Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

" Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology. Patents or other intellectual property are a real competitive advantage for a startup, but first to market and working harder are not sustainable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Aspiring entrepreneurs often ask me what to do first when starting a business. Instead, entrepreneurs need to focus first on execution disciplines and timing. Your credibility as an entrepreneur is at stake. Entrepreneurs who have no patents, trade secrets or trademarks are usually deemed non-fundable and non-competitive.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2015

Every entrepreneur needs a value proposition statement for his or her startup that can hook potential investors and partners in less than a minute -- the short time you might join them in an elevator on the way to their offices. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/22/2015. Build up for the punch line at the end.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. As an entrepreneur, you have the responsibility to build and execute a solid plan to turn your dream into a reality.

Technical Review

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

In fact, they led the way for the state’s GDP growth of 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, which was the highest in the nation , according to the U.S. Some of these entrepreneurs are faculty and staff members who license their own work. Their first thoughts likely turn to agriculture and manufacturing.

Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2015

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. business entrepreneur investor pitch startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2013

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Remember you are pitching to investors, not customers.

Angel

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2012

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Remember you are pitching to investors, not customers.

Tips

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2011

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Remember you are pitching to investors, not customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

As an angel investor, I hear many entrepreneurs making negative comments about competitors or asserting they don’t have any competitors. Taking action to file even a provisional patent shows you have the conviction and skill to execute while others have no barrier to entry. Remember that investors invest in people more than the idea.

Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2010

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. Remember you are pitching to investors, not customers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We were a big company with licensing and so forth, and in 2015 we sold the company to NeuLion, a global streaming company whose customers included the NBA, NFL, Rogers, Univision, and so forth. For the first three years, it was all about research and development, building IP and patents and so forth. I have a Ph.D.

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