Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.”

Outsource Development 121

Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Summary 121

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. In summary, bootstrapping means living within your means, watching costs carefully, finding alternatives to cash for building the team and expanding the business infrastructure.

Social Media 169

Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. I think you’ll really enjoy this video , but as always I have summary notes for those with less time. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Startup Artificial Inteligence 281

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

As of its 24 January 2020 blog post, 1000 customers have been involved in the US testing process. This is according to the UK Payment Markets Summary 2019 report published by UK Finance, a collective representing the banking and finance industry in the UK. So, what’s next for Monzo in the US? In comparison, there were 7.4

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Summary Startup Report Sites 114

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Santa Monica-based Mahalo, the search and news site run by Jason Calacanis, has cut 10 percent of the firm's staff, Calacanis said in a post on his blog Wednesday. and Sequoia Capital, and provides human-edited search pages and news summaries. Calacanis said that the moves were due to a "challenging economic environment." READ MORE>>

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Mahalo Santa Monica News Summary 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

Here is her summary and mine of the steps that every business owner should follow in assessing and repairing any situation when you sense that your business reputation in is jeopardy: Assess the scope and impact of any negatives. She is an expert in this area, with some great stories to tell. Resist cancelling existing social media accounts.

Social Media 144

Social Media Media Summary Satisfaction 144

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Quick summary: Be careful not to have too many co-founders. Since it is sometimes hard to get the full context from a conference presentation, I have included blog posts links on the topics in which I have written fuller posts in the presentation itself. There are no “right” answers – just opinions.

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Startup Slides Outsource Development Sales 388

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

This series inspired me to start my blog as a VC. I also decided never to spend much time on term sheets on my blog because they had already covered it far better than I thought I ever could ( Jason was a lawyer with Cooley Godward, one of the top VC law firms, after all). Or what “flat spots&# on a cap table are.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Guide Blogging 304

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Netflix announced the changes to its company via a blog post. A blog post! You don’t handle major announcements via a blog post and no touch points. Not a freakin’ blog post. Probably the 5 minutes before they wrote their blog post. Major change by blog post again ? So how will consumers react?

Netflix 287

Netflix Custom Customer Pricing 287

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My I decided well if I am going to be investing in this stuff at least I need to understand what it’s like to have a blog, to be generating content, and it was quite interesting at the very, very beginning.“.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. There are bootcamps, startup classes, video interviews – the sources are now endless. What is a founder to do? Take more advice.

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Startup Framework CTO Coach Sales 407

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

It would be great to get notes and summaries from these. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog. Seeing the evolution of thinking is not a bad thing. Customer Development Notes I'm assuming founders are having customer development conversations.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

Anybody who reads the blog regularly will know that I’m long video. In summary, I think you’re going to see a lot more companies use video to cut through the clutter. I’ve made 5 investments in the sector and I hope to make 5 more. Between the US & Europe alone the video sector is worth around $500 billion.

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Startup Summary Blogging Product 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

I don’t know Ezra yet but since he’s taking the time to blog (which I hugesly respect) and share thoughts I thought I’d take him up on his challenge and also spill the beans on my secrets. On blogging I blog because I love it. Mostly I’m Blogging for the Hell of It, Not Blogging to Stay Relevant.

Blogging 150

Blogging Writing Email Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Jeff (also an HBS alum) co-teaches the LTV course with Professor Eisenmann about a student of theirs who had written a blog post about sales taking on some of my previous assertions. The idea that the course asks students to write public blog posts is a testament to its more modern teaching style. In Summary.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

I still plan to publish on this blog occasionally, as well as more frequently on my blogs at Forbes , Huffington Post , and others. Blogging is a learning process as well as a sharing one. I learn something new every day in blogging. Doing the research to clarify allows you to share effectively.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Blogging Social Media 96

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. You can cast a much wider net, the nature of the pitch can be a lot simpler, you can get funded with just an executive summary and a good conversation…without having to put together a business plan or even a deck. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

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Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.”

Outsource Development 72

Outsource Development Outsource Training Summary 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2015

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.”

Outsource Development 104

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Summary 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

The Executive Summary for a bank lending plan should be a literal summary of the entire business plan, with a paragraph roughly devoted to the product/service, market, industry, marketing, and management. Make the repayment terms as clear as possible at either the beginning or end of the Executive Summary. compelling.

Writing 97

Writing Summary Ideas Research 97

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. He listened intently through every presentation, asked questions and did a great summary of what he felt he had learned over the two days. Nail it before you scale it” – I missed who said this but I love this quote. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about.

Startup 279

Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

Ask me something very narrow that I can answer without typing a whole blog post length response. Fred Wilson nailed this in his “double opt in&# blog post. Summary: Those the make it easier for others to help them will receive more help. If I AM an investor, mentor, friend or advisor I accept the email being longer.

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Help Email Mentor Blogging 332

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. I talked about this in the TWiVC video but I didn’t do a good enough job of writing it up in the summary notes in the post. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? That notes only told part of the story. No, the ideas aren’t conflicting.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Highlights/Lowlights – summary of key events since the last meeting. Howard is successful enough that he doesn't need to work.

Capital 284

Capital Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 284

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). You’re writing a freaking blog post! Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. I think so. [I Most people are reactive to email.

Email 314

Email Product Startup Writing 314

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.”

Outsource Development 92

Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. In summary, watch your costs, trust your gut, and drive forward with all the passion in your dream. Practice creative marketing. Don’t think about the exit. For minimum risk, you must understand fully this cause-and-effect correlation.

Organization 111

Organization Startup Summary Entrepreneur 111

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

A few weeks ago I was reading a blog post by MG Siegler that really struck a chord. In Summary. The title was “The Jerk,” which is a reference to both the Steve Martin film but more precisely to Robert Scoble’s interpretation of Steve Jobs having just read his biography. It’s the harder path, trust me.

Press 337

Press Venture Capital Doc Summary 337

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here. In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. This post is about the “P” or pain. Listen more. Problem solve. Good things will come.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Custom 367

InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Arnie’s responses. If you follow the tech blogs, that’s a very vocal community, but it is a tiny community. Value Prop Twitter Style : Ad.ly helps brands start conversations with target audiences on Twitter. Our celebrity influencers drive awareness and inspire engagement.

Social Media 252

Social Media Platform Media Networking 252

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2013

I found a great summary of key strategies used, with life stories, in “ The Risk Takers ,” by Renee and Don Martin. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth. In fact, risk is an integral part of life, as well as every business, yet so few people learn to manage it properly, or even want to think about it.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Startup Advertising Social Media 117

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2010

Today's guest blog is by Adam Hoeksema, founder of the ExecutivePlan. Adam is the author of a blog that primarily assists entrepreneurs in the process of writing powerful executive summaries, preparing elevator pitches, and hurdling the many obstacles encountered during the startup phase of a business. His blog is [link].

Funding 90

Funding Startup Blogging Invest 90

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2011

Here is a quick summary of my POV: When you start a company a 50/50 partnership seems obvious. People just don’t talk about it publicly or in blogs. So emotional is the topic that people often want to debate me based on the title before they’ve even heard my point of view. I am one of them.

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Startup Equity Funding Summary 393

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. So his Twitter handle is @infoarbitrage and his excellent (must read) blog is Information Arbitrage. When I chose a name for my blog, I spent days thinking through what I wanted to represent. In Summary. My views are pretty well known. LA should be LA.”

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Santa Monica 304