Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

A number of teams have recently been looking to turn that vision into reality, as a result of the Qualcomm Tricorder Prize , a $10M competition being run by the X Prize Foundation to create a real life Tricorder. That''s essentially how the Tricoder competition was formed--it''s time for this to happen. Mann implantable device area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2019

As a business advisor, when I bring this up, at best I will hear the defense that you are focused on the strategy of the moment, such as such as how to increase sales, or reach a new market. Highlight your competitive value, not your technology. Customers and the market don’t stand still, so your strategy can’t either.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

There is lots of competition in this area for serving retirement homes. I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. My other, non-marketable skill included philosophy. This is my third company.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Since its inception, HTT recognized that creating a market around a mode of transportation that had not yet been created would take a movement. In January 2017, HTT announced that the company was opening a research facility in Tououse, France to work on prototyping.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. Today’s digital health consumer has so many choices on the market.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

My contrarian nature sparked, I began researching MBA led startups. In addition, successful consumer ventures serve extremely large and lucrative markets, making them attractive for MBA’s driven by out-sized outcomes. One reason is because many MBA’s come from a non-technical background. and Wharton 2.7%.

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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.) And it made me sad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Marketers see it as a better way to target customers, but the current consumer offerings have been slow to deliver. If your B2B contacts are frequenting other non-competitive local businesses, LBS data could point you to more lucrative business partnerships. Event marketing. See who checks into your competition.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Bill’s advice reflects Microsoft’s hardnosed culture, which encourages internal competition and a ruthless pursuit of the truth. One Of The Most Important Startup Skills. "The " [Tweet this quote].

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Your entry is clearly in a larger market with the potential for an equity event far beyond any of the other competitors and then a much smaller market concept wins. Your concept clearly is more developed than any of the competition. The color scheme of your pitch deck obviously will not insure you win a pitch competition.

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In a study from NewVantage Partners, 48.4% This information can enable an organization to create more effective marketing campaigns, improve customer service, discover new opportunities for revenue, and improve operational efficiency. Baseline researchers found that a 10% increase in data accessibility translates to $65.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2016

According to many studies, entrepreneurs tend to be happier , and 80 percent of self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs. Many researchers conclude that more than 60 percent of employees at large corporations are not committed to their business. Maintain a meaningful competitive advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. The A’s are the firms you’re going to work hardest to research, hardest to find high-quality introductions to and make the most effort to engage with.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been studies of adopted children to their natural parents versus the parents that raised them. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#. There’s no question that both factors are involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2013

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The market is changing so fast these days, and if you are not planning a solution today for tomorrow’s customers, you may be setting yourself up for failure and don’t even realize it. In today’s market, it takes more than listening to stay ahead of the crowd. There are always new competitors who are planning their arrival tomorrow.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Research has shown that people can remember only 10% of their dreams when they wake up, and also that dreams have uses and meanings for psychological research. Competition? In android platform, there are two other competitors for this market: Dream Writer and Dream Diary. How unique are you from the competition?

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 1, 2017

Projects on Kickstarter alone have raised over $3 billion , and the market only gets bigger as more consumers familiarize themselves with how to execute a campaign, but you need to know what you’re doing. There’s a lot of opportunity in crowdfunding, but the market is more crowded now (no pun intended) than it ever has been.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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Entrepreneur Startup Course Education 105

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. Between cutbacks and competition from other potential employees, landing that dream job – or any going for that matter – is a bit of a challenge.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

Their slideshow presentations addressed a number of questions about their products including target demographics, customer needs, marketing avenues, financial/revenue streams, leading competitors, and etc. Seek out similar academic competitions and programs. Don’t take no for an answer. Find a hero.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

In a famous study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, Harvard professor Noam Wasserman found that half the Founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

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Xconomy

JULY 29, 2016

But the company said this week that sales of Sovaldi and Harvoni, which share a common ingredient, sofosbuvir, have slowed with fewer patients starting on the drugs and prices undercut by fierce competition from AbbVie and Merck. The changing dynamic of the hepatitis C market will be acknowledged in the presidential campaign: yes or no.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

In a famous study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, Harvard professor Noam Wasserman found that half the Founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. The right time to jump is a function of favorable career, personal, and market circumstances. The right time to start dilemma.

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Equity 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

In that context, I came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. As it turned out, 17 of the 27 companies were still in business seven years later, which is at least double that of other studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2023

Many business leaders I meet in my consulting practice are frustrated by the challenge of getting their teams working together, increasing engagement, and tackling market change requirements. Every team member needs stimulation to broaden their horizons, correct weaknesses, and understand competitive strategies.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

Therese is the former CTO at SunGard Treasury Systems, and has a wealth of experience in the financial software market. The software that BlackLine builds and markets, helps people with the close process, instead of doing it in Excel. However, we found that it's a hard market to break into. Therese Tucker: Here's the difference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. Search the Internet for blogs in your industry and do a little research before you start. Conversational style. Marty Zwilling.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Our civic center actually had to upgrade their broadband because we needed a really good Wi-Fi with the competition being done on computers. On the final night of the competition, Visit Rapid City treated competitors, coaches, and parents to a reception at Crazy Horse Memorial. We were able to get all that accomplished.”.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A recent study by Nielsen showed that an average American adult spend some 34 hours per month using mobile internet on smartphones compared to 27 hours via personal computer. The mobile app revolution also gave birth to mobile marketing. How do you make your mobile marketing strategy effective? What’s in an app?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

The founders all hail from the University of Stellenbosch where we studied engineering together, and include Conrad Hofmeyr, Ralf Kistner, Malan Joubert (who is also a founder of FireID , a mobile security company) and Philip Joubert. Any competition? Who are the founders and their backgrounds? Who are your clients?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

From visualization to conception, and actually taking the product to market, a company usually takes about 1-2 years to create. Business Development (BD) worked on a business plan, market research and customer validation. We were all in such a high for winning the competition!!! We had exactly 54 hours!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

A business plan is the outward facing definition of the business you hope to drive with your hardware solution, with a hardware overview in the intro to highlight customer value and competitiveness. Quantify the market opportunity in business terms. Include marketing, sales, and customer rollout plans. and trademarks.

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