Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

Capitalize on the lessons from early adopters and competitors. Smart startups save cost and time by capitalizing on the pivots of others before them. Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. Attract investors who fear pioneers catching arrows.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2016

Billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" co-host Mark Cuban is an outspoken proponent of the all-in early approach, and has made it clear that he gives no credibility and low odds to founders seeking funding who have not fully committed their time and efforts to their cause. The early entrepreneur lifestyle is not much fun.

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Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction News 63

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

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. In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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Venture Capital Angel Satisfaction Equity 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2023

As the business economy is rebounding from the pandemic, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E.

Competition 88

Competition Startup Framework Pricing 88

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Greathouse: Did you decide to bootstrap the business from the start or did you initially plan to take in investor capital? I’ve been there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As the business economy is expected to rebound from the pandemic, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E.

Competition 151

Competition Startup Framework Pricing 151

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. It has had some notable successes for entrepreneurs (over $1M in funding), as well as non-starters.

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Funding Satisfaction Sites Outsource Development 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. It has had some notable successes for entrepreneurs (over $1M in funding), as well as non-starters.

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Funding Satisfaction Sites Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

The caveat is that these young entrepreneurs have to drop out of college to do it. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. When you don't accept capital from someone else, you aren't beholden to anyone else's input. You get the personal satisfaction of making something out of almost nothing.

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Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business.

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Organization Social Media Examples Customer 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2016

One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup. Most entrepreneurs never forget for a moment that having investors means owing money, even if they can legally argue that equity is not debt.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 57

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. In the last couple of years, I have seen a tremendous upswing in “open business” movements, especially by entrepreneurs and startups.

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Startup Organization Social Media Customer 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. In the last couple of years, I have seen a tremendous upswing in “open business” movements, especially by entrepreneurs and startups.

Organization 93

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. In the last few years, I have seen a tremendous upswing in “open business” movements, especially by entrepreneurs and startups.

Organization 57

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2014

I’ve written about this before, but I was reminded again a while back at a conference for startups when an entrepreneur started berating investors for not funding early-stage startups. Of course, I’m sure entrepreneurs sense that many investors feel entitled to deals with no risk. That’s the way capitalism works. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction Customer 96

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The company is venture backed by Polaris Partners, Toba Capital, Amplify.LA, Wavemaker Partners, and Danmar Capital. What's the biggest lesson you've learned so far as an entrepreneur? We would have been able to been more effective, and retained a greater percentage of equity. What are you working on?

Startup 124

Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Software Review Woodland Hills 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

As the business economy rebounds, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E. Utility of alternative solutions.

Startup 80

Startup Framework Competition Pricing 80

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2013

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. That’s the way capitalism works. Where did this pervasive sense of entitlement in our business culture come from?

Startup 98

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 98

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait. Christy was correct.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2012

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. That’s the way capitalism works. Where did this pervasive sense of entitlement in our business culture come from?

Startup 93

Startup Satisfaction Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2012

As the business economy rebounds, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” Way back in 1979, Michael E. Utility of alternative solutions.

Competition 94

Competition Startup Pricing Framework 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

That leads to switching costs, sunk costs, brand equity, and a host of other considerations, commonly called “barriers to entry.” You are never the only alternative, hopefully just the best, in price, utility, and satisfaction. Tags: competition entrepreneur startup five forces business. Utility of alternative solutions.

Startup 86

Startup Competition Pricing Framework 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2011

I’ve written about this before, but I was surprised again recently at a conference for startups when a couple of entrepreneurs started berating investors for their low rate of funding for early-stage startups. That’s the way capitalism works. Where did this pervasive sense of entitlement in our culture come from?

Funding 96

Funding Startup Satisfaction Customer 96

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Many women rose to the top of their careers only to discover how unsatisfying, soul-draining and unhealthy a lifestyle it was and completely changed careers to find satisfaction doing something completely different where they once again became successful, but in a more balanced manner. Novel concept.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world. It may be that all the doomsayers are right.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175