Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from someone else’s mistakes, so you can enjoy the millions that someone else lost in learning. Certainly there are innumerable possible mistakes to be made, but there is a thread of common ones that I see across the range of all startups. Don’t mix business with pleasure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2011

Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from someone else’s mistakes, so you can enjoy the millions that someone else lost in learning. Certainly there are innumerable possible mistakes to be made, but there is a thread of common ones that I see across the range of all startups. Don’t mix business with pleasure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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MAY 6, 2018

So you might hear 9–10 “no’s” in the early stretches of your fund raising process. You’ve lost your swagger because after 10 “no’s” you assume that everybody is going to see the same potential flaws in your business. “I Confidence sells 10. It is CRITICAL that you not let this get inside your head. Land and expand 11.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

You can fail by not being there at all (see the United Breaks Guitars story ), or making a big mistake (see 10 Social Media Fails to Avoid in 2021 ). See some recent examples in the 10 of the Top Social Media Campaigns of 2021. More positively, social media also brings many more ways to succeed.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Between 7-10 she was busy seating guests so had to put your on hold. As long as they didn’t lose the book or make a mistake. and there was certainly less competition from everybody pitching local merchant solutions. They unveiled the app the the Launch conference and unanimously won 1st prize by all 10 judges.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 10, 2014

Every so often, let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense - good judgment arises from mistakes, mistakes arise from bad judgment. Remember that winners do what losers don''t want to do - outwork your competition and you will likely win. Thus, a bit of occasional bad judgment is good for you. Grind it out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal. I truly believe the ‘girlboss’ term was created to celebrate an emerging wave of female leaders – which is still rare in business, and was even rarer around 10 years ago when the phrase was popularized,” Green told TechCrunch in an email. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2013

illustrates this with humor for each of fifty dumb mistakes that smart managers don’t make. Do 10 things at a time in a mediocre fashion. Doing things haphazardly is prone to mistakes. In business, when you are making mistakes, it’s costing you time and money. Darryl Rosen, in “ Table for Three?

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MAY 13, 2018

In terms of stack ranking I recommend you force yourself to have no more than 8–10 “A’s,” 8–10 “B’s” and the balance 20–24 should be “C’s.” Then begin your process in earnest with up to 8–10 firms. Why 8–10 and not just 3–4? Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

illustrates this with humor for each of fifty dumb mistakes that smart managers don’t make. Do 10 things at a time in a mediocre fashion. Doing things haphazardly is prone to mistakes. In business, when you are making mistakes, it’s costing you time and money. Darryl Rosen, in his new book “Table for Three?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

You can fail by not being there at all (see the United Breaks Guitars story ), or making a big mistake (see The Biggest Social-Media Fails of 2018 ). See some recent examples in the The 10 Best Social Media Campaigns of 2018. More positively, social media also brings many more ways to succeed.

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JANUARY 26, 2013

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

Solidity team member trust by admitting your own mistakes. Practice humility and openness by being transparent about your own weaknesses and mistakes. If you aren’t at least keep pace with a strong culture and finding a way to differentiate yourself, you’re already falling behind competition. Start today.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

However, they seldom acknowledge their mistakes. What’s The Worst Mistake? Mistakes can be categorized as “false positives” or “false negatives.” Jeff Lawson < *@twilio.com> 10/5/15. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies. > -jeff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

If I’m sent a stack of 10 resumes the first thing I look for is how long the person has been at their past 4-5 jobs. But in a competitive job market you’re less likely to get the chance to tell me your sob story. If you’re in a job interview own up to your mistakes. You’re on the borderline.

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 2, 2016

Make the culture about something bigger than business ( watch : 10 Lessons Startups Can Learn From Superheroes ). Make their product different and better than the competition. Listen more than they talk ( watch : 10 Tips for Better BD ). Self aware, willing to admit mistakes and take responsibility. Fundraising / Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

You can fail by not being there at all (see the United Breaks Guitars story ), or making a big mistake (see The 12 Worst Social-Media Fails of 2016 ). See some recent examples in the 10 top social media marketing success stories of recent times. Of course, with social media marketing, trial and error is not the only way to fail.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Whilst the tide is turning, there’s still a need to educate startup founders about the competitive advantage well-designed products and services can bring. Why make your own mistakes when others that have tread before you can help steer you in the right direction? However if it’s not ‘minimum lovable’, don’t release it.

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Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

However, this is a huge mistake when overpriced and underperforming 3rd party agencies supplant core competencies and skills that need to be developed internally. I’m all for having a healthy respect for competition, but large company employees are often childishly obsessed about what their counterparts are doing.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

We also offer some advice for writing your application, to make sure your proposal is as competitive as possible. The competitive program is open to select small businesses and specifically encourages participation from women and socially or economically disadvantaged persons. Learn more about the SSBCI program, and apply here.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I freely admit this (along with nearly everything between 1999-2000) was a mistake. rounds and still be competitive. 10 million post money) and therefore if we sold for $100 million dollars one day your gain would be approximately $1 million). This is mostly true. It kind of reminds me of sales employee bonus plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. There is no accommodation for smaller public companies, who can’t be competitive in their space with the new accounting, documenting, and reporting processes required.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). If you find the 10% that have the Rolodex and work it hard on your behalf then these people should be on your short list. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I called the meeting a 10/10 because we had a great 90-minute discussion in which we had great rapport. And when you finish the demo you can bring in the other important components such as competition, team, customer acquisition strategy, etc. Talk about the existing solutions, the market opportunity and the competition.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

He clearly met this goal, as the average tenure of Skate One’s 150 employees is nearly 10-years, with a number of folks who have been with the company for two and three decades. Powell: To experiment, I needed about 10 molds. This is the scary time, when you sign that check for 10 or 20,000.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. Although I had lived and worked in more than 10 countries – it wasn’t good enough. And don’t make the same mistake twice. Go figure.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. Although I had lived and worked in more than 10 countries – it wasn’t good enough. And don’t make the same mistake twice. Go figure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Now the mistakes of large companies like Enron and BP have set a new image of public companies as being led by greedy and uncaring executives.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. We have been able to build deep customer insights on product, pricing, service, geography, competition, etc.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I called the meeting a 10/10 because we had a great 90-minute discussion in which we had great rapport. It’s the same as in any sales-oriented meeting and make no mistake raising money is sales. Talk about the market sizing and the competition. They’re partially right. So is the PowerPoint deck passé?

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Make no mistake – this IS a priced round. pre money you’re ceiling is that you’ve given away 10% of the company ($400k/$4m post money). Simple: he/she feels the deal is “hot&# and therefore competitive. In fact, in some ways can be worse for the entrepreneur.

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