Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Since investors tend to invest in people, more than the idea, the personnel review is normally the highest priority item. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs.

Venture Capital 108

Venture Capital Angel Satisfaction Equity 108

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian talked to us about the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur, plus how important it is to manage lifetime value (LTV) of a customer versus customer acquisition cost (CAC) in making a successful company. (We Ian Chen: In my previous life, I was working in private equity in LA. What is Discotech?

Startup 113

Startup Equity Customer Custom 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2019

If you don’t have a clear idea of why you are there, anything you measure will be useless. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Action is when people are drawn into a profitable and sustainable relationship with your company.

Social Media 98

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. Should you start a company solo or find co-founders to help you? You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Otherwise exit and startup with another idea. The founding team size dilemma.

Startup 97

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

I’ve always wondered who started the urban myth that the best way to start a company is to come up with a great idea, and then find some professional investors to give you a pot of money to build a company. Don’t give up a chunk of your company and control before you start.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction Legalzoom 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

I’ve always wondered who started the urban myth that the best way to start a company is to come up with a great idea, and then find some professional investors to give you a pot of money to build a company. Don’t give up a chunk of your company and control before you start.

Startup 105

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Legalzoom 105

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA accelerator--which only inspired him to keep working on making his startup a reality and go from just an idea, to a real company. The company, which started in 2014, now has over 40 employees.

Startup 124

Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

If you don’t have a clear idea of why you are there, anything you measure will be useless. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Action is when people are drawn into a profitable and sustainable relationship with your company.

Social Media 69

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 69

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

Organization 52

Organization Social Media Examples Customer 52

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. Should you start a company solo or find co-Founders to help you? You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Otherwise exit and startup with another idea. The founding team size dilemma.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Statistics Equity Satisfaction 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

If you don’t have a clear idea of why you are there, anything you measure will be useless. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Action is when people are drawn into a profitable and sustainable relationship with your company.

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

Startup 99

Startup Organization Social Media Customer 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. Should you start a company solo or find co-founders to help you? You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Otherwise exit and startup with another idea. The founding team size dilemma.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Since investors tend to invest in people, more than the idea, the personnel review is normally the highest priority item. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

Organization 57

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

Your great idea for the next Facebook may make you wealthy, but it probably won’t help the hungry. Should you start a company solo or find co-Founders to help you? You have very little money, and you don’t want to give away your equity. Otherwise exit and startup with another idea. The founding team size dilemma.

Startup 98

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Equity 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2012

If you don’t have a clear idea of why you are there, anything you measure will be useless. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Action is when people are drawn into a profitable and sustainable relationship with your company.

Social Media 98

Social Media Metrics Media Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

Organization 93

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2014

It sounded to investors like me that they felt a funding entitlement for their startup idea. A company succeeds only if all the teams succeed. Make sure they understand the sense of urgency to address customer satisfaction and market needs. “I I give my all to this company, so I deserve healthcare coverage.”

Startup 96

Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction Customer 96

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. What makes their story more remarkable, in the age of 20-something billionaires, is that both of the company’s founders are in their 50’s.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2013

It sounded to investors like me that they expected a funding entitlement for their startup idea. A company succeeds only if all the teams succeed. Make sure they understand the sense of urgency to address customer satisfaction and market needs. “I I give my all to this company, so I deserve healthcare coverage.”

Startup 98

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you don’t have a clear idea of why you are there, anything you measure will be useless. He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Action is when people are drawn into a profitable and sustainable relationship with your company.

Social Media 84

Social Media Metrics Media Satisfaction 84

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2012

It sounded to investors like me that they expected a funding entitlement for their startup idea. A company succeeds only if all the teams succeed. Make sure they understand the sense of urgency to address customer satisfaction and market needs. “I I give my all to this company, so I deserve healthcare coverage.”

Startup 93

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. You get to call the shots.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

When a venture is conceived, it is merely an idea. As the story illustrates, entrepreneurs manifest their ideas by rallying a motivated team and supplying them with the necessary resources. In addition, the larger the potential opportunity, the more likely you and your team will retain a meaningful equity stake as your venture matures.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Many women rose to the top of their careers only to discover how unsatisfying, soul-draining and unhealthy a lifestyle it was and completely changed careers to find satisfaction doing something completely different where they once again became successful, but in a more balanced manner. Novel concept.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Who better to answer than the company's engineering lead.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

It seems like every day I hear from an aspiring entrepreneur who doesn’t know where to start, or doesn’t have the time or expertise for all the mechanics of starting a business based on their great idea. And then on an ongoing basis, our partners provide basic bookkeeping, legal, accounting and equity management services.

Startup 63

Startup Entrepreneur Platform Activity 63