Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including a new book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. You should never outsource the management of your core technology. At worst, maybe you can find a trusted friend to guide you, or a nearby university with expert professors and the proper tools. Support early negotiation with vendors and distribution channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including the book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. You should never outsource the management of your core technology. At worst, maybe you can find a trusted friend to guide you, or a nearby university with expert professors and the proper tools. Support early negotiation with vendors and distribution channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. You should never outsource the management of your core technology. At worst, maybe you can find a trusted friend to guide you, or a nearby university with expert professors and the proper tools. Support early negotiation with vendors and distribution channels.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures. I always recommend that early-stage startup founders outsource non-critical functions and take on part-time contractors for as long as possible. But you do need financial guidance. HR Partner.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Example: Netflix).

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