Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model. Product pre-order model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2011

Most entrepreneurs expect to face the “normal” challenges of starting a business, which include finding the right opportunity, building and executing a winning plan, and financing their venture. I’ll summarize them here, but you can see more detail in an article by David Finkel in D&B Small Business Solutions : Long-term daily job grind.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Peer Group – Meet with other emerging entrepreneurs who will help you objectively evaluate your experiences and provide relevant feedback regarding your successes and failures. If a prospect does not purchase your product, it is not because they are too stupid to understand your value proposition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2021

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. There are many good articles which outline what these companies do right. Your happiness and productivity will both go up.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2023

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Phoenix communities are celebrating because JPMorgan Chase has made several local charitable investments to support underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses with the goal of creating jobs and spark a growing economy. Supporting underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses helps revitalize communities and creates jobs,” Tripp said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. For aspiring entrepreneurs, or if your last startup failed, it’s all about standing out above the crowd of others like you. Written business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs seem to prefer to fail their way to the top, rather than do some research and learn from the successes and mistakes of others. In general I try to focus on the positives and tell entrepreneurs what works, but sometimes it’s important to reiterate the common things that simply don’t work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some of the most common innovation myths that Barbee mentions or I have encountered in my work with entrepreneurs around the world include the following: True innovation can only come from R&D and geniuses. Many product innovations come from quality improvement focuses, like the Japanese Kaizen initiative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. Here investors are looking for feature problems or quality issues on the current product. Status of the solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. They will call you back.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

As part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series, serial entrepreneur and noted venture capitalist Mark Suster recently shared his advice with a large crowd of emerging entrepreneurs. free weekly Infochachkie articles! In the last six weeks, I have been pitched by five entrepreneurs under 20.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 17, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Performers Are Entrepreneurs. Mike was surprised when I identified him as an entrepreneur. LAUGHS] It''s kind of comforting, in the way that you call me an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2021

New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. Other entrepreneurs skip just a couple of the elements outlined in my original article, “ These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable. Investors know that first-time entrepreneurs who start a business without a good written plan almost always fail.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. They will call you back.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Given TimeHop’s failed experiment, I was especially intrigued when I learned that a team of a dozen remote entrepreneurs hack the typical corporate structure and creates a company that generated nearly $100 million in revenue. Two Virtual Organizations That Worked. FastSpring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Some of the most common innovation myths that Barbee mentions or I have encountered in my work with entrepreneurs around the world include the following: True innovation can only come from R&D and geniuses. Many product innovations come from quality improvement focuses, like the Japanese Kaizen initiative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

According to the 2017 Kauffman Startup Activity Index , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity reached 86 percent, more than 12 percentage points higher than in 2009 at the height of the Great Recession. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. These events may take three to five years at a minimum. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role. entrepreneur exit IPO lifestyle m&a startup' Investors hesitate to invest under these conditions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2011

Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2012

Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 28, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! A Location – An office, storefront, factory, distribution center or even products stored in a warehouse can create nexus. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Even still, it was another five years before Microsoft went public in 1986, making him an overnight success worth $350 million. In April, 1996, Yahoo!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

I’ve talked about the solution part several times, so this article will focus on the value of a strategy. Here are five good reasons for setting the strategy early, as summarized by Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy in their new book “ Now, Build a Great Business! Tags: strategy entrepreneur startups business. Great business model.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. In the resulting article , I describe Tige''s deft handling of online trolls via the deft use of social media.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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InfoChachkie

JULY 4, 2011

Note: This is part II of a five part series. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! He is so confident in his green eggs and ham product that he cannot help but smile. Access the first installment HERE , part III HERE , part IV HERE , and part V HERE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. These events may take three to five years at a minimum. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 29, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Ever heard of the band “Five Cool What?” Not surprisingly, Five Cool What never spoke with Ron again and failed to score a safety, let alone a touchdown. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! I am not surprised.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2020

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs seem to prefer to fail their way to the top, rather than do some research and learn from the successes and mistakes of others. In general I try to focus on the positives and tell entrepreneurs what works, but sometimes it’s important to reiterate the common things that simply don’t work.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Those who do not expect to immediately be paid a market rate for their "services" are the type of entrepreneurs we seek. The True "Cost" Of Salaries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. Here investors are looking for feature problems or quality issues on the current product. Status of the solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Marty Zwilling.

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