Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

One of the vivid memories I have from being a startup CEO is the feeling that most people in your company have a look in their eyes that like they can do your job as well as you. Most companies that are scaling have CFOs, heads of HR or talent. Extremely talented people are ultra competitive. How hard could it be? Startup life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. His Virgin Group today consists of over 400 companies.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise. Cornerstone, which led the Talespin Series B round, will also be partnering with the company to develop human resources training tools in virtual reality. “We Talespin previously raised $5 million in financing.

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2019

By definition, your core is your intellectual property foundation, the thing that makes your business most valuable to customers, investors and perhaps someday to potential buyers of the business. What is your core competency? There is much to reinforce in such behavior. Patents, branding, marketing and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. I often answer the same way … * “First, yes, nearly every corner of our market is over-valued. dot-com bonanza.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. Make you the base, not others.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

In the creation of a young company, there are five principal risks to be addressed by the entrepreneur. Another is to gain the support of a core vendor who is willing to offer special extended terms to the company as its investment in creating the product in a finished state. And fifth: Competitive risk. . Why five risks?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

By definition, true innovations are things we haven’t seen yet, but here are a few pricing alternatives that have contributed to the success of companies I know, and I recommend for evaluation by every business leader: Charging a premium for your technology innovation. Offering a lower price to penetrate the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. By definition, Advisory Boards are voluntary and have no fiduciary responsibility. Do you expect involvement in company operations? I suggest a few simple considerations will clarify the alternatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

A product plan has tremendous value inward facing, telling your product people what to build, while the business plan has maximum value outward facing, explaining to the rest of the world how your new company will survive and prosper. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. Quality testing and approval processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2023

Incidentally, if you never thought of yourself as being an A-Player employee, you probably will struggle even more in the competitive entrepreneur world. In this highly competitive world, no growth means falling behind, as a business or in your career. That’s the definition of a win-win opportunity. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2020

Beat the competition and discover yourself. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. In fact, most startup founders work for no salary during the first year or two of company operation. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. As a starting point, I like the Wikipedia simple definition of innovation as “the application of better solutions to meet new requirements or market needs.” Real innovation only happens in entrepreneurial organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Incidentally, if you never thought of yourself as being an A-Player employee, you probably will struggle even more in the competitive entrepreneur world. In this highly competitive world, no growth means falling behind, as a business or in your career. That’s the definition of a win-win opportunity. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. Assuming 60 companies are accepted in a specific batch, that would mean around 2000 companies applied.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal. The following year, she stepped down as CEO, and by 2016, her company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Boohoo. Then, Amoruso started a company called Girlboss that was likened to “Linkedin for Women.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. As a starting point, I like the Wikipedia simple definition of innovation as “the application of better solutions to meet new requirements or market needs.” Real innovation only happens in entrepreneurial organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2022

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? The crash landings can be tough, and definitely won’t feel good as a long-term strategy. Money should not be the big driver here. Right idea at the right time. Take inventory of what you have.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Besides Sense, MuteSix’s former and current clients include companies such as Adidas, Petco, Ring and Theragun, to whom it provides a full range of marketing services, including top-notch direct response videos. In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. The key takeaway?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. Assuming 60 companies are accepted in a specific batch, that would mean around 2000 companies applied.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Few of your contacts will be willing to use their valuable social or political capital helping you with a sales effort, and you will definitely strain your relationship with the intermediary if not a close friend. Do you have any contacts or friends within the target company? LinkedIn might be good as a start, but beware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

First, pick a name for your company and do the paperwork on starting a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. It’s always good to have someone to test your ideas, keep your spirits up, and hone your business skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

I try to steer entrepreneurs away from over-introducers and I often find myself wanting to be careful about them becoming an investor in companies I back. A person at a board meeting starts listing all the people they know at companies a, b and c. That’s why focus is critical. It starts seemingly innocent enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

She speaks from decades of experience with innovation at big companies, as well as startups. Generating a written plan will force you to think through all the key elements for success, including market definition, solution features, financials, real competition, and marketing. Take the steps needed to improve your success odds.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

By definition, public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization and the public; but the strategic communication process that occurs in today’s PR world requires so much more than just information management. Public relations sets you apart from the competition.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

By definition, public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization and the public; but the strategic communication process that occurs in today’s PR world requires so much more than just information management. Public relations sets you apart from the competition.

Organization 100

Organization Social Media Competition News 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. Make you the base, not others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2012

By definition, your core is your intellectual property foundation, the thing that makes your business most valuable to customers, investors and perhaps someday to potential buyers. There is much to reinforce in such behavior.

Patents 159

Patents Training Resource Advertising 159

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Explore new forms of company ownership and profit sharing.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

Just like starting a company as a sole founder, it is possible to excel without a partner, it''s just a lot harder. Success Drive - All parties should share a similar level of ambition, demonstrate a common work ethic and agree upon a collective definition of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

While the authors mission is broader in intent, to provide a roadmap for customer-centered innovation, they definitely codify the principles I espouse in anticipating the primary obstacles to new solution adoption. Every customer has a sense of what a solution should cost, based on competition, and the cost of doing nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2021

The recent pandemic has definitely opened up opportunities for new products, and skilled people at lower costs are abundant. Many of the great entrepreneurs of the past started their companies near business recessions and disruptions. It means you'll be facing a lot less competition. What are you waiting for? Marty Zwilling.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

And if you’re the CEO, your board definitely does not want to hear that revenues are about to fall through the floor because bookings for the past two periods have been so far below forecast. Three weeks later, the Board received a communication from the CEO that the company had only weeks of cash left and immediately needed another round.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian talked to us about the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur, plus how important it is to manage lifetime value (LTV) of a customer versus customer acquisition cost (CAC) in making a successful company. (We I'm definitely happier as an entrepreneur, which is why I made the leap. What is Discotech?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

While the authors mission is broader in intent, to provide a roadmap for customer-centered innovation, they definitely codify the principles I espouse in anticipating the primary obstacles to new solution adoption. Every customer has a sense of what a solution should cost, based on competition, and the cost of doing nothing.

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