Companies Competition Framework Technical Review 
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2018
You company is the product and you’re selling an equity ownership in your company but much more broadly you’re selling trust & confidence that you’re going to build something enormously valuable and that you’re going to be enjoyable to work hand-in-hand with over the coming decade of each other’s lives.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Let’s set up a framework. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.
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SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition?
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 29, 2022
These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. Here are the key elements of the strengths framework they have developed, with my own insights and experience added for your consideration: Money: the capital you have, or can easily raise.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2016
It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 12, 2014
If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. It’s worth a quick read.
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 26, 2013
Competition abounds, mostly in the form of Lyft , another Bay Area-based purveyor of ride-shares. You simply can’t miss Lyft’s cars driving around the city due to its clever marketing ploy of placing big, pink “ carstaches ” on the grill of each car in their fleet. In essence, ride-sharing is carpooling with a technological twist.
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