Comments on: Techpreneurship: Choose Not to Participate in the Recession http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/09/03/techpreneurship-choose-not-to-participate-in-the-recession/ The INOV8 blog tracks the latest news and trends in technology and innovation throughout the world. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Katia http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/09/03/techpreneurship-choose-not-to-participate-in-the-recession/#comment-129 Katia Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:54:35 +0000 http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=340#comment-129 Jeff, thanks for the great material! I agree with you about the 'long term career with one big and stable company' becoming more of a dissipating model everyday, as we look into the future... I am very inspirsed by your work and will keep reading your blog and resources! Thanks! Katia Jeff, thanks for the great material!

I agree with you about the ‘long term career with one big and stable company’ becoming more of a dissipating model everyday, as we look into the future…

I am very inspirsed by your work and will keep reading your blog and resources!

Thanks!

Katia

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]]> By: Jeff Amerine http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/09/03/techpreneurship-choose-not-to-participate-in-the-recession/#comment-105 Jeff Amerine Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:19:10 +0000 http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=340#comment-105 Hi Bob! Great to hear from you. You are so right. I learned early in my career in a particular startup that served a particular segment, that customers without money are not great customers! They had the need but little ability to pay. You've reiterated that point extremely well and it is really fundamental to creating a good business. Find the pain, ensure they can afford to fix the pain, then deliver the remedy. The liquidity now in China is not only interesting from the sales point of view but also potentially from the venture finance side. I believe we are going to see significantly more "VC" type early-stage investments coming from China. Thanks again for the comment! Jeff Hi Bob!

Great to hear from you. You are so right. I learned early in my career in a particular startup that served a particular segment, that customers without money are not great customers! They had the need but little ability to pay.

You’ve reiterated that point extremely well and it is really fundamental to creating a good business. Find the pain, ensure they can afford to fix the pain, then deliver the remedy.

The liquidity now in China is not only interesting from the sales point of view but also potentially from the venture finance side. I believe we are going to see significantly more “VC” type early-stage investments coming from China.

Thanks again for the comment!

Jeff

]]> By: G. Web Ross http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/09/03/techpreneurship-choose-not-to-participate-in-the-recession/#comment-104 G. Web Ross Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:35:36 +0000 http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=340#comment-104 This is very well done, good quotes, good examples and does represent the way out of this abyss. His formula is similar to the one found in my book Rescuing The American dream, although I put more emphasis on character and Values while he emphasizes innovation. our common ground is in " I never stop learning", "I work tirelessly" "I accept risk", "I don't quit". I don't want to get political, but there is one ingredient here that has to be present for this to happen. There must be an environment that encourages free enterprise, free of government intervention and unreasonable taxation. We need to be equally as zealous about protecting this to allow us not to participate in the recession. G. Web Ross This is very well done, good quotes, good examples and does represent the way out of this abyss. His formula is similar to the one found in my book Rescuing The American dream, although I put more emphasis on character and Values while he emphasizes innovation. our common ground is in ” I never stop learning”, “I work tirelessly” “I accept risk”, “I don’t quit”.

I don’t want to get political, but there is one ingredient here that has to be present for this to happen. There must be an environment that encourages free enterprise, free of government intervention and unreasonable taxation. We need to be equally as zealous about protecting this to allow us not to participate in the recession. G. Web Ross

]]> By: Bob MacMinn http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2009/09/03/techpreneurship-choose-not-to-participate-in-the-recession/#comment-103 Bob MacMinn Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:39 +0000 http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/?p=340#comment-103 Jeff, great read! One of the key points I think I would bring out that was mentioned in passing, find out where the money is and target that market. What do I mean by this, $87Bil in imports from China. China's economy is growing and in need of technology to support that growth. If you are not targeting these cash rich economies, relook the strategy and find contacts to work with overseas. A poor man would love to eat steak and lobster but all the advertising and marketing in the world does not put the money in his pocket to buy anything but a burger. Sell to the guy that has the money to buy steak and lobster! Jeff, great read! One of the key points I think I would bring out that was mentioned in passing, find out where the money is and target that market. What do I mean by this, $87Bil in imports from China. China’s economy is growing and in need of technology to support that growth. If you are not targeting these cash rich economies, relook the strategy and find contacts to work with overseas. A poor man would love to eat steak and lobster but all the advertising and marketing in the world does not put the money in his pocket to buy anything but a burger. Sell to the guy that has the money to buy steak and lobster!

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