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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2013
Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. Super-angels.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 8, 2011
Amarillo’s advice is consistent with my comments in the Startup Competition ; get to know your competitors on a personal basis, while appearing as innocuous as possible. Be vigilant and keep your eyes on your competition, especially when they are dealt their hands. In business, such players are analogous to serial entrepreneurs.
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Others, like Guy Kawasaki , have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent enhancements or omissions that can kill your deal. Even non-profits need money to scale, but their pitch should be to philanthropists, not equity investors. None of these cases are credible.
SoCal CTO
APRIL 8, 2010
Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. In response he sent me a competitive analysis. It looked like every competitive analysis I had done for 20 years, (ok maybe better.)
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 30, 2011
With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. The venture capital business itself is going through an even more fundamental change than just the entry of a new category at the earliest stage. Hedge funds and growth equity firms returning to their traditional segments of the market.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 17, 2014
Most entrepreneurs struggle with financial projections, not wanting to commit to numbers they can’t deliver, and having no clue what investors might consider reasonable. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions. Gross margins greater than 50%.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 28, 2013
Most entrepreneurs struggle with financial projections, not wanting to commit to numbers they can’t deliver, and having no clue what investors might consider reasonable. Here are some basic “rules of thumb” that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions. Gross margins greater than 50%.
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