Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. Then write them down. By writing these goals, you add validity to each target and create a mental desire to see them fulfilled.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And make sure to pick up a copy of his book. 22:53 Eric’s book: The Lean Startup. 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. There are many in this episode. 22:10 Eric: Innovation Accounting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve seen many examples of this in my own business life, and yet I gained a whole new perspective on how it works from a classic book by successful entrepreneur August Turak, titled “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.” Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. Never make people ask.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In a funding round with 1 or 2 VCs and 15-20 angels or 4-6 seed funds if you gave every investor you financial information and performance metrics your proprietary information would increase in its probability of leaking out. We are doing what we do – writing larger checks and playing an active role at the company. You betcha.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Alain Theriault, better known as StartupCoach , tells entrepreneurs that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start by writing a cook book (business plan), you work in the kitchen for a while, you learn some tools of the trade, you experiment with a few recipes, you test on willing clients. then you can start writing a recipe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Use strong communication and writing skills. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2019

I’ve seen many examples of this in my own business life, and yet I gained a whole new perspective on how it works from a classic book by successful entrepreneur August Turak, titled “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.” Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. Never make people ask.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in a recent book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. Then write them down. By writing these goals, you add validity to each target and create a mental desire to see them fulfilled.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2011

Alain Theriault, better known as StartupCoach , tells entrepreneurs that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start by writing a cook book (business plan), you work in the kitchen for a while, you learn some tools of the trade, you experiment with a few recipes, you test on willing clients. then you can start writing a recipe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2015

I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. Then write them down. By writing these goals, you add validity to each target and create a mental desire to see them fulfilled.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

We spent a lot of time talking about what type of company we wanted to create, how many employees we’d eventually have, whether we would take funding, our lifestyle, and a dozen other things that had nothing to do with writing software. Semick: We’re a very metrics driven company, and we have been from the beginning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

I’ve seen many examples of this in my own business life, and yet I gained a whole new perspective on how it works from a recent book by successful entrepreneur August Turak, titled “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.” Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. Never make people ask.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2017

I’ve seen many examples of this in my own business life, and yet I gained a whole new perspective on how it works from a classic book by successful entrepreneur August Turak, titled “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.” Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. Never make people ask.

Startup 58

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen many examples of this in my own business life, and yet I gained a whole new perspective on how it works from a new book by successful entrepreneur August Turak, titled “ Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks.” Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. Never make people ask.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Your revenue is the $75 million you got paid in booking fees. One of them is profitability. Investors value growth. I might have sold a $1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

When you raise larger rounds there is more “due diligence,” which includes: calling customers, looking at financial metrics, doing cohort analysis (looking for trends like changes in churn rates), evaluating competitor positioning and understanding more of the competency of your executive team.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. Andy, a trainer, uses amSTATZ to book appointments, handle payments and message with multiple clients. We all enjoyed the in-person session, but afterwards, their was nothing. Who is on your team?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. 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? Market Size.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. Charles Edge :: Partner, 318 Author :: Mac Tiger Server Little Black Book April 16, 2007 1:37 AM Shashank said. And, I dont like to copy and paste. Posted byTony Karrer at 8:47 AM 4comments: Famous Quotations said.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

In many ways I think general purpose writing & thinking skills are as valuable as math skills. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. Mr. Christensen has published a new book, “ How Will You Measure Your Life.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

See the books I recommend to friends. Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? Aggregate metrics. Quick intro to getting set up on analytics.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. BookRenter – plus a discussion about Chegg … what is going on in the university book market? We talked about the analogies between what NetFlix achieved in movies and whether this is relevant to the book market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2022

The advantage of this approach is that it encourages you to take charge of your own life, as outlined in a new book, “ Take Charge of You ,” by David Novak and Jason Goldsmith. Track your progress with frequent milestones, metrics, and physically checking things off the list. Celebrate every step of progress.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

If you write a lot of Java code, then you should read that book and follow its advice. The iterable.spliterator() method is critical when it comes to stream performance, but writing a custom Spliterator from scratch is a non-trivial task. Write a benchmark afterwards to confirm your assumptions. forEachRemaining(.).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. That’s what AOL was.

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