Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Your goal is “ coopetition ” - to find a way to partner with your competitor in such a way that both parties can substantially benefit from the other's resources - without stealing customers or damaging anyone's credibility. In the following quarter, we jointly signed up two new customers who loved our “end to end” integrated solution.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has written numerous books and articles for entrepreneurs and investors, and was the publisher and editor-in-chief of Venture Magazine. They financed their companies, to the extent possible, in a manner minimizing the cost of capital, planning for organic growth in the number of customers served and in associated revenues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

They cite sources like Profitable Venture Magazine, “ Why Business Plans are a Waste of Time ” and this Forbes article. A business plan may be a small investment to get a shot at that opportunity. From my perspective, much of this advice is urban legend and just plain wrong. Clemson University professor William B.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Add outgoing links.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Your goal is “ coopetition ” - to find a way to partner with your competitor in such a way that both parties can substantially benefit from the other's resources - without stealing customers or damaging anyone's credibility. In the following quarter, we jointly signed up two new customers who loved our “end to end” integrated solution.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

3D Robotics has raised over $5 million in round two funding to accelerate its growth and expansion into new markets says Chris Anderson 3DR CEO and former Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine, Entrepreneur and author. The aim of this ramp-up is simple: more cool stuff and a great customer and community experience,” he said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. Remember that investors invest in people first. The best defense is a dynamic product line.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2011

You decide how much you want to invest in your employees and then you give your employees the control to build a custom perk package for themselves. Every day, let’s learn from our customers, and I did that in Iraq. 2) Congratulations on Entrepreneur magazine recently naming BetterWorks a “ Brilliant Company.”

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

Right now, we have this incredible power publishing tool, which allows girls to publish their own stylebooks and digital magazines. Who introduced Allison to me because of my background with Crosscut, having invested in ShoeDazzle, and seeing all of the social, commerce, and apparel opportunities here arise.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

More recently in 2015, Kiel helped launch Machine Shop Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-to-growth stage companies with a global scope. Machine Shop Ventures was featured in WIRED Magazine for its groundbreaking new model. Joe Guzel leads investing activity at CrossCut Ventures. Joe received his B.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2013

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. So are customers. Entry cost is very high.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up. February of 2001, Inc. Let''s get real.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. Remember that investors invest in people first. The best defense is a dynamic product line.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2011

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. So are customers. Entry cost is very high.

Sites 91

Sites Social Network Competition Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

If you ask me, I think it’s one of the companies that has led and will continue to lead the transformation of media from a lethargic print-based (newspapers, magazines) and linear based (TV) format into the most successful digital media brand of the next decade. An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

When I first got into VC I decided I better have some investment themes. Early online newspapers and magazines were merely digital versions of their physical self. Nordstrom sales reps are trained to do this to, but of course they can’t know every customer that walks around the store. Or can they?

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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. Who hasn't dreamed of a big fancy desk, over-the-top corporate parties, and glossy ads in national magazines? Customer service is free.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. The size of magazines seems to be expanding, marketing seems to be up and the number of tech announcements per day is dizzying.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. In fact, 90% of our investments are either Seed or A-round investments (10% are B-round). We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. That’s healthy.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

In a 2010 TechCrunch article , Ron Conway discusses the success and failure rates of the ~ 500 companies he had invested in during the prior 12-years. Approximately 33% fail, another third return an approximation of the capital invested and the remaining 33% generate anywhere from 2x to “Google-x return.” Who is the customer?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s enterprise customers will also have the option to leverage Quipa’s innovative data-in-transit security technology for transferring files in and out of the cloud. This allowsCapLinked to offer its customers a security option that’s both state-of-the-art and unobtrusive.”. Cutting Edge Technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2010

Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. Remember that investors invest in people first. The best defense is a dynamic product line.

Startup 89

Startup Competition Patents Entrepreneur 89

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Consistent with the statistics cited in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs , the large majority of John and Kyle''s classmates accepted positions at investment banks and consulting firms upon graduation. Magazine ended up doing a cover story on Kyle and I called, An American Start-Up. February of 2001, Inc. Let''s get real.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

Alyse joined the March Capital Partners’ Investment Team as an Associate in 2013, and is focused on early stage opportunities in big data and artificial intelligence, IoT, distributed ledger technologies, p2p networks, marketplace innovation and healthcare IT. Custom ad deals and partnerships. YouTube, Microsoft and SyFy.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). I do it myself. If I can do it – so can you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. or the countless other successful startup firms. It’s awesome. That’s natural.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. A pivot is a quick change of direction or strategic correction by a startup, based on customer feedback or changes in technology and the marketplace.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony finally hit upon a winning venture when he began making custom buttons, which he sold mail order. He invested $800 of his button profits to purchase a classified ad in Boys’ Life magazine. Tony eventually passed the button business to his younger brother, when it became too tedious and time consuming.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

As part of that, we started asking professors for recommendations on who we could talk to, and we found out they only knew one person, or told us to check out a magazine, or Google this and that. Michael Chasin: The most challenging part of any startup is getting in front of people, and finding customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2010

Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services on the Internet in the USA with 2-3 new services opening every single day. 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.

Sites 49

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. Getting on the front cover of the most prominent VC magazine in Europe (was called Tornado Insider). We control our hours, our travel and our investment areas. I had to go there?

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Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. For example, if you mention an article you read in XYZ magazine, make sure to include a hyperlink to the article.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48