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Business 2013 - Optimism, But Check Your Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013. Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Another approach is to diversify and broaden the product lines and services. Increase operating efficiencies.

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Start Business Planning Now For The Holiday Season

Startup Professionals Musings

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Venture capital investments are returning to startups.

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How Much Traction is Enough for Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Traction is evidence that your product or service has started that “hockey- stick” adoption rate which implies a large market, a valid business model, and sustainable growth. Free and freemium products need a solid base. In the consumer world, groups like Consumer Reports , will give you similar credibility, if positive.

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The Most Important Advice I Could Give You About Unicorns

Both Sides of the Table

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. I try to remind people that raising money is about building rapport and you can’t build rapport wading through 60 pages of charts or showing 45 product features.

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TerrAvion’s Eye in the Sky For Growers, And Now, Ranchers

Xconomy

Morris did go on to co-found an aerial imagery company for agriculture in 2013, but he scrapped the idea of using drones. But as Xconomy’s Bruce Bigelow reported, robotics companies are trying to develop navigation systems that would allow drones to operate autonomously and safely.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster. They are also driving down the margins they make and are offering products that are initially lower functionality than their competitors.

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

Xconomy

As the San Diego Union Tribune reported in 2013, Tsien (pictured) was also unafraid to shine the spotlight on what he considered suspect scientific approaches, even when espoused by legends like DNA co-discoverer James Watson. . A spokeswoman told Xconomy it was part of an “internal re-alignment.”

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