socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2013

Naki lets users use their smartphone to request pickup of their dirty laundry, and get their clothes laundered and returned that day or the next morning. The firm apparently is looking to win over new customers by offering up a deal for Groupon users as part of its launch. Not sure if such a high tech service is for you? a month).

Services 232

Services Santa Monica High Tech Startup 232

Berkonomics

APRIL 2, 2020

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. That is sudden change, brought about by the fast acceptance of the cassette, which in turn gave way to the next technology, CDs, after a rather short lifecycle.

Southern California 177

Southern California Examples Social Network Press 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

Hopefully, between the two of us, more of you with big business dreams will follow the leads and generate more successful business results: Start by getting your hands dirty. Thus you need to listen and learn the current reality from your customers, your team, advisors, and experts. Make your dreams the shared dreams of everyone.

Ideas 105

Ideas Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Free is a dirty word to investors, since they need a return on their investment. Money from customers and investors is the same color. Martin Zwilling.

Competition 133

Competition Patents Resource Invest 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2020

Obviously, it’s not that simple, but making the right first impression is critical for an entrepreneur, not just with investors, but also with partners, customers, and even yourself. Being a visionary or an idea person is not enough; you have to be anxious to jump in and get your hands dirty.

Startup 171

Startup Entrepreneur Activity Ideas 171

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2021

These mistakes are usually masked by excuses, like the economy turned on me, or my competitors played dirty. Don’t forget to add all pesky “overhead” costs, with fixed elements, like rent, insurance, and administration, and variable elements, like delivery, customer support, and commissions. In startups, cash is king.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Summary Pricing 151

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

01% conversion rate again to the people who clicked over to the website from the YouTube video, that’s 185 new customers, 185 people who would have never thought to google search for a tampon service, who will now be signing up to spend the 15 bucks a month to get tampons delivered to their door. If we apply that.01%

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2023

Obviously, it’s not that simple, but making the right first impression is critical for an entrepreneur, not just with investors, but also with partners, customers, and even yourself. Being a visionary or an idea person is not enough; you have to be anxious to jump in and get your hands dirty.

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Startup Activity Ideas 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2022

Execution seems like behind-the-scenes dirty work. Customers are interested in solutions, and investors want to see the money. Entrepreneurs need it to start, and established companies need it to survive. The front end of innovation, or “ideating” is the energizing and glamorous part.

Ideas 135

Ideas Startup Resource Research 135

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

These requirements must be based on market analysis, expert input, and existing customer feedback. It allows all members of your team, including marketing, support, and sales, to size and build the business plan processes they need to find customers, deliver, and maintain grow the business. Provide details on the business model.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

Many young entrepreneurs seem to think that capitalism and making profit are dirty words. Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” That’s a win-win business for the customer and the entrepreneur. Making a profit does not imply greed.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 110

Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

It makes it dirty, it fails when a finger is calloused, dirty or covered with a bandage. About me: I’m a dad, a social research marketer, customer service champion, closet chef, TEDster. Keyboard idea 1. Why do we even need to touch the screen? We need a keyboard that is above the screen, projected, with bigger buttons.

Ideas 117

Ideas Screening IBM IBM 117

Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2013

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. That is sudden change, brought about by the fast acceptance of the cassette, which in turn gave way to the next technology, CDs, after a rather short lifecycle.

Southern California 228

Southern California Social Network Press Guide 228

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Hopefully, between the two of us, more of you with big business dreams will follow the leads and generate more successful business results: Start by getting your hands dirty. Thus you need to listen and learn the current reality from your customers, your team, advisors, and experts. Make your dreams the shared dreams of everyone.

Startup 117

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Coach 117

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2019

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Free is a dirty word to investors, since they need a return on their investment. Money from customers and investors is the same color. Martin Zwilling.

Competition 120

Competition Patents Resource Invest 120

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We'd never grow as people and as a community if we never try new things, get dirty, screw up and be uncomfortable every now and then. The few deals I was a part of are deals where I loved the founders, loved their working products and was excited to be a customer as well as an investor.

Invest 154

Invest Southern California Startup Incubator 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Obviously, it’s not that simple, but making the right first impression is critical for an entrepreneur, not just with investors, but also with partners, customers, and even yourself. Being a visionary or an idea person is not enough; you have to be anxious to jump in and get your hands dirty.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup Activity Ideas 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

The following guest post comes from Sean Percival, CEO of Wittlebee , a kids clothing club that sends its customers a new customized box of clothes every month, based on their children's age, color preferences and geographic location. I am an investor in Wittlebee via Rincon Venture Partners. I guess I was right.

Blogging 178

Blogging RSS Social Network Screening 178

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2019

Gear gets dirty, and you have to do maintenance on the poles of tents if they break, and lots of people feel like that's something that someone else can do for them. We had a customer at REI, and they were calling us from the store. Any customer or user across the country is able to rent their gear at Coozie Outdoors.

Startup 113

Startup Los Angeles Pricing Demand 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

Many young entrepreneurs seem to think that capitalism and making profit are dirty words. Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” That’s a win-win business for the customer and the entrepreneur. Making a profit does not imply greed.

Startup 93

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 93

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The original name of the software Microsoft licensed to IBM was Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS), which Gates artfully renamed it MSDOS. What IBM did not realize was that Microsoft’s code was hastily written by a single programmer who relied upon Digital Research’s CP/M architecture.

IBM 124

IBM IBM Software Review Customer 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In his book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” Team members and customers expect startup founders to be innovative. Stay in the game by allowing others to see your creativity in action outside your office.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Template Mentor 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2019

Execution seems like behind-the-scenes dirty work. Customers are interested in solutions, and investors want to see the money. Entrepreneurs need it to start, and established companies need it to survive. The front end of innovation, or “ideating” is the energizing and glamorous part.

Startup 94

Startup Ideas Resource Entrepreneur 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2014

Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Another mistake many consultants make is to charge by the hour, and customers lose track and lose confidence as things change. Have "customers", not "clients."

Startup 102

Startup Slides Email Customer 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I was mentoring some graduate students at a local university recently, and I sensed again that profit seems to be a dirty word these days to many aspiring entrepreneurs. I’m certainly not a fan of customer rip-offs, but even non-profits have to be cash-flow positive, or have deep pockets, to help anyone for long.

Pricing 66

Pricing Customer Custom Advertising 66

InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2011

In order to help the Founders in this process, I asked them to identify the Dirty Dozen tasks to which they consistently allotted most of their time. I = Technical Customer Calls. In this particular 360-review, the subordinates’ feedback indicated that the Founders needed to adjust their tasks to be less tactical and more strategic.

Technical Review 182

Technical Review Software Review Startup Outsource 182

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

Customers, fans, and buyers can get a brand's essence, their personality, and vibe, in one, visual display. We also never knew where to direct fans and customers, because our media, content, and offerings were spread all over these profiles. We had limited time and resources, and to keep stuff fresh was a nightmare.

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Free is a dirty word to investors, since they need a return on their investment. Money from customers and investors is the same color. Martin Zwilling.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2014

These requirements must be based on market analysis, expert input, and existing customer feedback. It allows all members of your team, including marketing, support, and sales, to size and build the business plan processes they need to find customers, deliver, and maintain grow the business. Provide details on the business model.

Product 101

Product Entrepreneur Summary Activity 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Obviously, it’s not that simple, but making the right first impression is critical for an entrepreneur, not just with investors, but also with partners, customers and even yourself. Being a visionary or an idea person is not enough, you have to be anxious to jump in and get your hands dirty.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Activity Ideas 110

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2011

Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Another mistake many consultants make is to charge by the hour, and customers lose track and lose confidence as things change. Have "customers", not "clients."

Startup 93

Startup Customer Custom Slides 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Since this document is outward facing, it is important to keep the terminology and tone consistent with that of your customer set, investors, and business partners. Providing your product or service free to customers may sound attractive in marketing materials, but you need revenue sources to survive. Skip the acronyms and jargon.

Startup 65

Startup Writing Patents Competition 65

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Yet our initial customer success didn’t translate into big revenue growth and we faced issues such as: Do we support developers, end-users or both? I loved the entire journey – good and bad – and the employees and customers. ” Mythical COO who loves doing the dirty work with no credit.

Startup 303

Startup Technical Review Product Blogging 303

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Your largest customer just cancelled its order. Some VCs would tell you that you need to lead with all of your dirty laundry – but in reality this way they won’t fund you (whether they admit it to themselves or not). A company has just filed suit against you for product patent infringement (obviously more serious).

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Examples 311

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Another mistake many consultants make is to charge by the hour, and customers lose track and lose confidence as things change. Have "customers", not "clients."

Startup 85

Startup Slides Email Customer 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2014

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Free is a dirty word to investors, since they need a return on their investment. Money from customers and investors is the same color. Martin Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Competition Patents Resource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Many young entrepreneurs seem to think that capitalism and making profit are dirty words. Most customers today won’t pay you five times the cost of alternatives, just because yours is “green.” That’s a win-win business for the customer and the entrepreneur. Making a profit does not imply greed.

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Examples Satisfaction 104