Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process. and then asking to take a brochure home with you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. Seasonal sales fluctuations eat cash. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2013

Attach to the market, not your idea. To turn your passion into profits, emphasize the market, and always think about your business relative to the customers you serve. Know your markets and execute on your market opportunity by placing a priority on your customer’s experience and perception of value.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. I agree with YouTube (that they provide more (hosting, ad sales, etc.)

Networking 366

Networking Media Content Custom 366

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. Seasonal sales fluctuations eat cash. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

Startup 64

Startup Sales Layoffs Slides 64

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

And 450 million licenses of Windows 7 were sold since its launch in 2009, making it the fastest-growing operating system ever, and showing us that Windows is going to keep controlling the OS market share. Bing Powered search now controls 30% of the search engine market share. That makes it the first in console sales.

Writing 88

Writing Training Email .Net 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2012

Attach to the market, not your idea. To turn your passion into profits, emphasize the market, and always think about your business relative to the customers you serve. Know your markets and execute on your market opportunity by placing a priority on your customer’s experience and perception of value.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. The world’s best brains are on sale.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

I read Enchantment anticipating that it might augment my Entrepernurial Selling class, which focuses on influence and persuasion, rather than sales tactics. At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” Like King, his writing style is breezy and engaging. I was not disapointed.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. A simple example might be a mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. You can’t get it all right the first time, and the market will be gone if you try to include every feature in the first version.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Being tenacious without the mental flexibility to pivot based on market feedback is a disaster. They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. But when I’m looking to write my check I need to look in the eyes of the captain — the maestro who brings the whole orchestra together.

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital CTO Hire 293

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. A simple example might be mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. You can’t get it all right the first time, and the market will be gone if you try to include every feature in the first version.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2011

Attach to the market, not your idea. To turn your passion into profits, emphasize the market, and always think about your business relative to the customers you serve. Know your markets and execute on your market opportunity by placing a priority on your customer’s experience and perception of value.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Course Ideas .Net 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. A simple example might be mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. You can’t get it all right the first time, and the market will be gone if you try to include every feature in the first version.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. The Valley has obsessed with a quick up-and-to-right momentum story because we were thought to live in “winner take most” markets.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

The market for domain investors has been in the doldrums for the last few years, since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) has rolled out top-level domains for every country, like.us First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net.

Startup 87

Startup Pricing Tips .Net 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. A simple example might be mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. You can’t get it all right the first time, and the market will be gone if you try to include every feature in the first version.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. They know what is “market&# for your recruits in terms of base, bonus & stock options. We’re both principals in a sale. Here’s what you need to know: Executive recruiters are great at sourcing candidates. Or maybe even your final one.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Most companies use Microsoft Project, and although there are a bunch of other projects, Microsoft has the most market share. So we built this product, and we believe we're the first ones to have it in the market. There was a disconnect between the product and the sales process. So what's your big goal for the coming year?

Startup 100

Startup Software Review Technical Review Software 100

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. There is a rather new term for those large, individual investors who are usually former entrepreneurs made rich through sale of their previous ventures. Accelerators.

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

A Writer Is Someone Who Writes. A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. Repeatedly organize yard sales in which you sold your broken toys, books you wrote and illustrated, along with overly sugared lemonade and burnt cookies. Hint: He was an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. A” round investors or late-stage seed investors will take a market risk (they want to see the product, vision and maybe even the first customers, and they bet on there being a big enough market). “B” what is your ratio? (0:37:35).

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