Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2011

Here are six key reasons, from a business perspective: Direct competition is huge. So sites have to invest heavily in viral marketing to achieve critical mass, which competes with current social networks, while users expect to join both for free. Social networks. Intellectual property is tough.

Sites 91

Sites Social Network Competition Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network IBM 111

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. think his strategy is essentially the Ron Conway strategy , and at his rate ("34-ish investments" in 1-2yr?), Here’s why.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.

Startup 95

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment).

Startup 104

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment).

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Examples Social Network Marketing 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.

Startup 98

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2010

Here are a few of the reasons, from a business perspective: Direct competition is huge. So sites have to invest heavily in viral marketing to achieve critical mass, which competes with current social networks, while users expect to join both for free. Social networks and search engines.

Sites 49

Sites Social Network Statistics Patents 49

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Having a defensible competitive advantage or “barrier to entry” is another critical step to funding, and another common stumbling block during all phases of the funding process. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment).

Startup 89

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” Show personal investment. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage.

Funding 112

Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” Show personal investment. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Custom 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. That’s probably the soft way of saying, we don’t have a patent or any “secret sauce” for a competitive advantage.

Startup 52

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” Show personal investment. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Custom 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. Page 3: Competition. I later learned that they were a spin out from an investment bank.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. It’s also the keystone to convincing investors that you have a “sustainable competitive advantage.” Show personal investment. Funding for pre-revenue startups used to be the domain of angel investors, but they have moved up-stage.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88