Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Stop Sugar-Coating Your True Opinion
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/23/2015Too often in business, people want to be nice, avoid conflict or not upset their boss or co-workers by stating their true opinions. Bu...
Thursday, June 18, 2015
When to Trade Equity for Services
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/18/2015Giving up equity in your business, as an alternative to paying cash, often sounds like a great idea to cash-starved startups. But, giv...
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Lesson #209: Which Selling Technique is Best for Your Business?
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/13/2015Not all products or services are created equal in terms of how you sell them. And, not all customers are created equal, in terms of...
Lesson #208: Five Sales Pitfalls Today, That Can Hurt You Long Term
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/13/2015As a serial entrepreneur and growth consultant at Red Rocket, I have been exposed to hundreds of companies, and some of the common ...
Lesson #207: Big Companies That Embrace Intrapreneurship Will Thrive
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/13/2015It has been well-documented that big companies typically struggle with innovation . Once companies get to a certain size, their in...
Lesson #206: The 4 M's of Evaluating Startups
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/13/2015Red Rocket was recently asked to judge a startup competition. As I was filling in the questionnaire which evaluated the startups, ...
Friday, June 12, 2015
Reduce Customer Churn To Drive Revenues & Excite Investors
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/12/2015Customer churn is one of the most important metrics a startup can measure and reduce over time. Churn is basically the percentage of...
Thursday, June 4, 2015
[NEWS] Congrats to @ross_w_petersen at @BlitsyCrafts. Winner of the 2015 @IR_Events (IRCE) Startup Pitch Competition
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/04/2015Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hosting and judging the e-commerce startup pitch competition at the 2015 Internet Retailer Conference...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
A Startup's Biggest Pitfall is Finding the Right Salesperson
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/02/2015A startup cannot survive without revenue, and more important, revenue growth that will impress investors. Often, this success rests sq...
Monday, June 1, 2015
[NEWS] Welcome to the New & Improved Red Rocket Blog
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/01/2015The Red Rocket Blog launched back in February 2011, and the original Blogger template served us well for over four years. But, it wa...