Acquisition Marketing Outsource Technology 
SoCal CTO
APRIL 2, 2012
Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. The problem is you don't yet have product/market fit, and until you do, you don't really know what to build. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 28, 2023
Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement.
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Tech.Co
MAY 9, 2024
This type of funding aims to facilitate cooperative research and development efforts research between small business concerns and non-profit US research institutions, with the potential for commercialization of innovative technological solutions. Learn more about the SBIR grant, and how to apply here.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2020
Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Ineffective and expensive marketing campaigns. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media. Outsourcing services that could be done in-house. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2022
Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2014
If you''re a brand or retailer, needing to get online, there are a lot of things to deal with to run your e-commerce business smoothly--everything from your e-commerce site itself, to taking photos of your products, packing and shipping, to digital marketing. Who are your ideal customers and market?
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