Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Even non-profits need income to run a business.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It’s easy to find yourself caught in the trap of just GSD (getting s**t done) and not stepping back to be thoughtful about whether you’d benefit from doing fewer things but doing those things truly well. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people. You get a lot of traffic — not always results.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Adopting Lean-Agile software philosophies and development methodologies involves requires that internal organizations and roles change. Find out what drove these organizations to change the way they organized around defining, developing and delivering software and what they learned along the way. See [link] (more).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. A good tack is to sell exclusivity, or provide case studies to show return on investment and productivity.

Product 95

Product Case Study Custom Customer 95

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

However, what about Kwame Brown and Eddy Curry? I must admit, I furthered this anti-college narrative with a provocative article about college dropout successes. College group projects force students to develop a diplomatic leadership style, in order to encourage their peers (whom they cannot order around) to accept their suggestions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

The most important thing to be careful about is to be sure WHY you’re doing the PS business. You want to be sure that you get customer commitments before doing the work do agree a case study afterwards if the project is successful. As you hit steady state I’d like to see PS as about 15% of your business.

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Software Review Software Services Company 321

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

Yesterday I wrote a post about top-down versus bottom-up thinking. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people. If you don’t know WHY you’re adding features don’t do it just because you have a development team. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

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Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. Two customer-focused announcements stood out: the reviews API and the customer case studies. Success of the app stores starts with developers.

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Artificial Inteligence Google Software Review Case Study 55

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I’m super excited about it — but I don’t know — I’ll let you know when I figure that out.”. I’m super excited about it! A number of years ago, I did a case study for Harvard Business School. I met an inspiring professor who ran the case development named Professional Noam Wasserman.

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Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 52

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

What is most surprising about UCSB''s national entrepreneurial ranking is that it doesn''t even have a business school. Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. Image Credit: University Of California, Santa Barbara.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2016

The main market tha people think about with robotics is the home, but we quickly realized that it would take a $100,000 robot to do all of the things people want in a home, and it would be cost prohibitive. So, we started with a simple robotic platform, and developed software to make up for the lack of precision hardware.

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Artificial Inteligence Commerce Startup USC 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Social Proof in Action … Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of using social proof and authority in raising venture capital. So the early part of a technology company is about finding your hard core group of early adopters and making them passionate about your products. Sure, they need a little social proof.

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Marketing Custom Customer Technical Review 294

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

We caught up with Jim Armstrong to learn more about the new fund, areas of interest, his insights into what makes startups successful, and where he thinks the venture market is today. It's all about the entrepreneur. There's been a lot of debate about what the right size of a fund is, and what's too big and too small.

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Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Matthew’s passion is partnering with brands to help build community, optimize operations, and develop a strong digital strategy. Matt will speak about social media analytics and ROI, and how conversation is not enough without conversion. Garth Holsinger, VP of Global Sales and Business Development, Klout.

SEO 85

SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

During this high-level event, Top Brand Marketers, Agency Executives, Publishers, and App Developers will come together to discuss and explore how brands can harness the power of the billion dollar app boom. If you have an app, are thinking about building one or better, yet, parterning with one, this is a must attend conference.

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Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2015

I especially enjoyed this course because it afforded me with the opportunity to discuss ethical dilemmas raised in case studies involving real companies. In my New Venture Creation class, students must develop a business proposal by speaking with potential customers, competitors, investors and suppliers. Image: Pixabay.

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Entrepreneur Class Course Case Study 100

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

His goal to reshape Afghanistan’s image in the US to reflect its social and institutional development is as noble as it is difficult. They will discuss the importance of pairing global peace initiatives with economic opportunities that can lead to a more sustainable future, using Afghanistan as a case study.

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Startup Google Case Study Entertainment 70

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

At RingRevenue we’ve created a call performance marketing platform that at its core is all about getting more high-value calls to advertisers who want them. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So often exclusivity on mega deals is of huge importance to your potential customers or business development partners.

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Outsource Development Startup Custom Customer 150

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. In late 2007, we had a group of guys were creating concepts about social identity. What Chi.mp

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Social Network San Diego Sites Startup 147

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

For Developers, programmers and technologists seeking the latest and greatest engines and tools for AR; learn from case studies and post mortems delivered by experienced developers from the leading companies in the space.

Software Review 73

Software Review Case Study Startup Technical Review 73

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

10:00am: 'State of the Industry in Mobile' Survey Results: Mojiva and DM2PRO.COM recently conducted an in-depth survey of nearly 1,000 digital media and marketing executives to find out details about their strategic and spending goals, best practices and more. Jennifer Byrne, Director of Business Development, Verizon.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

We'll use all the panel members' experiences to tell a "how to story" about bootstrapping to million. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Bootstrapping development, team management. . Your Web Developer Thinks You're an Idiot. Bootstrapping development, Startup, Website content. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Cost Per Click (CPC) or Download (CPD) – As the name implies, advertisers pay only for clicks on its advertisements or when a user downloads its software, case study or whitepaper. For instance, it does not make sense to develop an Affiliate Market presence until you have established an effective SEM campaign.

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Custom Customer Advertising SEM 164