Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. Of course we can’t. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even What Has Changed in Financing?

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos. So what are some of the key points that you should highlight in your investor slides to convince investors that you indeed do have a long-term competitive advantage over other alternatives in the marketplace?

Competition 166

Competition Funding Startup Patents 166

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. Is your product tempered with actual market and customer feedback?

Technology 109

Technology Entrepreneur Customer Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. With this agreement in place, there are a host of ways that both sides can win: Share common technology. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 105

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Taking Technology Products to Market. Stand out in your competitive marketplace. Attend this 2 day course to learn how to provide customers with crystal-clear product positioning, meaningful branding, and carefully timed launch strategies. See [link] (more).

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Product Marketing Technology CalTech 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested.

Venture Capital 361

Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Of course you want your customer to come back, but the best ones also become your evangelists in bringing their friends to you, and broadcasting their positive experiences to the world through social media. Of course, both you and they will make mistakes, which are the best learning experiences. Capitalize on the multiplier moment.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. Let me be clear – technology and market-driven need not be mutually exclusive!

Marketing 101

Marketing Technology Startup Customer 101

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2017

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts an angel investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. Focus on user pain points. Keep it simple and easy to use.

Technology 53

Technology Customer Custom Marketing 53

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. I wish more startups were rigorous in defining market needs and competitive differentiate versus throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks but it seems as an industry we’re breeding the culture of the latter. Underbelly.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Of course, no business wants to be the next Blockbuster , which kept charging straight ahead despite subtle clues that the Internet was changing everything. New technologies drive the need for support and attachments, which could be your opportunity or loss. Proactively evaluate new technologies for impact.

Marketing 162

Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. Let me be clear – technology and market-driven need not be mutually exclusive!

Customer 95

Customer Custom Technology Marketing 95

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The X Prize Foundation , the nonprofit which is managing a number of prize-based competitions to spur on scientific research and innovation, said Wednesday that it is launching a new lab program at the University of Southern Califonia Viterbi School of Engineering. READ MORE>>.

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USC Course Class Research 154

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. Of course, raising prices later is difficult, unless pre-specified.

Pricing 145

Pricing Startup Competition Examples 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. With this agreement in place, there are a host of ways that both sides can win: Share common technology. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Startup 126

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 126

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Those airport drone incursions shut down Gatwick over the course of three days, which caused major delays at Heathrow and Newark. However, there is already the technology out therefrom San Luis Obispo-based Whitefox Defense (www.whitefoxdefense.com)  to both detect, and neutralize those drones. Explain how your technology works?

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Startup Technical Review Technology Competition 187

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

So before you decide to move your manufacturing, software development, or call center out of town, make sure you understand the following considerations: Don’t give someone else control of your competitive advantage. Saving cost won’t help you if you can’t make the daily innovations required to stay competitive.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2021

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. Make sure the inspiration that launched your vision isn’t lost in the course of a pivot or market change. Realign all elements of the plan.

Social Media 143

Social Media Startup Framework Course 143

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. Fall quarter of Sr.

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Class Startup Santa Barbara RSS 231

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 13, 2016

So when do we know which course to take? In one industry I know well, the dominant player with 22% market share was acquired by one of the largest companies in the technology world. One more thing, absolutely common to technology companies: generations of technology do not transition easily. Quietly abandon a niche?

Resource 120

Resource Competition Examples Customer 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As an entrepreneur, I understand your passion when pitching your solution to investors and customers, but passion alone won’t make one more technology pitch stand out above all the rest. Of course, it is possible to overuse stories to the point of undermining your credibility or wasting people’s time.

Startup 145

Startup Competition Customer Custom 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2011

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his pitch by touting his new technology. He has forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they hope to eliminate. Let me be clear – technology and market-driven need not be mutually exclusive!

Technology 89

Technology Customer Custom Marketing 89

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. The post Music Prodigy Beats 70 Startups To Bring Music Education Technology to the Masses appeared first on TechZulu.

Education 106

Education Startup Technology Patents 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Of course, this path involves some risk, but you never get anywhere unless you take a chance. In many cases, the products from competitive companies are complementary, or many customers are natural candidates for both. Startup founders are known for their passion for their startup idea, and for their passion to kill every competitor.

Startup 173

Startup Outsource Development Examples Customer 173

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

It is with this backdrop that I was really happy to learn from my friend Ethan Anderson (HBS alum & founder of RedBeacon) about an awesome program at HBS run by Tom Eisenmann called Launching Technology Ventures. Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. We look at stage, geography and of course sector. Far from it. Lots of it.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

With the latest advances in software technology, it’s no longer cost-prohibitive for business entrepreneurs, who can’t yet afford a human resources department, to take advantage of analytics tools. Data, however, removes guesswork, biases, and anecdotal reasoning that can throw decision efforts off course.

Tool 121

Tool Statistics Entrepreneur Metrics 121

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Of course you want your customer to come back, but the best ones also become your evangelists in bringing their friends to you, and broadcasting their positive experiences to the world through social media. Of course, both you and they will make mistakes, which are the best learning experiences. Capitalize on the multiplier moment.

Customer 124

Customer Custom Startup Course 124

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Why could blockchain be a foundational technology that yields many great companies? Why AI is an important technology and investment area. I actually believe being public offers a long-term competitive advantage for the best run companies (and Darwin deals with those that aren’t meant to be special long-term).

Competition 150

Competition Venture Capital Invest Organization 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Yet, as a business consultant, I still find many of you business leaders relying primarily on your technology, word-of-mouth , or location to attract necessary customers. Of course, you can’t possibly brand yourself if you don’t know who you really are. The possibilities are endless. Solicit complementary partnerships and alliances.

Marketing 133

Marketing Customer Custom Outsource Development 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance. Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. If I’m covering a company can I get evidence of what the competition is doing so the story is balanced? ” Of course not.

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

Of course, it’s smart not to stray too far from your core competency for credibility and risk reduction. By drawing on the current network of drivers and the app technology it already has in place, UberEATS could be a major competitor for food delivery services such as DoorDash. Expand into key new sales and delivery channels.

Customer 143

Customer Custom Examples IBM 143

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

They also were exclusive to Bird so they gave the company a competitive advantage. Of course it takes time to roll out new scooters and replace existing inventory but this is already having a dramatic effect on the underlying business. They had better performance, better handling and importantly better battery lives.

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Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250