Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. Go find a new technical resource. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

You must use self-promotion early and often through viral videos, blogging, and industry leadership, to establish credibility with your customers. Allocate resources to handle bumps along the way. Proactively use metrics and customer feedback before a crisis hits, to recognize when a pivot or product adjustment is required.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. You will make mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. You will make mistakes.

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Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Finally, implementation requires a commitment of real money and other resources that can’t be written off so easily as an idea ahead of it’s time. Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. For example, if your world is printers, your blogging messages better match your print advertising message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is now one of the key marketing tools, but not the only one, so the challenge is to manage the resource tradeoffs effectively by constantly assessing payback versus cost. Add a blog to give yourself a voice, show your expertise, but skip the sales pitch. Don’t forget the metrics and analytics.

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Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2016

The challenge is where to put those limited resources of every startup, to get the biggest return for your investment. It is search engines, web content, blogs, social media, e-mail direct, on one of many mobile-phone approaches? Every entrepreneur needs a strategy, and some metrics to measure what’s working and how much it costs.

Marketing 58

Marketing Startup Social Media Newsletter 58

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s the block that you see when you look at a blog enabled by Disqus (a third party commenting tool that can be embedded in blogs and other content): It allows you to authenticate yourself using Facebook Connect , Twitter Oauth (sign in with Twitter), OpenID , and Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication. Take a look at Startup Metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. Content is still king, so do the proper homework on what you blog, and the quality of the messages you deliver via social media. Assess and commit the resources required. Implement metrics and analytics. Then set your goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. It’s all available for “free” on the Internet, but your time is a valuable resource. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. You will make mistakes.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. It’s all available for “free” on the Internet, but your time is a valuable resource. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. You will make mistakes.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. Stay Tuned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. It’s all available for “free” on the Internet, but your time is a valuable resource. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

This is something I’ve explored several times already in my blog: Startup Founder Developer Gap Startup CTO or Developer Technical Advisors – Why Every Startup Needs Them Bottom line - for most startups, what they really need is a technical advisor or part-time CTO along with some development resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. You will make mistakes.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Communicate your values often, and use values-based performance metrics to gauge your results, measure the level of implementation, leadership development, and succession planning. It takes diligence and courage to hire only people with these values, and fire ones who have lost them. Input = output.

Startup 101

Startup Tips Education Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a new book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2013

On a regular basis, at least once a quarter, you need to take a hard look at all your key metrics. Marty Zwilling Disclosure: This blog entry sponsored by Visa Business and I received compensation for my time from Visa for sharing my views in this post, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Visa''s. Quality improvements.

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Startup Tips Entrepreneur Metrics 93

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Improve internal resource allocation. Developing Metrics to measure new product & service impact on Industry Business & Growth Challenges. Click here to receive future blog articles. Make better (supportable) strategic decisions. Help to prune portfolio of products to make room for new ones. Product-lifecycle focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. It’s all available for “free” on the Internet, but your time is a valuable resource. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

With goals in place, your metrics have so much more meaning and the time you spend analyzing data will drive more informed decisions geared at improving your conversion rates. This is especially useful if you use links in social media (blogs, tweets, Facebook links or YouTube links) to grab some traffic. to buy my eBook”.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

blog here ). I’ve seen companies who avoided the big round and then struggled without enough resources to ship products on time and then missed market opportunities and sold in mediocre outcomes as others sailed by them. Amnesia sets in and we get back on the merry-go-round. I see it in many young pups. Same as I felt.

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