Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I just saw today, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Managerial Oversight And Performance Matter At A Startup. If they do not adequately improve over time, consider counseling them out of your startup. According to Lex, “Sometimes you just can’t say no to great talent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

In the popular press, it’s easy to find articles that will convince you that companies with a good culture, such as Google, do it by lavishing perks and benefits , including some combination of free meals, trips and parties, financial bonuses, gyms, and a dog-friendly environment. Ongoing culture steps require tuning of measurements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2016

For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. According to an old article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. Beat the competition and discover yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw a while back, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw recently, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2011

For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. According to an article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. Beat the competition and discover yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

The international opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

While the culture that works for one company might not work for another , you can learn a lot from companies who are doing it right, and get started on company culture hacks of your own. It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. What does that culture look like?

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

While the culture that works for one company might not work for another , you can learn a lot from companies who are doing it right, and get started on company culture hacks of your own. It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. What does that culture look like?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. My first startup was no different. My first startup was no different. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Here’s what I learned.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Nearly every startup I have spoken to over the years – including some where I’m a co-investor – talks positively about the support they’ve gotten from A16Z. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Another article indicates that 80 percent of customers continue to base some portion of their buying decisions on their perceptions of the company’s ethics. This starts with hiring the right people, and giving them the training and support they need on a regular basis. Be a coach, rather than a dictator.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! In 1978, George teamed up with 20-year old Stacy Peralta, a world champion skateboarder. George Powell is proof that you can do well by having fun.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Some entrepreneurs are so caught up in their dream that they jump immediately into implementation, with no focus on strategy and tactics first. Of special importance are changes in the following areas: technology, competition and new legislation affecting your planned business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2010

The opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. As a follow-on to that article, here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. Pundits in Latino countries quickly picked up on the name, ‘no va’ means ‘does not go’ in Spanish.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. startup scene so hot. a great place for startups?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Natalia not only wants to increase the number of women in investment, but bring more people in total to help startups and other businesses get the capital they need. NON: I very much started with people in my network in the beginning. In addition to coaching and mentoring, I want to put them in the game of investing into startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Start by trying to narrowing the list of total prospective VCs. As I like to say, in the era of social networks and transparency if you can’t figure out how to get introduced to a VC then hang up your cleats now. Maybe up to 6 hours. DO NOT show up at a VC meeting unprepared. Tell a friend! So let me be clear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

But changes to your startup need to be done for cause, well thought out, and communicated effectively to all impacted parties. Here are a few principles that I recommend to guide you in the change process, and keep you on track and focused: Customers and competition must be the driving force. Keep your eye on the target.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Hiring process that starts and stops. A good practice for startups is to have every senior manager interview all significant new hires to ensure that they fit the culture of the new company. As a startup, your future is all about the people you have on your team, and the people you hire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2012

” and a related article, the single biggest mistake people make is that they try to close the sale too fast. They leave the scene just as the prospective customer begins shopping around for a solution by looking at the competition. " When the product is simple, and there is no competition, buyers can make a quick decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2011

” and a related article, the single biggest mistake people make is that they try to close the sale too fast. They leave the scene just as the prospective customer begins shopping around for a solution by looking at the competition. " When the product is simple, and there is no competition, buyers can make a quick decision.

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