Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. In the business world, your ability to raise money is often paramount to your success. Book smarts represent your current depth of understanding of technology and business concepts.

Help 130

Help Mentor Paramount Technical Review 130

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? How profitable is my product or service?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Just request advice and, if granted, leave a review on how effective you found the Advisor’s input. Entrepreneurs ask Advice, when granted, they leave a review for the Advisor. We review the credentials of Advisors via LinkedIn and other social media sources to ensure they’re worth their weight in advice.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur Startup Paramount Social Media 89

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Terms “paradigm shift” or “disruptive technology” used more than once. In reality, fundamental changes in technology frighten away more customers than they attract, and take longer and more money to come to fruition than any investors wants to commit. Target market sizing higher than $10 billion. Skip the hype.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Innocal Entrepreneur 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft. Of course much of it is conflicting.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366