Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was only legalized via the SEC in 2016, so its impact is still in the early stages. The primary challenge seems to be that the crowdfunding term is used to encompass so many different concepts that everyone is confused.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We also saw a few of our portfolio companies grow steadily, notably one that made a risky/painful pivot in 2016 that is just starting to show exciting results. It was a big year for us on multiple frontswe had one of our best years in advising on both selling and raising capital for our clients.

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to a 2016 CompTIA poll of 400 IT and business professionals, 46 percent of companies who used manage service providers for any portion of their IT needs experienced a reduction in their annual IT budgets by 25 percent or more. By partnering with an MNSP, organizations can receive four main benefits: Cost Savings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Yet too many entrepreneurs approach business building as a standardized process that can be learned from textbooks, or outsourced to professionals. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 09/13/2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

Evaluate outsourcing as a quick solution to break the constraint. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/27/2016. The organic solution is to hire more people, spend more money, and ramp up your focus. But finding money and hiring more people always takes longer than expected -- slow growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Entrepreneurs who don’t have someone else’s cash for outsourcing come up with the more innovative and creative approaches to get things done. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 08/31/2016. You don’t have to fight for your equity, and no one can slow you down in decision making.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

They look for creative solutions to problems that are inhibiting progress, rather than the conventional solution of outsourcing or hiring people. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/19/2016. Do it yourself with new tools rather than hire outside help. Focus on a top productivity bottleneck each week.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

Outsourcing your support team to a far-away country and culture is not the way to start. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 06/08/2016. Every support situation is different, such that written policies and edicts from the top are not enough. Measure support against competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2016

In a startup, you can’t afford to outsource too many functions. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 08/09/2016. Smart entrepreneurs know what they don’t know, and work hard to fill the gaps. They are not afraid to ask questions, learn new tools, and seek opportunities to gather experience in every business role possible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

As the business grows, you must learn to hire and train employees, and utilize outsourcing in non-core areas to keep up with the volume and detailed expertise required. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/29/2016. That ability to tackle any challenge personally, and get it done, serves early entrepreneurs well.

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Xconomy

JULY 20, 2016

We outsource everything. The MoneyTree Report, which showed Dauntless raising $8 million in the first quarter of 2016 and $4 million in the second quarter, was inaccurate, Martin said.). It should result in shorter timelines, lower costs, and higher returns. “We We really have a development focus,” Martin told me. “We

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

Georg Richter: For the five years before I started the company in January of 2016, I was at Guthy Renker, which is one of the largest and biggest direct marketing companies in the world. The other thing I see, is trying to outsource all of this stuff your self. How did you get into this? I help people to avoid making fatal mistakes.

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