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Startup Activity Highest In A Decade
"Yonatan, I'm going way out on a limb here, but the interesting thing to me in these statistics is that all of this is happening at a time when Washington claims banks are not lending. Hence the need for more federal funds for the banking system to stimulate lending. But, when you think about it, if the banks aren't funding this activity and the VC and angel crowd who we're often told account for a much smaller portion of the ecosystem, aren't responsible for it, what does that leave? I'd say bootstrappers, people like you and me, who start a business with little or no overhead or investment and grow their business with good old fashioned cash flow. My question to politicians would be, isn't this a good thing and do we really need to introduce more tax dollars into the system further inflating the national debt on one side of the equation while encouraging small businesses on the other to go further into debt instead of pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps and generating more revenue? I know it's the hard way to do it, but isn't the hard way the best and most responsible way sometimes?"Mandela, Beckham, Frank and . . . . You?
"Wow! Great post, Sarah. And, as it happens, the second I've read this week on a similar theme. One would hope, of course, that your company DOES have a compelling story even if it's not immediately obvious. But I think that story must still provide outreach to others. The three folks you mentioned? There were also other people in their stories. And great events as backdrop for their times. So rarely, even in the case of the greatest among us, should a story refuse or fail to involve others. It's bad storytelling...and bad business too. "Permission Marketing Is NOT Quid Pro Quo
"Amen! I'm a big fan of the concept behind permission marketing as well and this ain't it! Actually, it's interesting because a big part of the current Facebook controversy has to do with this very idea. When I sign up for Facebook and begin sharing information, do I really know this information will be used to market to me? On the other hand, what kind of marketing is it? Just the showing of relevant ads on my Facebook profile and those of my friends? Or is it something more? In the example you gave, a simple solution would have been to ask customers to sign a card. Check one box if you just want your picture. Check another if you'd like to receive more info on who we are and what we do."Subscribe
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"Great thoughts, Aliza. And great content of your own here. Thanks for the contribution. Don't know if I've seen you around these parts before. Welcome to BizSugar."