Are You an Intrapreneur?

  1. Does your desire to make things work better occupy as much of your time as fulfilling your duty to maintain them the way they are?
  2. Do you get excited about what you are doing at work?
  3. Do you think about new business ideas while driving to work or taking a shower?
  4. Can you visualize concrete steps for action when you consider ways to make a new

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13 Critical Questions to Answer about Your Startup’s Product Marketing

  1. What is our company’s story? What is our pitch?
  2. Which market segment should we pursue?
  3. How do we differentiate our product from competition?
  4. What is the best way to assure a successful new product launch?
  5. How should we respond when customers ask for discounts?
  6. How much customization do we offer?
  7. How can we reduce or maintain cost of customer acquisition?
  8. How can we retain our customers for longer?
  9. Which of our

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31 Investor Questions Startups Should Be Prepared to Answer

Team

  1. What holes do you have in your team and how do you plan to fill them?
  2. What do you envision your role(s) to be going forward?
  3. Why are you the right CEO (or other role you hold)? Do you plan to continue in that role in the future?
  4. If you could write your own job description, what would it say? What key job functions are you most

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8 Customer Discovery Questions to Validate Product Market Fit for Your Startup

During a typical customer research process, we will interview customers and might ask them questions like these:

  1. How did you hear about the product? We’re looking to understand what customer acquisition mechanisms are working for the company, and if they are consistent with the company’s perceptions.
  2. What process did you use to pick this product over the competition? This question sheds light into the sales

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4 Questions for Evaluating New Business Ideas

  1. Is the idea truly disruptive? Consider: Is the job BIG, as well as unsatisfied? Can we find a compelling foothold customer and solution to make progress? Can we start small and earn early profits? Can we avoid competition from large incumbents?
  2. Can we find a way to implement with low fixed costs (to allow for iteration) and to pilot the concepts cheaply?
  3. Are there long-term

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Rob Adams’ Questions

  • What is your target market?
  • How big is it?
  • Who buys your product?
  • Why do they need it?
  • Who pays for it?
  • Who uses it?
  • How do the users fix the business problem you’re addressing today?
  • How much are they willing to pay?
  • Why would they buy from you?
  • What business problems are more important to them than this one?

Source:
Taking the Trouble to Research Your Market
by Rob Adams
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