Comments on: 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/ Canadian Startup Community Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wojtek http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2176 Wojtek Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:32:12 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-2176 Good article! I agree with Sylvian re Technology which generally plays a major part in any startup. Technology has to be right on all the time - does not necessarily need to be complex... Good article! I agree with Sylvian re Technology which generally plays a major part in any startup. Technology has to be right on all the time – does not necessarily need to be complex…

]]> By: Wojtek http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-10411 Wojtek Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:32:12 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-10411 Good article! I agree with Sylvian re Technology which generally plays a major part in any startup. Technology has to be right on all the time - does not necessarily need to be complex... Good article! I agree with Sylvian re Technology which generally plays a major part in any startup. Technology has to be right on all the time – does not necessarily need to be complex…

]]> By: carlas http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 carlas Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:58:50 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-2153 Great article! I would also an additional error I have seen over and over again is not having a proper marketing campaign. If no one knows you're there how are you going to stay in business. Then there's the, all too often, huge marketing campaign either not surveyed or based upon old demographics, etc. I have a start up company and have found that most of the time the the best advertising is free or fairly inexpensive if you have the correct tools. Our online business is growing month by month and all of our advertising is free. The only thing we are looking into right now is giving google adwords one more try. We found a new software that scores your ad copy for you, Glyphius. It's supposed to be better than the leading software. Great article! I would also an additional error I have seen over and over again is not having a proper marketing campaign. If no one knows you’re there how are you going to stay in business. Then there’s the, all too often, huge marketing campaign either not surveyed or based upon old demographics, etc. I have a start up company and have found that most of the time the the best advertising is free or fairly inexpensive if you have the correct tools. Our online business is growing month by month and all of our advertising is free. The only thing we are looking into right now is giving google adwords one more try. We found a new software that scores your ad copy for you, Glyphius. It’s supposed to be better than the leading software.

]]> By: carlas http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-10410 carlas Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:58:50 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-10410 Great article! I would also an additional error I have seen over and over again is not having a proper marketing campaign. If no one knows you're there how are you going to stay in business. Then there's the, all too often, huge marketing campaign either not surveyed or based upon old demographics, etc. I have a start up company and have found that most of the time the the best advertising is free or fairly inexpensive if you have the correct tools. Our online business is growing month by month and all of our advertising is free. The only thing we are looking into right now is giving google adwords one more try. We found a new software that scores your ad copy for you, Glyphius. It's supposed to be better than the leading software. Great article! I would also an additional error I have seen over and over again is not having a proper marketing campaign. If no one knows you’re there how are you going to stay in business. Then there’s the, all too often, huge marketing campaign either not surveyed or based upon old demographics, etc. I have a start up company and have found that most of the time the the best advertising is free or fairly inexpensive if you have the correct tools. Our online business is growing month by month and all of our advertising is free. The only thing we are looking into right now is giving google adwords one more try. We found a new software that scores your ad copy for you, Glyphius. It’s supposed to be better than the leading software.

]]> By: links for 2008-06-21 | Libin Pan http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 links for 2008-06-21 | Libin Pan Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:29:51 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-2144 [...] StartupNorth » Blog Archive » 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make What Not To Do: 17 most common mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them (tags: startup toronto business management) [...] [...] StartupNorth » Blog Archive » 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make What Not To Do: 17 most common mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them (tags: startup toronto business management) [...]

]]> By: links for 2008-06-21 | Libin Pan http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-10409 links for 2008-06-21 | Libin Pan Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:29:51 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-10409 [...] StartupNorth » Blog Archive » 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make What Not To Do: 17 most common mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them (tags: startup toronto business management) [...] [...] StartupNorth » Blog Archive » 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make What Not To Do: 17 most common mistakes start-ups make and how to avoid them (tags: startup toronto business management) [...]

]]> By: Michael Garrity http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2142 Michael Garrity Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:37:09 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-2142 Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I've always found to be the most difficult. Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I’ve always found to be the most difficult.

]]> By: Michael Garrity http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-10408 Michael Garrity Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:37:09 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-10408 Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I've always found to be the most difficult. Great stuff, David. Really good reminders in there for all of us. Number 7 I’ve always found to be the most difficult.

]]> By: Sylvain Carle http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 Sylvain Carle Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:13:07 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-2141 It's intersting to notice that there's not a lot of concern about technology. As a CTO, I find this interesting, maybe not intuitive at first but entirely true. Technology will kill you in production if it's not up to speed, but seldom in the early days... It’s intersting to notice that there’s not a lot of concern about technology.

As a CTO, I find this interesting, maybe not intuitive at first but entirely true. Technology will kill you in production if it’s not up to speed, but seldom in the early days…

]]> By: Sylvain Carle http://startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/comment-page-1/#comment-10407 Sylvain Carle Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:13:07 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/2008/06/20/17-mistakes-start-ups-make/#comment-10407 It's intersting to notice that there's not a lot of concern about technology. As a CTO, I find this interesting, maybe not intuitive at first but entirely true. Technology will kill you in production if it's not up to speed, but seldom in the early days... It’s intersting to notice that there’s not a lot of concern about technology.

As a CTO, I find this interesting, maybe not intuitive at first but entirely true. Technology will kill you in production if it’s not up to speed, but seldom in the early days…

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