Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Thus crowdfunding is clearly not the panacea for funding and success that many entrepreneurs envision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2017

I found some good lessons in this regard in a new book, “ Becoming Facebook ,” by Mike Hoefflinger, the former Head of Global Business Marketing at Facebook. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

Thus it behooves every entrepreneur to start watching these things more carefully from the very start. In the classic book, “ Fish Can’t See Water ,” Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Incidentally, I love that book title, which seems to me applicable to most aspects of business (and even people), as well as business culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowing down or buying their innovation through acquisition, rather than building it. True entrepreneurs, like backpackers, are ready to explore new terrain, more open to new possibilities, and don’t get stuck in yesterday’s practices. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. I recently finished a new book by thought leader Suresh Sharma, “The 3rd American Dream ,” which summarizes the business accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Thus crowdfunding is clearly not the panacea for funding and success that many entrepreneurs envision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

I found some good lessons in this regard in a classic book, “ Becoming Facebook ,” by Mike Hoefflinger, the former Head of Global Business Marketing at Facebook. Revenue and competitive position followed. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

In fact, for the past 27-years, he has specialized in bringing exotic travel destinations to those of us who are healthy and active but whose competitive sporting days are long behind us. If you enjoy snarky, clever prose, you should check out Chuck''s book. How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2014

Bloom’s recent book, “ The New Experts: Win Today''s Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. As an entrepreneur and startup, you should love this environment and cater to it. buying moments customer entrepreneur Robert H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. As an entrepreneur and startup, you should love this environment and cater to it. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. Thus the biggest mistake any new entrepreneur can make is to believe that a board of advisors or a board of directors will only slow them down.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. Nice sweep!

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Metrics related to customer acquisition, lifetime value and churn. What advice you can offer entrepreneurs validating their new products?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowing down or buying their innovation through acquisition, rather than building it. True entrepreneurs, like backpackers, are ready to explore new terrain, more open to new possibilities, and don’t get stuck in yesterday’s practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2020

I’m convinced that’s why most mature companies are slowing down or buying their innovation through acquisition, rather than building it. True entrepreneurs, like backpackers, are ready to explore new terrain, more open to new possibilities, and don’t get stuck in yesterday’s practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. Thus the biggest mistake any new entrepreneur can make is to believe that a board of advisors or a board of directors will only slow them down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

The next thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

Image via Flickr by MDGovpics Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. and trademarks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As an entrepreneur, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing. The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. 8 ) Although you wrote an excellent business book ( The Map Of Innovation ) that is consistently well received by my UCSB entrepreneurial students, I know you are not a huge fan of most business books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

Thus it behooves every entrepreneur to start watching these things more carefully from the very start. In the classic book, “ Fish Can’t See Water ,” Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Incidentally, I love that book title, which seems to me applicable to most aspects of business (and even people), as well as business culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

They need inside intrapreneurs who think and act like the outside entrepreneurs who are disrupting their business. I just completed a new book on this challenge, “ Disrupt-It-Yourself ,” by Simone Bhan Ahuja, which includes a great summary of the required attributes to maximize your success potential in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

In his recent book, Innovating Analytics , Larry Freed, a customer experience and analytics expert, makes some convincing points on the drivers for business loyalty and success that every business owner should commit to memory. Marketing-driven customer acquisition. Word-of-mouth driven customer acquisition. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. As an entrepreneur and startup, you should love this environment and cater to it. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

8 ) Although you wrote an excellent business book ( The Map Of Innovation ) that is consistently well received by my UCSB entrepreneurial students, I know you are not a huge fan of most business books. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Unless you are a serial entrepreneur with a string of successes behind you, you need a business plan to convince investors that you can build a business out of the dream that has been driving your passion to change the world. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. No mention usually means no plan and not competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Based on my own experience in both large and small companies, I agree it can be done, with the essential principles outlined in a new book, “ Winning Now, Winning Later ,” by David M. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Every entrepreneur tries to maximize his startup growth by building and selling more product and services for the widest geographic area that he can support. Many entrepreneurs are paranoid about the partnership approach, and think that M&A is only an alternative for large companies who are flush with cash. Partial acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

In my view, the gig economy is a key driver to the current boom in entrepreneurship – every professional and consultant is actually a solo entrepreneur. If you are thinking of joining the rush in this direction, I found some practical insights for success in a new book, “ Thriving in the Gig Economy ,” by Marion McGovern.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. The details of these considerations are outlined in a classic book, “ The Board Book ,” by Board expert and founder of The Board Institute, Susan F. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

Allegis 69

Allegis Startup Entrepreneur Acquisition 69

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. In his recent book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century.

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