Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Entrepreneurs and startups are big believers in innovation, but sometimes they forget that innovation must be continual to assure long-term success, rather than the one big-bang idea that initiated their journey. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2020

Entrepreneurs and startups are big believers in innovation, but sometimes they forget that innovation must be continual to assure long-term success, rather than the one big-bang idea that initiated their journey. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding. ” That could counter the idea that scooters just get in the way and are an urban eye sore.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. Here are some ideas of what I believe matters. If you can’t out-Amazon Amazon, then move on and do something else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. However, such changes don’t yet happen automatically, so it still takes proactive strategies and key actions to create new demand where none exists. Work to build a compelling story around your new idea.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

And what upsets people is that there are different quantities of those components available in the economic marketplace; and the law of supply and demand is pretty good about consequently assigning a value to them. BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find. There are millions of them out there. That, however, will not be enough.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Was there consumer demand? Here is where having Marc Berte and a team out of MIT who have designed systems like this for years gave one confidence we could do something others couldn’t copy and at price points that could make us market leaders over night. No brainer. Could we produce this at cost? Did they have the right skills?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Nobody really knows whether or not the idea is yet going to be big, so I believe in not over capitalizing too early. If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Rinse & repeat. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. I think it’s a beautifully designed site and product. Nice sweep!

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. To some people, automotive might be surprising, but we''re the leading center for automotive design and automotive accessories.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Do you need to wait until you have an idea that’s never been done before? Do you need to take the time to learn coding or should you search out a firm to help bring your idea into reality? If you have a great idea burning inside you… then your first step is to realize your idea has been done before.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As the idea went from innovating on software & systems to launching a company to rolling it out in the field brought on Rahul Gandhi as his co-founder to physically launch the company. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you. Internet scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2016

Entrepreneurs and startups are big believers in innovation, but sometimes they forget that innovation must be continual to assure long-term success, rather than the one big-bang idea that initiated their journey. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Demand Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

Startup 103

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2013

However, we’ve seen some tremendous traction in terms of demand and growth in the last couple of weeks since we went live. We have 4-5 ideas on how to monetize this but that will come later. Competition? How unique are you from the competition? Competitive space so one has to move really fast but we are not worried.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following formula for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

Snapchat 55

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 55

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

What's the idea behind expanding into your own branded adapters--it seems that's a pretty big move? Russell Stern: Most semiconductor companies have to have to do board designs anyway, for reference designs, and to further qualify them, certify them, and get them through agency approvals. Russell Stern: We still are.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. He came up to Bill after the event and said, “clever idea, we should do that with you.&# Summary notes, as always, provide below.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. Competition. The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. What are the customer’s alternatives?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

How did the idea come about for Overnight? I joined Chill.com, with Brian Norgard and those guys, and did a lot of the design at Chill. Most recently, I was leading product design for a company called Learnist in San Francisco, which was why I was going back and forth so often. Asher Hunt: It's a number of shifts.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Who do you view as your biggest competition? Performance marketing also demands accountability. Up until a few years ago most software companies used the ‘waterfall’ method of development that required lots of documentation (detailed marketing requirements specifications, functional and design specifications, etc.) You’re right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. Call out your top competitors, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantage, including patents, trade secrets. Highlight your advantages over three top competitors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Fun Fact: The idea behind DataCulture started in 2010 when Gurudatt and Karthik connected on Twitter and spent a few hours talking about how data could change the world. On-Demand Lawn Care and Snow Plowing. He was fortunate enough to attend three competitions: Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. AngelList: [link]. AngelList: [link].

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Simply, there are thousands of agencies, design shops and communications firms across the world, all. Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en. Step by Step From Idea to Bootstrap Startup. Starting a dev team to build a brand new idea is harder. The constrai.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

Today’s $24 billion storage market in the US has these same key disadvantages and that was the genesis of Sam Rosen’s initial idea for MakeSpace , which I initially funded 15 months ago. He had an idea to make it better. We then riffed on the idea of, “That’s interesting. 10x the experience.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

is the second largest designated market area (DMA) in the country, so youre starting with a natural talent pool of very interesting people, and also, a market from which to sell your goods and services into. Because its just not that hyper-competitive, Im-hiring-all-your-staff, because-Im-Google environment. startup scene so hot.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

I have to believe that I’ve met a team of extremely bright, highly competitive and deeply passionate founders who have an idea for a product that has the potential to transform a market. At the earliest stages when I invest my decision is 70% team / 30% market (5).

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

I setup a nice little home office for myself and started dabbling with a few ideas. I started an incubator/holdings company called Addante and Associates to be the umbrella company for my ideas and consulting projects. I started dabbling with a few ideas around online advertising, search engines and other random projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. The model I would look to?

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