Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their classic book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Work out of your home, and keep your own books. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2017

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , which develops business management software for the home services and contracting industry, has raised $80M in a Series B funding, the company announced this morning. ServiceTitan said the new funding was led by ICONIQ Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Outsourcing is just another extension of the virtual team concept to people you don’t even know. Team members develop an understanding about their mutual dependence to achieve objectives. It’s a small world, so these team members may not even be in the same town, or the same country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. If you’re lucky, your guru also brings some commercial contacts to the table.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

I often get asked for advice on Business Development. Seeing how you might work together is infinitely more impactful that trying to describe in text, even if you did write the best 6 th grade book reports. This post is geared toward folks looking to do BD deals in the online world. 10 Tips for Better BD.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2021

An eye-opening list of insights was highlighted in the classic book, “ Build for Change ,” by Alan Trefler, Founder and CEO of Pegasystems. Too many businesses still tolerate archaic IT tools, or resort to rogue mashups developed to circumvent the approved tools. Upgrade to modern information technology tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2023

One of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ No Excuses!: Entrepreneurs who like to be argumentative, complaining, or disagreeable, will have a hard time closing a contract, investment, or a customer contract. Great leaders develop a good relationship with good people, who are then inspired to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

One of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ No Excuses!: Entrepreneurs who like to be argumentative, complaining, or disagreeable, will have a hard time closing a contract, investment, or a customer contract. Great leaders develop a good relationship with good people, who are then inspired to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

I was happy to see my own view reinforced in the classic book, “ Innovation Thinking Methods for the Modern Entrepreneur ,” by long-time entrepreneur and innovation expert Osama A. Here are ten key lessons from his book that we can all learn from: Utilize first principles thinking. Outsource services back to the customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In terms of specifics, with action items that you can start now, I like the strategies outlined in a new book, “ Going On Offense ,” by Behnam Tabrizi. Have each develop a personal transformation plan with your support. Continuous innovation is a mindset that you cannot outsource, or bring in through acquisition or consultants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the classic book, “ Global Vision ,” by NYU Stern School of Business scholar and leader Robert Salomon, I finally found some great insights on what to look for, and how to make the necessary changes. The potential for large currency swings may change the way you need to manage transactions, specify contract terms, and project futures.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2015

Almost the instant the concept of the sharing economy was introduced, it has skyrocketed into hundreds of successful and established brands by offering everyone a chance to be their own boss, and others the ability to outsource needs saving time by providing convenience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. If you’re lucky, your guru also brings some commercial contacts to the table.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While we are revisiting the issues raised by my (newly revised) book, Extending the Runway , we should examine the challenges to a CEO in making use of enterprise time, one of its most valuable and often misused assets. Extending the Runway book available at www.berkus.com.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Along with a team of nine developers, the six young adult authors spent two months working nights and weekends to bring Realms of Ruin to life. They said that the authors, who also worked with a team of developers, ended the project because they felt that there was more to lose than there was to gain. a fan asked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2021

Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. There are also many books on this subject, including this classic from the master on management, Brian Tracy, “ Full Engagement!: Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Santa Barbara-based zuuka Group , the publisher behind the iStoryTime (www.istorytimeapp.com) line of children's books on the iPhone, announced a first round of funding. First of all, for the folks who haven't run across your children's story books on their iPhone or iPad, talk about what your firm is all about?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The real secrets of any business domain are not intuitively obvious, nor available in books. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution. Finish the product before marketing begins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, many investors I know tell me they look for business plans that allocate the largest portion of a requested investment to marketing, but most often see the top “ use of funds ” to be further product or service development. Always test the relationship before signing a contract.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For the full picture, see the classic book, “ Navigating the Talent Shift ,” with convincing arguments by Lisa Hufford, Founder of Simplicity Consulting talent solutions. With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. Maintain budget flexibility as the business changes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In the classic book, “ Global Vision ,” by NYU Stern School of Business scholar and leader Robert Salomon, I finally found some great insights on what to look for, and how to make the necessary changes. The potential for large currency swings may change the way you need to manage transactions, specify contract terms, and project futures.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We created Dentistry.com as a destination for consumers, and a place where they can learn about dentistry, ask questions to dentists, interact with others, and find a dentist and book an appointment, all online. To their credit, they were able to carve out an investment so we could develop this. So, that's my story.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

The real secrets of any business domain are not intuitively obvious, nor available in books. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution. Finish the product before marketing begins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2018

One of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ No Excuses!: Entrepreneurs who like to be argumentative, complaining, or disagreeable, will have a hard time closing a contract, investment, or a customer contract. Great leaders develop a good relationship with good people, who are then inspired to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Marty Zwilling.

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Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

I was happy to see my own view reinforced in the classic book, “ Innovation Thinking Methods for the Modern Entrepreneur ,” by long-time entrepreneur and innovation expert Osama A. Here are ten key lessons from his book that we can all learn from: Utilize first principles thinking. Outsource services back to the customer.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

For children with a proclivity toward business, a newspaper route provided an invaluable opportunity to develop the following entrepreneurial skills: Punctuality – Newspapers had to be delivered on time, irrespective of the weather, the fact that Sunday papers can weigh several pounds each or the requirement to wake up at the crack of dawn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Work out of your home, and keep your own books. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.

Entrepreneur 104

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications. Our users are web develops, and technical people, who are the companies who are applying to TechStars, and who closely follow TechStars as a community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their new book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” They outline the following framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

Companies were saying--we want to outsource these kinds of things, because they''re not our core competency. However, when they went to build out a second, disaster recovery site, they figure out that they had been there and done that, and didn''t want to build another one--they decided to outsource it.

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