Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Peers and customers alike still expect responsiveness. Yet peers and customers notice phone calls and e-mails not returned in twenty-four hours or less. Anything less makes you non-competitive. If you are committed to devices, work is always at the top of the screen. It could be a family, sports, hobby, or TV.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

You will be controlled by your customers, investors, lenders – and you are personally responsible for answering to all of them, all of the time. Examine the marketplace and your competition. Say hello to multiple new bosses. When you start your own business, you are no longer in control. Evaluate how well you work with others.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

and there was certainly less competition from everybody pitching local merchant solutions. I am stunned at the speed at which the team cranked out this application while at the same time building out an entire suite of merchant solutions to help them better manage customers. That is what we set out to solve at MyTime.

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socalTECH

JULY 28, 2014

In an intensely competitive area, how do you differentiate yourself and grow a company? Our software is in the cloud, but the customer can choose whether they want the call control, the PBX, in the cloud or on premise. Who is the idea customer for you? Customer think of us as our software, HUD, heads up display.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

Unfortunately, in mature companies, a larger and larger percentage of employees forget company survival and customers as the objectives, and focus only on their own personal gain. Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The software can take several forms, including screen lockers, encryption ransomware, and doxware. . A third option is managed wavelength services , which allow startups to keep their data private because the connection isn’t shared with any other customers. Download the “Tech Startup Trends into 2022 and Beyond” Guide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Unfortunately, in mature companies, a larger and larger percentage of employees forget company survival and customers as the objectives, and focus only on their own personal gain. Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial Angel screening. Close at least one initial customer.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Rapidly and repeatedly hiring star employees is a competitive advantage. The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards. Dynamic companies go beyond traditional job boards to promote their open positions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

The role of these investment staff varies firm-to-firm but they often entail: Sourcing deals for partners Helping with initial deal screening with a partner Helping with due diligence (competitive assessments, customer calls, reference checking, market sizing, technology reviews, etc.)

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

Since Ubuntu is an open source software, a lot of customization can be done for those with some coding skills. The screen size comes in at 4.5 A single piece of metal gives the Edge its sleek undertones and sapphire crystals cover the screen and considered one of the most durable materials.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Unfortunately, in mature companies, a larger and larger percentage of employees forget company survival and customers as the objectives, and focus only on their own personal gain. Risks to the business drift off their radar screen, resulting in poor business decisions, as well as less job satisfaction and declining professional success.

Satisfaction 106

Satisfaction Organization Customer Custom 106

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 5, 2015

A recurring entrepreneurial challenge is to determine the optimal price of a new product, especially absent a directly competitive alternative. When we launched GoToAssist, we offered our customers the option to brand the customer-facing webpages with their logo and brand colors. customers paid $119.40 Price = Value.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

It makes it easier to persuade others to join you, it alerts other angels & VCs that you’re a company to be on their radar screen, it helps potential customers know that you may be worth doing business with and it builds you up to announce other milestones down the line. Should I Bundle it With More Juicy News?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Green screen keying, real time editable lower thirds, no-latency video switching, quicktime video playback and vector scopes come standard. NewTek also offers their free iVGA plugin so any Windows PC can screen-share with audio over the network, perfect for live casting Skype sessions and Hangouts. In Conclusion.

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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

One of the biggest turn offs for investors are founders who don’t know the basics of their business, especially their market and customer. They have to know their industry, know their customers, and understand what it takes to make their customers happy.”. Failing to do their homework is never a good color on anyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Peers and customers alike still expect responsiveness. Yet peers and customers notice phone calls and e-mails not returned in twenty-four hours or less. Anything less makes you non-competitive. If you are committed to devices, work is always at the top of the screen. It could be a family, sports, hobby, or TV.

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Startup Writing Entrepreneur Screening 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. Close at least one initial customer.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Lead with your intent to offer the solution free to customers. Of course, customers love free, but investors hate it. In reality, fundamental changes in technology frighten away more customers than they attract, and take longer and more money to come to fruition than any investors wants to commit. Skip the hype.

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Funding Startup Innocal Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

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Ideas Outsource Development Startup Tool 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street. We have strong interest from a major customer.”

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the startup areas where we've been seeing renewed activity in the last few months is in the enterprise software space--specifically, in software-as-a-service applications targeted at corporate customers. It's always in your face, and always on screen. One of our customers bought this, and it's the biggest weapon the manager has.

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Oracle Sales Startup Screening 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2016

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover.

Organization 57

Organization Entrepreneur Satisfaction Screening 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools like MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. Close at least one initial customer.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

Ideas 53

Ideas Outsource Development Tool Outsource 53

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2014

On the bottom right hand corner of the screen, an ominous button reads ADD MORE STRESS? . One would think the application, interview, and highly competitive acceptance are the most intense parts of building a startup in an accelerator. The clock boldly stated 46:23:50. 46 days, 23 hours, 50 minutes. “What does that do?”

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Startup Case Study Study Screening 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2010

It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Or worse yet, the entrepreneur is so arrogant that he hasn’t even used Google to figure out he has competition just down the street. We have strong interest from a major customer.”

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Innocal Entrepreneur Competition IBM 96

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. More Accurate Predictions.

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Software Review Statistics Technical Review Screening 40

InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. It’s an open competition that awards $100,000 and a year of management support to the most promising early stage nonprofit that is helping low-income Chicagoans to rise out of poverty.

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Organization Startup Technical Review Invest 199

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. How is Movn different than your competition? This was run out of USC? It was really fast.

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USC Southern California Activity Study 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. The entry screenings are tough. Relationships , I said back then. And I stand by that assertion.

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Incubator Mentor Capital Startup 80

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The promised to follow up with: calls, using your product, talking to customers or “noodle on things.&# Will they? You would never go see an important executive at a customer and then sit around and wait for them to realize how great you are. You’re just trying to stay on the radar screen. So how to proceed?

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Venture Capital Startup Email News 277

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Once you get to 300-500 customers, it blows up, because it was never intended to scale. Nobody in our competitive space can do all of those things, because they simply don't control their own destiny, because they don't own their own technology. They're led on whatever path Broadsoft, Acme Packet, or others want to do.

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IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

And when you finish the demo you can bring in the other important components such as competition, team, customer acquisition strategy, etc. The conversation moves from consuming images on a screen in lean back mode, to active engagement. Who are your key customers? Talk about the customer problem and how you solve it.

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Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299