Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives. Evaluate outsourcing as a quick solution to break the constraint. It was a win-win deal, with new customers and better service for both.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. 3) Attempt To License An Idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. Talking to real customers is the best way to keep your inspiration alive, as well as the best way keep on track with changing trends and future innovation ideas. Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. If your customers would benefit by having products from both companies, you might negotiate the opportunity to include the other’s product as an add-on. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

That''s relevant, because of our third piece, where we have been hired by traditional media companies, to basically provide them a turnkey, outsources content acquisition team. Is there a lot of competition for the rights to all of that content? Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

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Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. In todays highly competitive job marketplace, it is becoming increasingly more difficult. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ▼ March (2) 4. Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Just Say What it Is By Frank Addante In todays high-tech, highly competitive world, more and more companies are describing their products or services using too many fancy, jargon words.

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Rich Customers Target customers who will move fast and pay a premium for a unique offering. Focus Customers will only buy a simple product with a singular value proposition.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. They are afraid of their competition finding out about the idea, a bigger company trying to steal it or some other entrepreneur doing it first. Yes, I did say competition.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Put yourself in the shoes of your customers or users. because they are so focused on being better than their competition. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I have found that if an idea is incredibly complex, it inherently requires more time to develop and is harder to explain to customers, users, partners, employees, etc. Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Outsourcing ▼ April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. What if there was another competitive cash register on the market? FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. It’s simply an exercise for prospective customers to tell you what they DON’T like about it. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Our competition was well funded with many millions of dollars, well armed with hundreds of employees and far down the path. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. We had over 3,000 customers, delivered over 8 billion e-mails and online advertisements per month and reached over 65% of the Internet population through our technology (adMonitor).

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email.

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