Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model. Target market. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing. Competition. Production.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Due to the rapid growth of influencer marketing , influencer tracking systems, such as Traackr or Pixlee have emerged as reliable tools for brands that employ influencers to track conversions from their sponsorships.

Technical Review 142

Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage.

Startup 111

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 126

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage.

Startup 174

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Rationale: My idea is so mind-blowingly fantastic that I must immediately spend some of my precious capital to protect it. Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. In order to reasonably assess the size of your addressable market, you must perform a bottoms-up analysis which is based on a number of elemental assumptions.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 19, 2013

Stealth Mode = Alibi For Bad Marketing. When executed appropriately, first movers could create brand awareness, lock inkey industry stakeholders and subsequently achieve market dominance. Stealth mode impacts a company''s maturation in the following four ways: 1) Slows down determination of the proper product / market fit.

Cloud Computing 176

Cloud Computing Web Entrepreneur Marketing 176

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 59

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone.

Startup 97

Startup Entrepreneur Outsource Competition 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. Expand the market for both. Typically, there are market opportunities that neither of your core competencies can win alone. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 55

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. Target market. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing. Competition. Production.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“Committing to electrify 2 million American buildings, moving them entirely off of fossil fuels is exactly that — an investment in America leading theway towards creating a new industry creating American jobs that cannot be outsourced, and beginning to reduce the 30% of greenhouse gas emissiosn that come from buildings.”

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

There’s Not Enough Focus on the Product – New companies are obsessive about product-market fit, because it’s their lifeblood. Strategic conversations become dominated by budget forecasting, brand consistency, & market positioning. Many times this is a great use of capital resources.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Company Companies Outsource Development 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product. Target market. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing. Competition. Production.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

While it is impossible to know what the future holds, startup business owners can bank on the fact that potential future buyers will be evaluating their financial statements in addition to the value of their corporate team, working partnerships, marketing efforts, patents, and reputation. Key functions should not be outsourced.

Startup 40

Startup Acquisition Outsource Development Outsource 40

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes? What do we build in-house or outsource? Can't find one?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

I believe that the resourcefulness to turn constraints into competitive differentiators and new opportunities is a trait that separates the great entrepreneurs from the “wannabes.” They look for creative solutions to problems that are inhibiting progress, rather than the conventional solution of outsourcing or hiring people.

Startup 57

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Outsource 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. We spoke about what succeeds early in technology market evolutions. As markets grow, the more open and modular systems win. Venture Capital.

Venture Capital 403

Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Competition Venture Capital Advertising 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market.

Startup 126

Startup Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Offshore 126

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Outsourcing ▼ April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Competition 40

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 27, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. If you do a lot of pitches, spend the six minutes to watch this. Final Thought.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Single-node factories may be home-based with a global market.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102