Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in the classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

While searching for an answer, I was excited by a new book, “ The 4 Lenses of Innovation ,” from Rowan Gibson, one of the most recognized thought leaders in business innovation. It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hoffman asserts in his new book, you have to “ Make Elephants Fly ,” and that requires getting outside of conventional thinking. If it’s not an order of magnitude better or cheaper, customers usually conclude that the risk and cost of change are simply not worth the potential payback over what they have today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in the classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a new book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? How much money will airlines companies, hotel companies or event companies pay me as a referral or for booking?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Are facilities available to students post-graduation to incubate their businesses? What is the process required to create a custom degree? You can read books, watch videos and talk with experts about how to hit a baseball, kick a soccer ball or serve a volleyball, but until you get on the field or court, you will never master the game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

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. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2016

While searching for an answer, I was excited by a recent book, “ The 4 Lenses of Innovation ,” from Rowan Gibson, one of the most recognized thought leaders in business innovation. It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Others are really marketers out to make money fast, and believe that they can entice customers to any offering. I just saw an interesting step in that direction via a new book “ Entrepreneurial DNA ,” by Joe Abraham , with his assessment web site. External forces (competitors and customers). But none have any lock on success.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. These innovative products ranged from digital comic books to sports data analysis. The event itself was amazing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. If you’re a startup or product person and haven’t read his book Four Steps to Epiphany please do.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Most VCs are book smart. It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). In fact, book smart can be a negative. Smart is simply not a differentiator. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. Nail on the head.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in a new edition of a classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge. EUROPE: In Paris incubators and government subsidies support startups. We work with U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. The video industry will be disrupted just as books, newspapers and music before it. The Exit Problem.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

You simply sign in with your Instagram account, choose your favorite photo, and get your custom made t-shirt shipped directly to you. They believe that having your personal photo on your custom made t-shirt connects you to people instantly on a much deeper level. There was no competitive advantage once the big guys got involved.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. . How to (Ethically) Profit From Your Customer's Insecurities.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

– Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Incubation 3. StrongMail Systems, Inc. Relaxing 2. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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