Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Here is my summary of the ten top creativity mistakes we both still see too often: Criticize any new idea or employee suggestion. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. An even better alternative could be stock options, linked to the long-term success of the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. In summary, whether you are running a startup, a family business, or a famous brand like IBM, you are all part of the jungle. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Money is no substitute for these other treasures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2017

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. In summary, whether you are running a startup, a family business, or a famous brand like IBM, you are all part of the jungle. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Money is no substitute for these other treasures.

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JANUARY 12, 2014

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). 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. Look at Viddy & SocialCast. But it wasn’t to be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. In summary, whether you are running a startup, a family business, or a famous brand like IBM, you are all part of the jungle. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Money is no substitute for these other treasures.

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Startup Competition News Framework 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here is my summary of the ten top creativity mistakes we both still see too often: Criticize any new idea or employee suggestion. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. An even better alternative could be stock options, linked to the long-term success of the company.

Ideas 56

Ideas Framework Summary Organization 56

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle framework “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” Simon Sinek If your customers believe in your mission, then they’ll warm to you and listen to what you offer and how. It can also give your brand real weight as it has a reason for being, so it’s worth spending time shaping and articulating this.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. This applies equally to VCs, startups & big company executives. Just 12 bullet points & you’re done.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Both companies were in Los Angeles. I don’t know the company or the details first hand. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. Not bad, hey? And so they never got consumer adoption.

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