Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

This section of the plan would include the definition of specific test processes, how results will be measured, and who has responsibility for execution and approval. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. Quality testing and approval processes. Now let’s talk about the basic components of a business plan.

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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. Once you have clarified your personal definition of startup success, examine where you currently are relative to where you want to be. Make you the base, not others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2022

By definition, most entrepreneurs are thought leaders. That’s why so many startups plateau after gaining some initial traction, and are run over or acquired by their competition. Successful leaders model the intensity and energy that it takes to stay ahead competitively and meet ever more ambitious goals.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

This is when your job function truly starts to match the definition of “leader” because that’s exactly what your role is. If you hire truly talented people you end up definitionally with a lot of competitive peers who will inevitably jockey for resources and control. Extremely talented people are ultra competitive.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2016

According to ViaSat, the award from the United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) comes as a non-competitive, fixed-price contract, and will provide broadband internet to a a fleet of VC-25s, C-17s, C-32s, C-37s, C-40s and the complete range of VIP and special air mission aircraft. Government. READ MORE>>.

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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. The most effective leaders marshal existing resources and incent people to create innovative yet competitive solutions. True leaders don’t let their ego or competitive nature create a façade.

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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

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. It’s a resource that you can’t afford to ignore if you intend to stay competitive today. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

This section of the plan would include the definition of specific test processes, how results will be measured, and who has responsibility for execution and approval. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. Quality testing and approval processes. Now let’s talk about the basic components of a business plan.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The rest of the country may be in a recession, but hiring within the tech community remains highly competitive. As such, a reputation as a cool company is a competitive advantage to be cultivated and coveted. Even so, the underlying sentiment of Karen's remarks remains true today. Cool matters. How does one define a cool tech employer?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2020

Beat the competition and discover yourself. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur. Many love working from their home or garage, in casual clothes, serenaded their by favorite music.

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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

JULY 23, 2023

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here. Is there an educated marketplace waiting?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

The prospects of augmented and virtual reality may be uncertain, but what’s definite is the need for new tools and technologies to transfer knowledge and train up employees as skilled, experienced workers age out of the workforce — and the development of new skills becomes critically important as technology changes the workplace.

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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.”

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Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

And fifth: Competitive risk. . Here we expand the definitions a bit to encompass businesses that are still early stage, but perhaps beyond startup. You may recognize these five as a slight variation on the “Berkus Method” which is often published and used by investors when valuing pre-revenue businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2023

In addition to saying yes too often, some entrepreneurs under pressure say no poorly, by attacking the requestor or by avoiding any definitive response. People making a request may not understand your budget limitations, current workload, or competitive pressures. Say yes to the person and no to the task.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here. Is there an educated marketplace waiting?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

All other sections, starting with a definition of the problem and the solution, opportunity sizing, business model, competition, executive team, and financial projections, are just as critical for nonprofits as for-profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2021

Even earlier, other experts, like professors Alex Rovira and Fernando Trias de Bes, authors of “ Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life & Business ,” identified five more definitive principles that seemingly lucky and successful entrepreneurs have in common: Accept responsibility for your actions.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? Are we in a bubble?” That used to be called A-round investing.

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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.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Have startup efforts to highlight in job interviews. Work your startup efforts into every job interview and application.

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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. Once you have clarified your personal definition of startup success, examine where you currently are relative to where you want to be. Make you the base, not others.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Technorati and WeSay has partnered up to launch a photo competition based on the Sweep Panorama feature. They provided us with a WX1 to review and help promote the competition. It's always great to be able to fit a high definition video shooting device in your pocket. Click the image to view full size. High-Def Movie mode.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

From an investor perspective, understanding and acting early to establish a sustainable competitive advantage, and barrier to entry, is the best assurance of a financial return. By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. I believe that writing down your business plan has tremendous value for you, even if you don’t need investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Even though I’m a big proponent of becoming an entrepreneur, it is definitely not for everyone. By following the crowdfunding campaigns of others, you can learn much about what types of ideas and solutions are attractive to customers, and also understand some new ways to raise money in todays competitive world.

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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. Dropping that name will often immediately draw a response if the decision maker is curious or particularly competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

Identify new goals based on your own definition of career success and then take action. A qualified career coach can help you get totally clear on your objectives, differentiate you from the competition, market you effectively, get the offer, and negotiate the best compensation. Invest in career coaching.

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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. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.

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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.

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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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