Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I get questions from startup founders about executive summaries all the time. I answered some of those questions in a previous post, Crafting Your Executive Summary , so I won’t rehash them here. Here’s what not to do when crafting your executive summary. They range from “what should I include?” to “how long should it be?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 29, 2023

As a professional investor in early-stage companies, I have long discounted long, detailed business plans in favor of a concise “executive summary” followed by a believable spreadsheet-based financial forecast projecting three to five years into the future. It’s time to speak of some sort of business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their knowledge of a new technology or required service. Developer skills are necessary, but not sufficient, to build a business. developer entrepreneur Herminia Ibarra leadership startup' Marty Zwilling.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. Common Signs You Need a Technical Review We’ve already mentioned the most common signs that you might need a technical review: Slow or late delivery: “I’ve authorized two new developers, and we’re still behind.”

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

During signup, the professional is prompted to enter their profile into a form, with an upload box for a resume, fields for awards, skills and certifications, and then a textbox - 500 characters max - for their professional summary. Fill it with the right words, and your dream job could be right around the corner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

I found a good summary of the dynamics behind personal business leadership, and how to get there, in a recent book “ Leadership Rigor! ” The first challenge is to overcome the natural human tendency to equate talking about an idea with actually taking action. by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan. Development schedule and checkpoints. A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Summary: Amazon.com's own entry into the online movie contest business, Amazon Studios said it will award $2.7 Summary: Openfilm has its own warchest of film financing dollars as part of its online movie competition site, saying in April that it would invest $1M into independent filmmakers who are selected through the online community.

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Berkonomics

MAY 11, 2017

As a professional investor in early stage companies, I have long discounted long, detailed business plans in favor of a concise “executive summary” followed by a believable spreadsheet-based financial forecast projecting three to five years into the future. It’s time to speak of some sort of business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. In summary, an entrepreneur should never approach outsourcing as an inexpensive and easy method of offloading work.

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Outsource Development Outsource Training Summary 138

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of cloud-based, customer relationship management and contact management software, has debuted a new dashboard feature, the firm announced Tuesday.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. Have you Documented Your MVP for Your Developer s? What's going to go wrong?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model. Concurrently, I am seeing an upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I cannot tell you how many times I have seen executive summaries of business plans in which the entrepreneur seeks $5,000,000 to build the business. First, few startups can use that much money today with all the virtual services available and increasingly inexpensive methods of development, prototyping and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In reality, their effectiveness is usually more related to how well they develop their work relationships with peers and business leaders. More importantly, we all need to develop the right relationships, and actively avoid those types that are not right for the business, or not right for our career at a particular point in time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan. Development schedule and checkpoints. A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development.

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Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

Explore municipal development resources. New business development specialists there can also provide good additional sources for the specific information you may need. In most cases, these are available to the public for free access, and can be referenced and footnoted in your plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2020

Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their idea of a new technology or required service. These idea and developer skills are necessary, but not sufficient, to build a business. Slowly but surely a more central and enduring leader identity will take root.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It provided an industry-leading graphic development interface, but was not so strong on modeling and simulation. As a result, we shared in capturing a new high-end market, without major new marketing or development. Here is a summary of each: Complementary strengths allows extended market penetration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

My summary recommendation is to quantify the context difference or institutional distance to each new market. Tapping into global markets, especially the large and under-developed ones, not only promises market growth beyond our most optimistic vision, but also empowers people the world over to share in a better economic future.

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Outsource Development Social Media Entrepreneur Summary 110

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The first electric bulb was actually invented by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, who demonstrated the concept, but gave up trying to develop a practical product after only three attempts. She is a former Fortune 50 executive and innovation thought leader who developed her own actionable system to overcome obstacles.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

What if you were the investor and someone walked into your office handing you a business plan executive summary that floored you with its brilliance? And I am sure there are many, many average plans that developed into great companies with the help of a great team. What if you see a great idea but no team to execute?

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

What if you were the investor and someone walked into your office handing you a business plan executive summary that floored you with its brilliance? And I am sure there are many, many average plans that developed into great companies with the help of a great team. What if you see a great idea but no team to execute?

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2020

This transparency has been at the forefront of Monzo since its inception, having reached out to its users to help test, develop and improve. This is according to the UK Payment Markets Summary 2019 report published by UK Finance, a collective representing the banking and finance industry in the UK. In comparison, there were 7.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I like his summary of the challenges involved, real case studies, and especially his recommended building blocks to a culture of perpetual innovation in any company: Extract and instill a long-term vision in your team. Have each develop a personal transformation plan with your support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2023

Here is my summary of their key principles on being a great boss, which I will characterize here as applying to any business professional: Surround yourself with great people. Develop productive relationships with people around you.

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Training Startup Entrepreneur Summary 116

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2022

Here is my summary and interpretation of the ten strategies that he outlines for driving the disruptive innovations that entrepreneurs and startups all dream about: Establish the engine of leadership. The most innovative leaders expect the best of everyone, and develop the guru in others. Embrace new kinds of risk (edge).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Friends and family are key at the idea and early development stages, when you have minimal business valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills. In summary, change will happen. Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Startup and development stage. The development stage normally begins with designing and prototyping a product or service, and creating the company legal entity. In this first stage, a specific idea or passion is solidified into an executable plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. In summary, an entrepreneur should never approach outsourcing as an inexpensive and easy method of offloading work.

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Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Summary 121

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In reality, their effectiveness is usually more related to how well they develop their work relationships with peers and business leaders. More importantly, we all need to develop the right relationships, and actively avoid those types that are not right for the business, or not right for our career at a particular point in time.

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Mentor Competition Summary Activity 135

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. Status of the solution.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again.

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