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	<title>Doug Richard&#039;s School for Startups</title>
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		<title>Find, Pitch &amp; Close &#8211; The Art of Securing Investment Hosted by University College London &#8211; 19th April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ <span class="eventdetails"><strong>Date: 19 April 2010<br /> Time: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm <br />Location: </strong><br /><br /></span>Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are presenting at University College London. A must-attend event for any budding entrepreneur, "Find, Pitch &#038; Close: The Art of Securing Investment" is hosted personally by Doug Richard and is a cornerstone of the School for Startups curriculum.


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/08/secrets-to-marketing-sales-on-the-internet-london-april-6th/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Secrets to Marketing &#038; Sales, London, April 6th'>Secrets to Marketing &#038; Sales, London, April 6th</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/26/fast-growth-marketing-london-25-february/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing, London, 25 February'>Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing, London, 25 February</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/11/find-pitch-close-the-art-of-securing-investment-hosted-by-university-college-london-19th-april/</link>
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		<title>Prices Are Discovered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning, we posted an article by Doug called “Successful Startups Almost Never Compete On Price”. Due to the popularity of the article, within hours, our website started to receive an unprecedented amount of traffic.
Naturally, this tells us we’ve hit upon a key issue that faces most entrepreneurs.
We thought it would be helpful to post [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/01/low-cost-fast-growth-marketing-roundup/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing Roundup'>Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing Roundup</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/02/11/why-we-never-ever-get-anything-done-at-all/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Naked Business: Why we never ever get anything done at all'>The Naked Business: Why we never ever get anything done at all</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/09/prices-are-discovered/</link>
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		<title>Successful Startups Almost Never Compete On Price</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have counseled and supported many thousands of entrepreneurs over the years, and something that never ceases to amaze me is how many initially enter the market with the intent of competing on price. Since I have an extensive background in sales and marketing, and since I've managed more than my fare share of sales teams, the idea of maximizing the number of low margin sales a business makes just seems completely insane.  Startups rarely have the returns to scale or the marketing and sales efficiency to do large volumes of business profitably at a low price.


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/03/marketing-critical-dual-role/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Marketing&#8217;s Critical Dual Role: Acquiring Customers &#038; Keeping Customers'>Marketing&#8217;s Critical Dual Role: Acquiring Customers &#038; Keeping Customers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/10/03/marketing-is-all-about-frames-so-put-your-products-in-the-picture/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Marketing is All About Frames, So Put Your Products In the Picture'>Marketing is All About Frames, So Put Your Products In the Picture</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/09/successful-startups-almost-never-compete-on-price/</link>
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		<title>Secrets to Marketing &amp; Sales, London, April 6th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ <span class="eventdetails"><strong>Date: 6 April 2010<br /> Time: 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm <br />Location: London</strong><br /><br /></span>Bring your computers because this is a hands-on day. It’s a new class from School for Startups specifically focussed on what you asked for: how to increase your marketing and sales for your business leveraging everything new on the net.

This isn’t a lecture. It isn’t a dry Powerpoint. We will walk you step-by-step through an [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/26/fast-growth-marketing-london-25-february/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing, London, 25 February'>Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing, London, 25 February</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/06/26/marketing-for-entrepreneurs-london-18th-july/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Entrepreneurial Marketing: No-Money Marketing for Startups &#8211; London, 18th July'>Entrepreneurial Marketing: No-Money Marketing for Startups &#8211; London, 18th July</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/08/secrets-to-marketing-sales-on-the-internet-london-april-6th/</link>
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		<title>Start Here! Starting &amp; Growing a Successful Business, Brighton, Jun 15th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ <span class="eventdetails"><strong>Date: 15 June 2010<br /> Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm <br />Location: Brighton</strong><br /><br /></span>Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are taking their nationwide tour to Brighton. A must-attend event for any budding or established entrepreneur, "Start Here! Starting and Growing a Successful Business" is hosted personally by Doug Richard and is the cornerstone of the School for Startups curriculum.


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/03/start-here-starting-and-growing-a-business-leicester-may-10/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, Leicester, May 10'>Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, Leicester, May 10</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/03/start-here-starting-and-growing-a-business-london-met-5-may/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, London Metropolitan University, 26 May'>Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, London Metropolitan University, 26 May</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/08/start-here-starting-growing-a-successful-business-brighton-jun-15th/</link>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Not Dead at 50: The Best Entrepreneurs are Silver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a very happy entrepreneur over fifty, I encourage my peers to join the entrepreneur revolution required to keep the UK wealthy and prosperous well into the next century. Innovation, invention, insight and good implementation can build a good business at any age.


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/10/27/the-price-of-money-part-1-sex-lies-the-bottom-feeders-of-the-angel-community/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Price of Money Part 1: Sex, Lies &amp; The Bottom Feeders of the Angel Community'>The Price of Money Part 1: Sex, Lies &amp; The Bottom Feeders of the Angel Community</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/17/the-entreprenuers-manifesto-has-been-released/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Entrepreneurs&#8217; Manifesto Has Been Released'>The Entrepreneurs&#8217; Manifesto Has Been Released</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/08/starting-a-business-after-50-entrepreneurship-isnt-for-youngsters-only/</link>
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		<title>You Don’t Know Anyone: How to Hire in Perfect Ignorance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I began a story about how, with my nominal time management skills, my overflowing inbox, a small business with no offices...


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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/05/you-don%e2%80%99t-know-anyone-how-to-hire-in-perfect-ignorance/</link>
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		<title>Dragon’s Den star says now is the perfect time for startups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hull Daily Mail has covered School for Startups’ Start Here! Growing a Successful Business event at the University of Hull. To read the full story, click here.


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<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/10/20/university-of-essex-school-for-startups-to-jump-start-uk-small-business-in-colchester/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: University of Essex &amp; School for Startups to Jump Start UK Small Business in Colchester'>University of Essex &amp; School for Startups to Jump Start UK Small Business in Colchester</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/01/03/start-here-starting-and-growing-a-business-hull-1-march/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, Hull, 1 March'>Start Here! Starting &#038; Growing A Successful Business, Hull, 1 March</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/03/dragon%e2%80%99s-den-star-says-now-is-the-perfect-time-for-start-ups/</link>
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		<title>Startup TV Digital Magazine Issue One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Doug Richard has been featured in the debut issue of Startup TV Digital Magazine. The new digital magazine is aimed at the startup community and covers expert advice, tips and interviews from high profile entrepreneurs. In this issue Doug talks candidly about topics such as getting fired, being lazy, finding success and talks about his thoughts on the business life-cycle.


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/06/23/see-doug-richard-at-business-startup-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: See Doug Richard at Business Startup 2009'>See Doug Richard at Business Startup 2009</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2009/11/02/the-startup-the-scammer-a-real-story-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Startup &amp; The Scammer: A Real Story'>The Startup &amp; The Scammer: A Real Story</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/03/startup-tv-digital-magazine-issue-one/</link>
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		<title>The Rape of Aspiration: Never Run Your Company This Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day the “Equality” Chief, Trevor Phillips said the following: 

“Labour’s equality chief has called for a revolution to strip power from the 'sharp-elbowed' middle classes.  Trevor Phillips said there should be 'positive action' to stop them 'jostling their way' to better education and jobs.  Mr Phillips, who heads the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: 'We need to kick-start a new equality revolution. 'The most blaring and substantial thing that best predicts disadvantage is class and place: who your parents were, what they did and where you grew up.  'At the moment there is too much advantage given to people who shout loudest and have too much knowledge.'



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		<link>http://www.schoolforstartups.co.uk/2010/03/03/the-rape-of-aspiration-never-run-your-company-this-way/</link>
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