Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. A sample of three views is adequate. If your investor is unknown, or peers offer no positive attributes, take it as a red flag.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2011

alleging "false designation of origin and unfair competition" over the phrase "Memory Lane". Classmates' Memory Lane provides nostalgic magazines, school yearbook pictures, song samples, and more. The suit was filed by Memory Lane Inc., The lawsuit was filed in the California Central District Court (Memory Lane Inc v. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 145

Woodland Hills Sample Social Network Competition 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2023

A few years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first books, “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.” Here is a sampling of ten themes from the book that I think are just as relevant today as they were then: The reality of starting.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Sample Guide 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2023

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Custom 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. It’s the plan building process that provides the value, and gives you real insight into your market, your customers, and the competition. After that, it’s all about learning and execution.

Startup 170

Startup Study Journal Sample 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

Describe technology and features, not competitiveness. For customers, a sample, demo device, or at least a brochure will solidify the message and your readiness to deliver. Check yourself by taking a few sample rides in the nearest high building to see if you can beat the elevator to the top.

Sample 127

Sample Summary Startup Slides 127

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents.

Startup 145

Startup Patents IP Social Media 145

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A few years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first books, “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.” Here is a sampling of ten themes from the book that I think are just as relevant today as they were then: The reality of starting.

Entrepreneur 174

Entrepreneur Sample Guide Ideas 174

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Key strategic factors for every business should include profits, growth, and competition. Two main contributors to measurement errors include the size of the sample and the variation in the underlying population. Accurate measurement of the wrong things is not helpful. Use statistical tools often to validate your assumptions.

Metrics 81

Metrics Demand Statistics Sample 81

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Here are ten sample considerations that I believe will reveal positive indications of your potential as an entrepreneur, and also indicate that you will select good ideas: You see creating a business as a fun challenge. With the Internet and easy global communication, title and offices are not competitive advantages.

Entrepreneur 121

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Sample 121

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. Driving funding to early-stage startups and small businesses is what we do here and being a part of the Startup of the Year Competition was a no-brainer for us. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2020

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Custom 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. A sample of three views is adequate. If your investor is unknown, or peers offer no positive attributes, take it as a red flag.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In my experience as an angel investor, the perfect pitch length is ten slides, outlining the business problem, your solution, opportunity sizing, competition, and financial projections for the next five years. There are plenty of guidelines and sample models available on the Internet, so don’t be intimidated by the terminology.

Ideas 126

Ideas Slides Sample Examples 126

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

Whoever wins, these are some of the local firms in interesting markets--and their tough, well-backed head-to-head competition--worth watching. HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. DocStoc vs. Scribd. DocStoc - Profile. HauteLook - Profile.

Southern California 124

Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Here is a sample of the reading list for the course that gives you a flavor for just how modern and practical this course is. My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. This includes presentations, ROI calculators, competitive analyses and so forth.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2020

Here are ten sample questions that I believe will reveal positive indications of your potential as an entrepreneur, and also indicate that you will select good ideas: You see creating a business as a fun challenge. With the Internet and easy global communication, title and offices are not competitive advantages.

Startup 127

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Sample 127

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

No human or paper tracking systems are a competitive alternative. The opposite of live data is static data that is sampled or profiled for analysis at a later date. If your business is not powered by an algorithm, you don’t have a competitive business today. Configure every decision step into real-time software.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Metrics Commerce Software 84

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2019

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents.

IP 93

IP Invest Patents Social Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

Sample 92

Sample Writing Summary Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

For those of you who don’t have time to read the whole book, here is a sampling of a few key points that should get you thinking in the right direction, and maybe just keep you a step or two ahead of your big competitors: Add a platform that provides self-service growth. Do what Amazon is doing.

Commerce 89

Commerce Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing Platform 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

Sample 96

Sample Writing Summary Startup 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Competition and sustainable advantage. List and position your competition, or alternatives available to the customer. Highlight your sustainable competitive advantages, and barriers to entry. In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners.

Slides 99

Slides Competition Sample Sales 99

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Crowd Gathers for San Diego Tech Coast Angels “Quick Pitch” Competition.

Tech Coast Angels 40

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review San Diego Software Review 40

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.

Startup 150

Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

There really is no excuse these days, with samples on the Internet, business-plan books in every bookstore, and dozens of apps to automate the process. A great business plan doesn’t have to be a book in length, with extensive financial statements.

Startup 109

Startup Writing Mentor Sample 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Take a look at my website for the Sample Executive Summary , which shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Your competitive advantage. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties. Don’t kill your credibility by saying you have no competition.

Summary 97

Summary Writing Competition Sample 97

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

We understood the irony of the message as we sampled their sheer, almost-not-there lipgloss, then looked into a mirror decorated with white vinyl letters in the bustling pop-up shop: you look good , our reflection told us. billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal.

Startup 280

Startup Netflix Los Angeles Innocal 280

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

Sample trade show or user group. All this assumes you have done the right job first in assessing competition, establishing the sales and marketing channels, and optimizing costs. Your business model can be your competitive edge, or it can be your soft underbelly. If you use the big “Coming Soon!” Marty Zwilling.

Product 94

Product Pricing Custom Customer 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2015

Investors want to hear a quantified problem, a simple solution description, opportunity size, competition, traction, team qualifications, how much money you need, and what equity you are willing to give. Smart Shark Tank presenters have done their homework on each investor, and customize their sample product or anecdote for each.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Sample Ideas Custom 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note.

Startup 91

Startup Funding Sample Writing 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Competition and sustainable advantage. List and position your competition, or alternatives available to the customer. Highlight your sustainable competitive advantages, and barriers to entry. In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Marketing, sales, and partners.

Slides 93

Slides Competition Sample Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Sample trade show or user group. All this assumes you have done the right job first in assessing competition, establishing the sales and marketing channels, and optimizing costs. Your business model can be your competitive edge, or it can be your soft underbelly. If you use the big “Coming Soon!” Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Pricing Customer Custom 99

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Data reports include following sample fields: real-time suggested price for specific unit of ad inventory, ad server data, order insertion data, behavioral targeting data, conversion data, etc. Competition: Pingg, MyPunchbowl, TinyPrints , PaperlessPost. Competition: Apple iPhone App Store Genius. Hello, Chair.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. A sample of three views is adequate. If your investor is unknown, or peers offer no positive attributes, take it as a red flag.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Take a look at my website for the Sample Executive Summary , which shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Your competitive advantage. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties. Don’t kill your credibility by saying you have no competition.

Summary 90

Summary Writing Competition Sample 90

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2017

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents.

Startup 69

Startup Patents IP Social Media 69