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Don’t Underrate The Value Of A Startup Plan Document

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

Startup

Startup Writing Mentor Sample

6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. It starts with documenting and communicating a real purpose and mission in terms everyone can get excited about. Neither is good.

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Entrepreneur Patents Startup Technical Review

Here Is When Your New Business Needs A Written Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

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Sample Writing Mentor Content

6 Keys To Implementation With New Business Passions

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2023

Many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress in building a real business. Most entrepreneurs work hard, but many don’t follow up often to check for completion. The best entrepreneurs finish something every day.

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Writing Ideas Startup Entrepreneur

8 Personal Objectives That Should Drive A New Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

As a business advisor, I meet many business professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs who are anxious to be their own boss , or have an innovative idea to start or acquire a new business. Document and communicate a solid business plan. Assess who you can get for value and mentoring.

Startup

Startup Ideas Metrics Entrepreneur

6 Steps For Advancing New Venture Ideas Into Results

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress in building a real business. Most entrepreneurs work hard, but many don’t follow up often to check for completion. The best entrepreneurs finish something every day.

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Ideas Writing Startup Entrepreneur

Startups Without Business Plans Are Expensive Hobbies

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

Startup

Startup Writing Mentor Sample

5 Actions To Convince Your Boss You Are Accountable

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

I often think of the scope of this example in my role as mentor to a struggling entrepreneur who is quick to blame his problems on employee mistakes, or even changing customer expectations. In today’s world, every organization needs to be in a constant state of change to stay competitive.

Training

Training Examples Startup Social Media

10 Entrepreneur Shortcuts To Be Avoided At All Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2017

This shortcut to avoid hard discussions and signed documents leads to more dysfunctional businesses and broken relationships than you could imagine. Advisors and mentors enhance the learning and effectiveness of even the best business leaders. Count on family members and friends to grow the business.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Competition Customer Custom

Craft your roadmap. Plan your trip.

Berkonomics

MAY 29, 2014

Richa is a successful entrepreneur and technologist giving back to the entrepreneurial community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . But it’s a valuable document for you. By JJ Richa. assess past performances.

Startup

Startup Guide Help Mentor

7 Plan Elements That Separate Businesses From Hobbies

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Unless you are a serial entrepreneur with a string of successes behind you, you need a business plan to convince investors that you can build a business out of the dream that has been driving your passion to change the world. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. No mention usually means no plan and not competitive.

Startup

Startup Writing Patents Competition

6 Steps To Success In Your Entrepreneurial Goals

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Too many aspiring entrepreneurs I mentor can talk at length about their innovative ideas and passions, and ask lots of good questions, but never make much progress in building a real business. Most entrepreneurs work hard, but many don’t follow up often to check for completion. The best entrepreneurs finish something every day.

Writing

Writing Ideas Startup Entrepreneur

7 Strategies To Avoid the Curse of Business-As-Usual

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and business owners, I rarely find someone who doesn’t proclaim that the business world is changing rapidly, with new technology, new customer expectations, and new cultures. It takes a well-rounded and motivated team to run a competitive business today.

Technical Review

Technical Review Customer Custom Startup

7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Customer Custom Technical Review Software Review

Interview with Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

As the markets went down, just like any other investor, they were very conscious of investing more carefully--but, that said, it also meant that there seemed to be more entrepreneurs, for various reasons, were newly interested in starting companies. Scott Sangster: I'm a serial entrepreneur, and I have been angel funding personally.

Tech Coast Angels

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California

10 Top Revenue Models Drive Viable Businesses Today

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I was mentoring some graduate students at a local university recently, and I sensed again that profit seems to be a dirty word these days to many aspiring entrepreneurs. It is a very competitive approach, but requires design and development effort for value at every level. Low price base, make money on disposables.

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Pricing Customer Custom Advertising

8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Based on my experience advising new entrepreneurs as well as more mature businesses, I recommend the following strategies for building business momentum, while still optimizing the limited resources of every small business: Find more customers that like what you do best. Utilize outside expertise and mentoring.

Technical Review

Technical Review Technical Advisors Startup Mentor

You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

*. What is the role of a VC for entrepreneurs? I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. My job isn’t to predict markets but rather to find entrepreneurs who want to create markets through insight and conviction.” Document management?

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur

5 New Venture Surprises With Ways To Recover Quickly

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Most entrepreneurs are so convinced that they are the disruptive element, they fail to anticipate that unknown facts or events can and will occur to disrupt their own well-laid plans. Every entrepreneur needs a succession plan early on the top three people, with a reshuffle and replacement strategy.

Startup

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Mentor

How Entrepreneurs Must Prepare For The Unthinkable

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Most entrepreneurs are so convinced that they are the disruptive element, they fail to anticipate that unknown facts or events can and will occur to disrupt their own well-laid plans. Every entrepreneur needs a succession plan early on the top three people, with a reshuffle and replacement strategy.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Startup Competition Mentor

5 Common Startup Setbacks And How To Rebound Stronger

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2020

Most entrepreneurs are so convinced that they are the disruptive element, they fail to anticipate that unknown facts or events can and will occur to disrupt their own well-laid plans. Every entrepreneur needs a succession plan early on the top three people, with a reshuffle and replacement strategy.

Startup

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Mentor

One Weird Trick to Build a Personal Brand

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And as I’ve written about before – building a personal brand is extremely important in today’s competitive job market. In 2006 when I was a budding entrepreneur building my second startup I ran into a young (ish) enthusiastic founder of an electronic signature company called EchoSign. Here’s how he did it.

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SaaS Venture Capital Conference Technical Review

5 Disruptive Startup Events Which Demand A New Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Most entrepreneurs are so convinced that they are the disruptive element, they fail to anticipate that unknown facts or events can and will occur to disrupt their own well-laid plans. Every entrepreneur needs a succession plan early on the top three people, with a reshuffle and replacement strategy.

Startup

Startup Demand Entrepreneur Competition

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Don’t Underrate The Value Of A Startup Plan Document

6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

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Here Is When Your New Business Needs A Written Plan

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Startups Without Business Plans Are Expensive Hobbies

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10 Entrepreneur Shortcuts To Be Avoided At All Costs

Craft your roadmap. Plan your trip.

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6 Steps To Success In Your Entrepreneurial Goals

7 Strategies To Avoid the Curse of Business-As-Usual

7 Strategies For Anticipating Future Customer Trends

Interview with Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels

10 Top Revenue Models Drive Viable Businesses Today

8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

5 New Venture Surprises With Ways To Recover Quickly

How Entrepreneurs Must Prepare For The Unthinkable

5 Common Startup Setbacks And How To Rebound Stronger

One Weird Trick to Build a Personal Brand

5 Disruptive Startup Events Which Demand A New Plan

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