Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2015

I believe the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know until you try to write it down. The discipline of writing down your plan is the best way to make sure you understand how to transform your idea into a business, and how to communicate it. In today’s information age, it takes time and money to make your solution visible.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Most men in the 1940's and 50's did not know how to use a keyboard and thus could not write code. One of these bright lights is Santa Barbara-based HG Data - developers of the world's largest competitive-intelligence database. <Note:

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

Starting a new business is not an informal process, and should never be treated like a hobby between friends. Mark Zuckerberg can tell you a horror story about how his early informal breakup with a co-founder ultimately cost him a settlement later worth four billion dollars. The path to true success does not allow for shortcuts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2016

I believe the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know until you try to write it down. The discipline of writing down your plan is the best way to make sure you understand how to transform your idea into a business, and how to communicate it. In today’s information age, it takes time and money to make your solution visible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. There is no substitute for market research, written by domain experts, to supplement your informal poll of friends and family. Execution skills are weak. No intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. There is no substitute for market research, written by domain experts, to supplement your informal poll of friends and family. Execution skills are weak. No intellectual property.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. Page 3: Competition.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

They are taking data scientists’ and analysts’ understanding of their information to the next dimension. Their speech recognition software has a high level of accuracy, as though a human was transcribing the information. Tapping into a niche community is part of Quirktastic Media’s competitive advantage. Price: $1.99

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. You cannot rely on the IP lawyer to coax such vital information from you.

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