58] Sponsor: Gorgias https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest[20:24] Sponsor: Rewind https:/rewind.com/honestecommerce[20:55] Sponsor: Klaviyo http://klaviyo.com/honest[21:42] The ratio between capital raised and revenue generated[22:47] Investing in people is a rocket fuel for business[24:15] Capital can obfuscate your problems[27:05] The entrepreneur’s job is prioritizing problems[28:31] You don’t have to grow if you don’t want to[32:09] When should you go custom[37:10] Would Bean Box’s strategy 8 yrs ago work today?[39:02] Where to find Bean BoxResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HonestEcommerce?sub_confirmation=1Connect with Matthew https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewberkShare the joy of small-batch, locally-roasted beans with coffee lovers around the country https://beanbox.com/Read The Lean Startup http://theleanstartup.com/bookScale your business with https://electriceye.io/Download Mesa at the Shopify App Store https://apps.shopify.com/mesaLevel up your customer support https://gorgias.grsm.io/honestRespond to any of Rewind’s welcome emails and mention HONEST ECOMMERCE to get 1 month free http://rewind.io/honestGet started with a free account at http://klaviyo.com/honestIf you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!Review Link: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1447700156Honest Ecommerce is a weekly podcast, community & educational resource providing online store owners with honest, actionable advice to increase their sales and grow their business. Visit http://honestecommerce.co/ for more information.If you like our videos, consider subscribing & joining our FREE Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/honestecommerce/Or get all our content sent directly to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter: https://honestecommerce.co/pages/subscribe