Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary that I agree with of the five lifecycle phases every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. This business phase is where every entrepreneur starts.

Startup 142

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 142

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. How long does it take me to pay back my original customer acquisition costs? How profitable is my product or service? Seriously, this happens.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary that I like of the five lifecycle phases every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. This business phase is where every entrepreneur starts.

Startup 89

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 89

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

People said this about Ring (which went from startup to selling to Amazon > $1 billion in around 5 years), Facebook, YouTube, Airbnb, Uber, Twitter, Instagram and many other great behemoths of the technology industry. Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! There is nothing viral! Anybody can launch a scooter service! Not really.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

There are many things a VC is looking for in reviewing your business plan but beyond things the like the quality of revenue, margins, OPEX and CAPEX there’s a really simple rule I call, “Cash In, Cash Out, Milestones Achieved.” Summary Raising money is a daunting process. Let me check my plan.” Yes, I see plans this pedestrian.

Venture Capital 247

Venture Capital Capital Funding Demand 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2015

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary that I like of the five lifecycle phases every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. This business phase is where every entrepreneur starts.

Startup 98

Startup Marketing Web 2.0 IBM 98

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

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JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. I want to know how many people, their level of tech sophistication, their age and their interests.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary that I like of the five lifecycle phases every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. This business phase is where every entrepreneur starts.

Startup 53

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 53

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2013

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary of the five lifecycle phases that every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. This business phase is where every entrepreneur starts.

Company 75

Company Companies Startup Web 2.0 75

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). they take time!!

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

In the startup world there’s been a culture of solution or technology first, whereas I believe we should be taking a more people-centred approach to building products and services. Unless the thing you’re building has real value to someone, it’s just a vanity project, no matter the technology. Ben Chestnut’s reverse marketing funnel 9.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78