Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

I support their summary of the seven capital assets that are the core required to create a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and produce real economic value for your startup and the rest of us: Intellectual capital – ideas, information, technologies. A commitment to constant learning will raise your intellectual capital.

Resource 131

Resource Startup Capital Mentor 131

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

Outsource Development 138

Outsource Development Outsource Summary Training 138

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. First, few startups can use that much money today with all the virtual services available and increasingly inexpensive methods of development, prototyping and marketing.

Startup 120

Startup Invest Summary Resource 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, led by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , led by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 30 states. Montgomery, which does a great job of laying out specifics.

Capital 58

Capital Startup Education Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model.

Funding 141

Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.

Statistics 98

Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Explore municipal development resources.

Statistics 120

Statistics Research Report Newsletter 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It provided an industry-leading graphic development interface, but was not so strong on modeling and simulation. As a result, we shared in capturing a new high-end market, without major new marketing or development. Here is a summary of each: Complementary strengths allows extended market penetration.

Startup 173

Startup Outsource Development Examples Customer 173

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.

Funding 173

Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, founded by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , founded by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 35 states. Montgomery, which does a great job of laying out specifics.

Education 151

Education Customer Custom Sales 151

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Explore municipal development resources.

Marketing 157

Marketing Statistics Research Report 157

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. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

Outsource Development 121

Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Summary 121

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are productizing the raising of capital for startups. ”. The second reason is the incredible critical mass of business development, partners…the ecosystem.

Startup 273

Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Is it a sourcing question around whether you need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? How can you more effectively work with your developers? Have you raised capital? The list is very long. How Does it Work?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Is it a sourcing question around whether you need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? How can you more effectively work with your developers? Have you raised capital? The list is very long. How Does it Work?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2019

Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital, to win support and resources for their ideas. Professional investors are adept at looking for innovation capital, beyond the passionate pitch. Social capital: influencers, leaders, investor relationships.

Product 93

Product Ideas Resource Capital 93

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. First, few startups can use that much money today with all of the virtual services available and increasingly inexpensive methods of development, prototyping and marketing.

Resource 180

Resource Invest Summary Startup 180

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One of the most common complaints I hear from new business owners and startups is about the pain and difficulty raising capital. The “venture capital” model is the only option they know, where they feel they get no mercy, giving up equity and control. Block out sufficient time on your calendar for raising capital.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Equity Capital Entrepreneur 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Conscious Capitalism , a popular business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims returns 10 times higher than the S&P 500.

Software Review 77

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 77

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 26:44 Too much capital is not good. 36:30 Eric: Social media is great for people with social capital. Little money.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem. These tolerate negative cash flows for growth.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I work hard to create working relationships with my fellow non-management board members in the same way that every investor ultimately works to develop strong working relationships with founders. cash & unallocated stock options) Should we raise capital, from whom, how much and at what price? The founders of a company are fighting.

Startup 269

Startup Venture Capital Layoffs Resource 269

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. In the case of Invoca we led both the seed round and the A round and didn’t wait for somebody else to come and provide more capital. Over the past 2.5

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Conscious Capitalism , a recent business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2 This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices.

Software Review 66

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 66

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

. “the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. get out and raise money now because when markets change they change on a dime and capital completely dries.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc.

Startup 279

Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Conscious Capitalism , a recent business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2 This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices.

Startup 99

Startup Software Review Summary Examples 99

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! What better than to have capital from somebody who has actually done it in the trenches? Matt’s commitment to re-investing in tech startups is reminiscent to this great Fred Wilson post of “recycling capital. &#. Here’s a summary of our interview.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Startup Customer Custom 304

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. Far from it. Lots of it. It was an early and smart bet.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, founded by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , founded by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 33 states. Montgomery, which does a great job of laying out specifics.

Startup 97

Startup Education Customer Custom 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Conscious Capitalism , a new business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2 I saw a good summary of these in a new book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

Software Review 100

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 100

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. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

Outsource Development 72

Outsource Development Outsource Summary Training 72

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

Here’s the summary and on YouTube the links to skip right to these moments is below the actual video. 3:00 You were running corporate development for Yahoo before this? You have the luxury of either watching the whole episode with Andrew Siegel (or listing on podcast at the gym! Watch: [link].

Media 285

Media Company Companies Venture Capital 285

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. You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software. Don’t get caught off guard.

Outsource Development 104

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Summary 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Explore municipal development resources.

Research 87

Research Marketing Statistics Report 87

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. Executive Summary. If you want to watch the video version summary of my advice on fund raising it’s here.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366