Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). Develop metrics with which to measure yourself and use these to incrementally expand and improve your offering as fast as the market and capital will allow. validate your business model) Continuous improvement. Don’t stand still.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. Daily updates from the top and documented processes are critical. Inadequate focus on hiring and people development.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2009

Irvine-based Kofax , which develops document capture software, announced this morning that it has launched a new product for monitoring its software. According to the firm, its new Kofax Monitor software provides real-time, enterprise monitoring and metrics. Tags: kofax document capture monitoring.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. The real question you should be asking is "When I've built this product and show you the following metrics, would you invest?"

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2023

Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

In his classic book on building a business, “ Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business ,” Gino Wickman, a similar experienced business consultant and developer of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), outlines five common frustrations that we both hear from entrepreneurs, as follows: You are the boss, but you don’t have control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Document and communicate a solid business plan. Innovative technologies require iterative development, while other ideas are primarily marketing and financial. You may be comfortable driving your future based on vision and emotion, or have long been a stickler for details and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). Develop metrics with which to measure yourself and use these to incrementally expand and improve your offering as fast as the market and capital will allow. validate your business model) Continuous improvement. Don’t stand still.

Startup 156

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2020

Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

Startup 157

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Sets goals and milestones, with metrics to track progress. Good implementers document and communicate long-term goals, and translate them into daily action items. They define metrics for each goal, and diligently track themselves against these metrics. Tie executive titles and organizations to business roles.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 6, 2012

When an employee is subsequently dismissed for any reason, the documentation of past performance and reviews, including any past notification of weaknesses or warnings, becomes an important shield to protect the company against a subsequent lawsuit or challenge from a state employee review process.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What used to be an “A” round in 2011 is now routinely called a Seed round and this has been so engrained that founders would rather take less money than to have to put the words “A round” in their legal documents. You have seed rounds but you now have “pre-seed rounds.” Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

For this reason, startups who perform Pilots have failed the Business Development Idiot Test. During my many years as a startup executive, I typically proposed three phases in my business development and enterprise sales contracts. Expand - Develop a roadmap for moving into additional divisions, countries and/or product lines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

There was a lot of passion in the room last week when I presented Working with Developers at the Stubbs Precellerator. I guess it should not be a surprise that Founders have lots of challenges working with developers. But my developers want to go into way too much detail. In fact, they often don’t really understand the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” Develop your business plan. Product development process. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Funding process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

Ideas 62

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson, CEO and co-founder of CapLinked (www.caplinked.com), which is developing tools to help entrepreneurs and investors connect. Eric is also author of the book The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth , where he documented that experience.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001. Well, it had to happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” Develop your business plan. Product development process. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Funding process.

Outsource Development 92

Outsource Development Training Outsource Metrics 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2018

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). Develop metrics with which to measure yourself and use these to incrementally expand and improve your offering as fast as the market and capital will allow. validate your business model) Continuous improvement. Don’t stand still.

Startup 81

Startup Coach Metrics Marketing 81

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there. Start by developing an “elevator pitch,” that you can deliver in thirty seconds to hook a potential customer or investor.

Ideas 94

Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). Develop metrics with which to measure yourself and use these to incrementally expand and improve your offering as fast as the market and capital will allow. validate your business model) Continuous improvement. Don’t stand still.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

Startup 65

Startup Social Media Study Research 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2015

In his classic book on building a business, “ Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business ,” Gino Wickman, a similar experienced business consultant and developer of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), outlines five common frustrations that we both hear from entrepreneurs, as follows: You are the boss, but you don’t have control.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Satisfaction Social Media 111

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Develop your business plan. Product development process. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Funding process.

Startup 102

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

Technology 103

Technology Entrepreneur Study Research 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

Startup 61

Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Develop your business plan. Product development process. Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Funding process.

Startup 95

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2016

Risk level has always been directly correlated to the number of unknowns, so eliminating even one variable will improve your odds: Eliminate one aspect of research and development. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

Technology 57

Technology Startup Study Research 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2016

As the business grows, it pays to learn how to use automated financial tools, and review the key financial metrics daily. Continue to operate without documented and repeatable processes. A great vision, and the creativity to develop an innovative solution, are necessary but not sufficient to build a great business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It’s human nature to prioritize the metrics that get measured, so the simple act of keeping track is often enough to have a significant positive impact. This section of your Venture Value Scorecard should summarize the important advances you have made recently in research and product development. His website is [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

With the speed of change today, you need to develop a culture that loves change, build the ability to quickly realign into your organization, and reward members of the team who come up with ideas, and are instrumental in making them happen. Pick metrics to measure change implementation and results.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Why you should set up a board at the seed round of funding I know these days with SAFE documents and rolling convertible notes many founders prefer not to set up a board early on. If your metric move immediate up-and-to-the-right? If the angel board member is hugely valuable you can always keep them on the board at your discretion.

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