Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Solution may require new category development time. If you go this route, make sure your solution is strategic. Your rollout plan needs to factor in these requirements. Make sure new solutions offered actually build your brand, rather than dilute it. Customers need supporting approvals to fully benefit.

Product 141

Product Services Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. I recommend that you simplify your use to no more than three items or categories, with a percent allocation to each.

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Startup Invest Social Media Examples 134

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

You’d imagine that companies selling tons of shelfware would quickly meet their deserved fate in the market, yet the spin around a category of software can fool buyers into thinking they “must have this product to compete.” Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Recently I wrote the first post in a series on board meetings, entitled, “ Why You’re Not Getting the Most out of Your Board ,” which focused on the need to prepare properly, set good objectives and discuss mostly strategic topics. I can’t say I’m a zero offender in this category either.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Startup 97

Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Invest Platform 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2019

If you are in that category, you should take a hard look at a new book, “ Nincompoopery: Why Your Customers Hate You--and How to Fix It ” by John R Brandt, who has some real insight on this problem. The days of working hard and expecting lifetime employment with a retirement plan are gone.

Customer 83

Customer Custom Demand Examples 83

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We think there is a new category of the e-commerce and shopping sector, the entertainment sector. It gets quite strategic. We like to describe it as a fantasy sport for women, because it has some of the same dynamics, that the same kinds of conversations, strategy, and planning. What do you have planned next?

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader.

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San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2015

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 101

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 101

InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2011

Following the 360-review, we devised an effective way to help the Founders expand their strategic effectiveness while ensuring that all of their prior responsibilities are appropriately fulfilled. . A Good Plan. “A A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. After that, it’s all about capitalizing on your strengths, shoring up your weaknesses, and building a personal plan that doesn’t work against you. The drivers for your strategic plan come from at least four directions: World of experts (books, consultants, webinars).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other. Often when I meet them the idea seems at odds with what others are doing and as long as it’s the right team with a well-thought-through plan I kinda like that. Many “me, too&# companies will perish.

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Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization Ideas 110

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization Ideas 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. I recommend that you simplify your use to no more than three items or categories, with a percent allocation to each.

Startup 114

Startup Funding Entrepreneur Invest 114

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. I recommend that you simplify your use to no more than three items or categories, with a percent allocation to each.

Startup 55

Startup Funding Invest Social Media 55

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

We started planning our fund raising as much as 14 months ago. Did he want to see whether a strategic buyers made sense in the next couple of years? Invoca is the market leader in a hot and growing category: marketing automation for telephony driven by the explosion in smart phones where a phone call is a single click of a button.

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. With which other investors? International money.

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2012

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

When the plan is all in your head, and elements are undefined, it’s important to monitor every step of the progress, in order to make quick corrections. Investors and alliances are looking for partners who have a strategic focus, and can find the right consultants to solve their tactical issues.

Social Network 59

Social Network Startup Demand Entrepreneur 59

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Before you run out and purchase your URL, Ward suggests to first strategize about your brand messaging and online presence. . Then realize that the people coming to your website won’t be hearing that and plan accordingly,” Ward said. Your domain name is part of your brand. Do Your Research. Are you having to explain it?

SEO 70

SEO Startup Sites Research 70

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Once you have that data, you can make strategic plans and executive, and start growing and driving your sales. While I was working with other brands, and while we were really the top sellers for quite a few brands for many categories, I saw a huge gap between what they know, and what they wanted to know about how the Internet works.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. I recommend that you simplify your use to no more than three items or categories, with a percent allocation to each.

Funding 67

Funding Startup Invest Entrepreneur 67

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

They're just an investor, like with many startups, who also have strategic investors. But why we decided to incubate this one, is we looked at the category to see what we could find in terms of early stage companies, executing against what we had identified--and we didn't find any out there. Mickie Rosen: The link really is financial.

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Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

Pursue strategic alliances and partnerships. From organic candy that promotes world peace, to reducing environmental pollution by eliminating plastics, there is no category that should be off-limits. You need to explore all these growth choices and others, and plan experiments to measure their value and timing.

Examples 67

Examples Customer Custom Software Review 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

Within each of the platform categories defined above, there is a right one and a wrong one for your audience. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Pick the right platform for your business.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2011

We thought it would be interesting to talk to the firm, so we connected with Nick Higgins who is the EVP heading up Joost and running its Santa Monica operations, to hear more about the spinout and Adconion's aggressive hiring plans in the area. Your firm started in UK, but has big expansion plans in Los Angeles.

Santa Monica 149

Santa Monica Content Platform Networking 149

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

Either directly or through members or sponsors, the resources TCVN delivers address numerous categories: education, accounting, legal services, banking services, intellectual property protection, funding, marketing, sales, publishing, strategic planning, administration, professional information, government-related guidance, and others.

TCVN 113

TCVN Technology AeA Press 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. This usually involves more attention to organizational, operational, and strategic challenges. Super-angels. Osmosis marketing. Startup pivot.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

Zone of Effectiveness – The examples that Covey talks about here are things like exercise and planning. If you can carve out some time during your day to not sit in meetings but in stead to dedicate to thinking about the longer-term, strategic initiatives that are important to you then you’ll do bigger things in life.

Slides 374

Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2011

Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category. That’s not my job.” My message is do what you enjoy.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Organization Ideas 108