Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2011

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2014

Customers buy from people, not from a company, at least at early startup stages. It’s especially important to highlight your uniqueness in some easy to remember way, so people will think of you and what you do, in case they need your product or service. Next, do the same to brand your company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

Many startups these days are started by young, technical or product founders who are in the idealistic phase of their lives and careers. One of the most common refrains I hear is, “I want to have a company with no politics. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up. You know, no b t.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2013

Many entrepreneurs are too focused on their dream to take notice of health warning signs, which leads them to ignore business health signs as well. Real job performance is more a function of productivity than hours worked anyway. Continuous improvement is the key to quality production. Find a stress reliever.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Remember that small businesses don’t usually get favorable rate agreements with hotel chains and rental cars, and thus may spend more on the road than big companies. Yet if your service is consulting, for example, real travel is required to deliver the product. Networking events with other entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Suddenly you will find that writing a ten-to-twenty page business plan with details is easy rather than daunting. For example, every business needs a company name and logo, incorporation, an Internet domain name and website, social media accounts, prototypes, intellectual property, and key executive positions filled.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Company : FindTheBest. We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2016

Entrepreneurs see the world like a cash booth from a 1950’s game show. Once you begin seeing the world with the eyes of an entrepreneur, you realize that money-making opportunities are all around you. The best advice in Guy Kawasaki’s The Art Of The Start is on page 9, where he states, “Get Going.” From Small to Tall .

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 7, 2016

Entrepreneurs see the world like a cash booth from a 1950’s game show. Once you begin seeing the world with the eyes of an entrepreneur, you realize that money-making opportunities are all around you. The best advice in Guy Kawasaki’s The Art Of The Start is on page 9, where he states, “Get Going.” From Small to Tall .

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? 10) Kevin, why does the world need FindTheBest (FTB)? . “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. Social media is now one of the key marketing tools, but not the only one, so the challenge is to manage the resource tradeoffs effectively by constantly assessing payback versus cost.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

One of the things I discuss the most with the portfolio companies I’m involved with is that “you manage what you measure.”. Make them widely available inside the company and share your most important goals with your board. My experience has proven that even some well known companies are under-whelming in this department.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs have no trouble focusing on how to build a product, and the good ones know how to find and nurture those first critical customers. Operating productivity. Obviously, measuring staff productivity is important, and the reasons why are obvious. Size of gross margin. What you don’t measure probably won’t happen.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. This may not seem fair to all you first-time entrepreneurs, but wouldn’t you choose to bet on a horse that has been in races before, and won, rather than an unknown in his first race?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Start early by registering your company, and reserving the name as your website domain name. Every new startup needs to fight the urge to get the product out, and then start selling it. Visit [link] to take a look at the reinvented Facebook Page: Well Sourced by Visa Business. spirit entrepreneur startup mistakes business'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2013

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that were previously not apparent, and they could fix. strategy entrepreneur startup optimism business'

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

For example, hydrogen-fueled engines were invented over a century ago, with a continuing promise of breathing air and exhaling pure water vapor and having over 200 companies active in the hydrogen sector today. Good entrepreneurs know they have to be experts in business as well as technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2013

One of the first questions that I get from many entrepreneurs is “How should I set up my company to minimize my setup costs, tax liabilities, and risk of lawsuits?” Incorporate your startup after the business plan, but before you spend a dollar on product development. I’ll offer you a few simple rules of thumb.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2015

Every new baby gets a name before it is introduced to the world, and yet some entrepreneurs continue to send me business plans with TBD (to be determined) in place of a business name on the front page. Your spouse’s initials may be meaningful and memorable to you as a company name, but won’t get you very far in business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. What does that mean?

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Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Referring Traffic / Press.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2012

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the online world, you need a solid connection between your domain name and your product, brand, or business. Pivoting” is another name for a strategic change decision, or for changing your strategy, your business model, target customers, or direction, and this is an integral part of evolving a company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Our product is truly disruptive technology.” The concept is called “sustainable competitive advantage.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. This may not seem fair to all you first-time entrepreneurs, but wouldn’t you choose to bet on a horse that has been in races before, and won, rather than an unknown in his first race?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We’ve had just one market since then and it could confuse one into thinking: every deal finds downstream investors, every company good or bad finds a home, you know anything at all about brazil, india, china or even saas sales, ecommerce or analytics (you know all these in a bull market). Too much money too early often f s companies up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Short answer: no.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Our product is truly disruptive technology.” The concept is called “sustainable competitive advantage.” Marty Zwilling.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And when it’s time to apply to an accelerator, making sure your company is presented in the best way on the application can significantly improve your chances. So when we come across an entrepreneur who cannot resist using 20 words when 10 would suffice, it’s painful, really painful. Failure is part of the startup process.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#. Do you have sales productivity software?

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

It's a very linear process, and allows them to capture knowledge and link to centralized resources that relate to a topic, including documents, pictures, files, video. You could create a business process design Genie, and announce it through public relations or social networking efforts, and direct them to a login page.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. We hope that the platform will allow entrepreneurs a streamlined transition to an accelerator program, financing or to otherwise launch their businesses.”. Get Tickets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

Often I find that experienced investors scan ahead to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances.

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