Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Build an investor presentation and summary. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. are eliminated during due diligence. Define some intellectual property.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Now get real (cook it).

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

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. Professional investors normally like to invest only in billion dollar opportunities, with double-digit growth rates. Is there an educated marketplace waiting?

Startup 166

Startup Education Ideas Customer 166

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

Slides 99

Slides Competition Sample Sales 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

The customer pain point must be defined before the solution is presented, so it doesn’t look like you have a solution looking for a problem. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

" Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology. Include your sustainable competitive advantage. Project revenues, costs and investment expectations.

Summary 101

Summary Patents Technical Review Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Being first to offer something is often used to cover the fact that you have no patent or intellectual property. Make it clear that you have considered competition in the broadest sense, including indirect competitors and alternative solutions available. Always present a balanced and honest picture.

Startup 100

Startup Competition Patents Training 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Every startup needs both a business plan and an investor presentation, completed before you formally approach any investors.

Slides 93

Slides Competition Sample Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Being first to offer something is often used to cover the fact that you have no patent or intellectual property. Make it clear that you have considered competition in the broadest sense, including indirect competitors and alternative solutions available. Always present a balanced and honest picture.

Startup 102

Startup Competition Patents Training 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2012

Is it competitive to the current alternatives? File a provisional patent as a place holder, a full patent, trademark, copyright, or all of the above. Patents may slow down competition, but they are not a real barrier to entry. Even a single-product startup better assume twice the cost if they want any profit.

Patents 95

Patents Journal Ideas Competition 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in Angel meetings, and often get a blank look.

Software Review 106

Software Review Funding Startup Seed Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2015

For example, “I have patented a new LCD with double the intensity at half the cost, already proven locally, and I just need resources to scale for this market.” Your second sentence should acknowledge competition, but highlight your added value. Your second sentence should acknowledge competition, but highlight your added value.

Startup 104

Startup Summary Patents Examples 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

According to the Angel Capital Association , at least 300,000 people have made angel investments in the last two years, totaling $24 billion in the U.S. It takes more than one person, no matter how passionate, to grow an investible business. Prepare an executive summary and investor presentation.

Angel 65

Angel Startup Technical Review Social Media 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2011

Is it competitive to the current alternatives? File a provisional patent as a place holder, a full patent, trademark, copyright, or all of the above. Patents may slow down competition, but they are not a real barrier to entry. Even a single-product startup better assume twice the cost if they want any profit.

Technology 95

Technology Patents Journal Ideas 95

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2012

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look.

Seed Funding 100

Seed Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Funding 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2010

Being first to offer something is often used to cover the fact that you have no patent or intellectual property. Make it clear that you have considered competition in the broadest sense, including indirect competitors and alternative solutions available. Always present a balanced and honest picture.

Startup 89

Startup Competition Patents Entrepreneur 89

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Now get real (cook it).

Ideas 104

Ideas Mentor Resource Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2011

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look.

Software Review 98

Software Review Funding Seed Funding Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Now get real (cook it).

Ideas 107

Ideas Mentor Entrepreneur Resource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2014

The customer pain point must be defined before the solution is presented, so it doesn’t look like you have a solution looking for a problem. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks.

Product 101

Product Entrepreneur Summary Activity 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Now get real (cook it).

Ideas 56

Ideas Mentor Resource Product 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2010

Yesterday I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look.

Software Review 95

Software Review Startup Seed Funding Funding 95

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. Professional investors normally like to invest only in billion dollar opportunities, with double-digit growth rates. Is there an educated marketplace waiting?

Startup 58

Startup Education Ideas Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2016

The customer pain point must be defined before the solution is presented, so it doesn’t look like you have a solution looking for a problem. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks.

Product 55

Product Startup Summary Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Build an investor presentation and summary. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. are eliminated during due diligence. Define some intellectual property.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Whether that''s for competitive analysis or market analysis, our product is basically able to monitor--on a very large scale--things that are important to your particular company. One of the folks was the CTO of an investment bank in New York, who immediately saw what we did, and said he had a problem he wanted us to approach.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. It's a great talk. Here’s why.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Nobody in our competitive space can do all of those things, because they simply don't control their own destiny, because they don't own their own technology. We're not actively going out, like Vonage, where they spend $300 per subscriber--that must take them a couple of centuries to amortize that investment in a subscriber.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2010

Have you patented it? How much investment capital will you need to pull this off? How will the inevitable changes in markets, consumer behaviors, and competitive offerings affect outcomes? Exactly what are you introducing into the marketplace that takes advantage of the opportunity you've identified? His website is [link].

Startup 91

Startup Oracle Entrepreneur Ideas 91

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

People tend to overvalue past investments when making forward-looking investment decisions. Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! We invested the first $1 million to develop version 1.0 ► October (1) New Video! the Rubicon Project's Secret to Succes. Relaxing 2.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40