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? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Startup 115

Startup Resource Training Ideas 115

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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 154

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 154

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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Sample Entrepreneur Ideas Startup 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Responsibility and integrity are still the key.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 110

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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Training Los Angeles Tool Cornerstone OnDemand 220

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Startup 94

Startup Resource Training Ideas 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Ideally the solution embodies intellectual property that you own, giving you a sustainable competitive advantage. Educated customers ready and able to pay for the solution.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help. Hiptico also has a Mayan education fund, a great fund they support through purchases, to help put the children of the artisans into school with scholarships. What''s your big goal now?

Commerce 140

Commerce Help UCLA Organization 140

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage.

Examples 85

Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Responsibility and integrity are still the key.

Startup 93

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2017

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. Is there an educated marketplace waiting? Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here.

Startup 58

Startup Education Ideas Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2017

Focus simply means launching your first and most memorable initiative where you see a unique skill and experience fit, your best competitive positioning with the least risk, and the greatest potential return. Realistically characterize the competition. Claiming you have no competition also implies lack of focus on competition.

Entrepreneur 63

Entrepreneur Competition Customer Custom 63

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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Product Case Study Customer Custom 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2015

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Startup 109

Startup Resource Training Ideas 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Specifically, we look at digital media, healthcare IT, e-commerce, education technology and financial services. We definitely do post proof-of-concept, and would prefer post-revenue companies. They're pretty competitive about deals. We focus on a lot of sectors, but the geography is more important to us than the industry.

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Funding Startup Invest Commerce 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. By definition, patents limit the commercialization rate and range for a new innovation. All patents require public disclosure.

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Patents Software Review Software Technical Advisors 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

Beat the competition. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur. That’s the same challenge an artist feels on every new canvas, or every musician feels when composing a new work. The cycle never stops.

Startup 92

Startup Tips Satisfaction Entrepreneur 92

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Americans in rural areas and on tribal lands particularly lack adequate access.

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Startup 57

Startup Resource Training Ideas 57

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

I've really gotten an in-depth education about what women want when buying and selling online. RecycledBride was really the testing ground and gave us an education of the ins- and outs- of this market an dhow it works, and gave us extensive user testing. Also, as I was in the process of fundraising, the space became very competitive.

Startup 236

Startup Education Acquisition Funding 236

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Startup Resource Training 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2015

Even technology solutions with a large intuitive value, such as a cure for cancer, need hype for visibility, education, side-effect considerations and to avoid a scam label. Marketing acceptance, especially for new technologies, actually goes through several predictable stages, called the hype cycle , as outlined by Gartner research.

Startup 97

Startup Marketing Entrepreneur Social Network 97

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Conscious Capitalism, for example, claims 3.2

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Examples Satisfaction 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Startup Resource Training 106

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

In this context, I’m broadening 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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 107

Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Conscious Capitalism, for example, claims 3.2

Tips 55

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Examples 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2013

In the interest of helping first-time entrepreneurs, as well as existing business executives, keep their sanity as well as their focus, I offer the following pragmatic suggestions for dealing with the triple bottom line requirements: Sort out your personal definition of success first. Conscious Capitalism, for example, claims 3.2

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Startup Examples Satisfaction 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In this context, I’m broadening 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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2011

Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Education and training roadblocks. 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.

Startup 94

Startup Resource Training Ideas 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 56

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach 56

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

However, I think that definition will shift to include physical goods as well. My hope is that by identifying and putting into place certain partnerships, with the private sector, nonprofits, universities and other educational institutions, we can help advance lots of these initiatives. It''s just an incredibly lean machine.

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Los Angeles Startup USC Angel 216

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

In this context, I’m broadening 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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 96

Software Review CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 96

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

I then really quickly race through looking for some minimum qualifications such as companies for which they worked, education, grades, etc. What is the definition of a job hopper? But in a competitive job market you’re less likely to get the chance to tell me your sob story. By definition! But you know the routine.

Startup 392

Startup Geni Google IBM 392

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Sales data needs to be correlated to advertising campaigns, price changes, seasonal forces, competitive actions, and other costs of sales. Again, be sure to check industry norms for your type of business to see if you are competitive. By definition, variable costs are expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business.

Metrics 100

Metrics Technical Review Sales Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

In this article, I’m broadening 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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

Software Review 92

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

By definition each of those VCs (unless they are a micro VC – and one who doesn’t mind 5% ownership) will view you as a sort of “option&# where they might get to fund the next round if you do well. By definition you can’t have 3 investors each wanting to increase from 5% to 20% ownership or you’re fawked anyways.

Venture Capital 314

Venture Capital Startup Invest Pricing 314