Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

You probably already know the key challenges to complete each step, but it helps to write them down, review them with peers, and have a written list to update as you learn more. Stop talking and writing, and start executing the plan. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

I have found that the process of writing down your idea, with a plan for implementation, and reviewing that plan with a business advisor, will force you to learn and acknowledge the real requirements for implementation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/17/2020. Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Indeed, a World Economic Forum study ( PDF ) predicts that technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will replace some 5 million jobs by 2020, while also creating new occupations.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

There are large sums of money to be invested and if investors can get comfortable with “downside protections” they’ll still write checks. I spoke about that more in this deck that I wrote for the SaaStr conference in early March 2020. Of course I believe the market has slowed down massively.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them nearly ten years ago. Today they are in every business, and will likely comprise 50 percent of the workforce by 2020. Their success is now vital to our success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Understand and write down every expense, and budget for required costs, especially initial inventory and accounts receivable delays. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/02/2020. Meticulously manage cash inflow and outflow. Cash flow is the nemesis of every business, particularly small ones. Details are important.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

If your company can help with job search, or resume writing or providing references or calling other companies to tell them you did redundancies?—?you But at the margin if there are things you can do to be compassionate about severance or medical benefits or helping people navigate government assistance?—?you you should do all that you can.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Keep control by writing every check personally, and manage receivable and payables tightly. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/22/2020. The solution here is to never stop the fundraising cycle, moving quickly from friends and family, to angels, to venture capitalists. Your customers and competition make unexpected moves.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

In stead of just writing operating and funding advice Fred also talks about industries. When I write about topics that are relevant suddenly anybody with a startup solution in that field will approach us. ” I applied this advice and started writing about SaaS and about Online Video and have found Fred’s advice spot on.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 6, 2020

Google Play — This is separate from the Google Podcast app, which at the time of writing doesn't offer a submission form. In 2020, only the passion projects will have what it takes to succeed. Once you have an RSS feed, you'll need to submit its URL to the major podcast distributors. iHeartRadio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2018

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them almost ten years ago. Today they are in every business, and will likely comprise 50 percent of the workforce by 2020. Their success is now vital to our success.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. Here are some of the top options available in 2020 to anyone who wants to earn a living or a side hustle by recommending products online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

Peloton lifted my mental spirits in 2019/2020 through what were two emotionally draining years in the world (fires, protests, politics, he who shall not be named, etc). So when I start a ride, even if I’m tired or don’t feel like working out or have had a tough week I can’t help but feeling better on the ride and afterwards.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

In 2020, there are few things more important to a growing business than a comprehensive security policy. It's 2020, you need to have all your devices password protected, and not by endless variants on your first dog's name. You don't have to write out an hour-by-hour schedule or even keep track of your daily activities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. For Upfront, constrained size and extreme team focus has mattered.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

over the course of 2020 (and their combined estimated price tag of nearly $100 billion), it’s not surprising that the Biden plan begins with a focus on resiliency. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 24, 2016

A recent study by S&P Capital IQ Global Markets Intelligence found that as many as 90 percent of all employees who presently maintain an employer-sponsored health plan could switch to a marketplace health insurance plan between now and 2020.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

With HeyTutor, we track those lessons, let you write notes down about your clients, we create a tutor profile for you and a hub. So we're investing in tutors, customers, and product, and plant to raise another round in 2020, which we expect will be north of $10M. One thing, is we're not a fast burn company.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Harris writes: “The figures, dating back to 2016, paint a picture of a company desperate to meet over-ambitious autonomy targets and one that is willing to spend freely, even recklessly, to get there. That lengthy timeline raises a lot of questions that we’ll be (and surely others) digging into in the coming weeks and months.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s March 1st as I write this*. There is still time to recommit to your plan to make 2021 a better year than 2020 and if predictions are right that many of us will be vaccinated by the summer and you’ll be back to a somewhat more normal life by the autumn then it’s time to be in better physical & mental shape for all that’s ahead of you.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. I’ve been reluctant to write about weight in part because I don’t want to sound self righteous. Then should write down your “target goal.” Today is December 31st, 2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

I personally find that writing down my business plan is a good discipline to incent me to think through all the issues, and do the research on the alternatives available. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

As I write these words I’m aware that I could practically change the words AOL and Facebook for much of this section and with a few factual tweaks it might not be noticeable to the reader which of the firms I was talking about. I’m going to write a whole post on BothSid.es They controlled distribution to the masses.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

Personally I believe that to fund more people of color you need to put check-writing authority in their hands the same way that if you want to see more women funded you need more women GPs. in this video from the 2020 Upfront Summit. link] So things were going well for Valence in 2020, amazingly even in a pandemic.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

How I Shifted from Just Counting Calories to Supercharging My Fitness Workouts This is part of a weight loss and fitness improvement series that I’m writing to share how I went from 222 pounds and unable to bike more than 20 minutes on a Peloton to 153 pounds and running 8–12 miles / day in just 18 months. I couldn’t believe it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

The writing on this show is some of the best writing in modern American comedic shows. It will take every group repulsed by the normalization that the Trump administration has shown towards misogyny and blatant race-baiting to rise up in 2018, 2020 and in the years ahead. You will need to do your part.

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