Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). New product process. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the key to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). New product process. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. A business model that works.

Startup 100

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. A business model that works.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Ideas 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

Lack of confidence in your self, your product, and your startup is a surefire recipe for disaster. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network IBM 111

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Love that sustainable competitive advantage. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. A business model that works.

Startup 88

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Lack of confidence in your self, your product, and your startup is a surefire recipe for disaster. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

Startup 95

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

Lack of confidence in your self, your product, and your startup is a surefire recipe for disaster. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

Startup 98

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 98

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. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. The video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. It's a great talk.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites.

Startup 104

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Having a defensible competitive advantage or “barrier to entry” is another critical step to funding, and another common stumbling block during all phases of the funding process.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Examples Social Network Marketing 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ship a minimum product now. For a true scientist, the product is never good enough, so it’s never done.

Funding 112

Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Having a defensible competitive advantage or “barrier to entry” is another critical step to funding, and another common stumbling block during all phases of the funding process.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ship a minimum product now. For a true scientist, the product is never good enough, so it’s never done.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Competitive risk. Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites.

Startup 89

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Having a defensible competitive advantage or “barrier to entry” is another critical step to funding, and another common stumbling block during all phases of the funding process.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ship a minimum product now. For a true scientist, the product is never good enough, so it’s never done.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

Lack of confidence in your self, your product, and your startup is a surefire recipe for disaster. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

Startup 52

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 52

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We started building the product 18 months ago so we are in better shape than 99% of start-ups. I’m not trying to imply that all VC’s are socially inept – that’s not the case. Free product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). Ship a minimum product now. For a true scientist, the product is never good enough, so it’s never done.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Their first product LexiconMD helped healthcare professionals dictate their notes into e-medical records hands- and eyes- free. Lexicon AI is their new product, an intelligent, voice-based platform for lawyers, healthcare providers, and other professionals. LexiconAI (San Francisco, CA). Quirktastic Media (Durham, NC).

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