Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Are you bored, wanting to be free of a boss, or eager to showcase a hot technology? Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. These are not valid reasons to start a business.

Entrepreneur 169

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 169

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape. Cold calling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2020

The pace of change to stay competitive in business today continues to increase. In addition, even a small sample size shows statistically valid results for large changes. Thus it makes sense to be as transparent as possible, and to do your testing with as much speed as technology allows.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

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Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

With the latest advances in software technology, it’s no longer cost-prohibitive for business entrepreneurs, who can’t yet afford a human resources department, to take advantage of analytics tools. I often have to remind entrepreneurs that good products are built with the best technology, but good businesses are built with the best people.

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Metrics Tool Statistics Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based Radical.FM (www.radical.fm) thinks it has a new formula for Internet streaming, and can take on Pandora and others in head to head competition. Next year, we''ll also be competing in a lot of other areas, and will be announcing some interesting new technology in the coming months. Explain what Radical.FM

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Startup Services Advertising Content 237

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I look at the attributes that I feel are most important in a startup CEO: tenacity, street smarts, the mental flexibility to pivot, resiliency, leadership / inspiration, work ethic, attention to detail, competitiveness, decisiveness and integrity – I think these all fall into the 80% nature territory. Or at least 73.6%

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Notwithstanding this discouraging statistic, there’s hope, as an increasing number of companies are proactively pursuing diversity of thought within their workforce. One of these bright lights is Santa Barbara-based HG Data - developers of the world's largest competitive-intelligence database. <Note:

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. However, from my understanding you might actually be the largest consumer website using "semantic web" technology – can you explain how that works? “In

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” business business plan entrepreneur investor technology' Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Technical Review Statistics Startup 119

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape. Cold calling.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. Therefore, the HR managers spend less time reviewing and comparing applications.

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Software Review Statistics Technical Review Screening 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Startups should seek to continually improve performance through statistical analysis and predictive monitoring. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur starting a business for the first time, I recommend that you find a product concept that is already accepted and improve on it, rather than tackling that ultimate disruptive technology. Good imitators actively look for a new country or market as the innovation, rather than a new technology.

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Patents Startup Statistics Course 84

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

With the latest advances in software technology, it’s no longer cost-prohibitive for business entrepreneurs, who can’t yet afford a human resources department, to take advantage of analytics tools. I often have to remind entrepreneurs that good products are built with the best technology, but good businesses are built with the best people.

Tool 53

Tool Entrepreneur Statistics Metrics 53

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for? 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. Where did all of that technology come from? That''s the unique nature of this technology.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

But the low cost also means that your competition will also be there in force. Without a sustainable strategy, these challenges lead to the terrifying statistic that nine out of ten online businesses will fail, and lead to the current ratio of Internet failures to millionaires being thousands to one.

Startup 96

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This includes statistics on articles and profiles. Who is reading your article, where readers come from, and whether or not the readers are registered on exploreB2B are among some of the statistic specifics.). Competition? How unique are you from the competition? The first premium package was recently released.

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Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We have a built a technology platform that enables a network of 50,000 on every corner of the globe and in over 150 countries, to do work mostly video work, TV ads, ads for YouTube, mostly video-based content work for some of the biggest organizations and brands in the world,” says James De Julio, President and Co-Founder of Tongal.

Ideas 80

Ideas Technical Review Startup Statistics 80

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Are you bored, wanting to be free of a boss, or eager to showcase a hot technology? Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. These are not valid reasons to start a business.

Startup 71

Startup Statistics Guide Entrepreneur 71

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur starting a business for the first time, I recommend that you find a product concept that is already accepted and improve on it, rather than tackling that ultimate disruptive technology. Good imitators actively look for a new country or market as the innovation, rather than a new technology.

Startup 91

Startup Patents Statistics Course 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2013

Are you bored, wanting to be free of a boss, or eager to showcase a hot technology? Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. These are not valid reasons to start a business.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 114

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time for every startup to assess the metrics, technology, and platforms they’re using to manage the business. Sales data needs to be correlated to advertising campaigns, price changes, seasonal forces, competitive actions, and other costs of sales. Operating productivity. Inventory size.

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Metrics Technical Review Sales Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. Internally, you also need to do things differently to rise above your peers. Set pricing to assure both revenue and profit.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2018

Often, beneficial changes will have a short-term cost to achieve market growth or competitive advantage. Strategic decisions need to be based on statistically valid samples of complete and consistent data, relative to the decision at hand. Ask for analysis and feedback based on long-term impact. Only you will be held accountable.

Tips 51

Tips Metrics Sample Statistics 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

I’m a strong believer that a great team can achieve success with a less impressive product offering, while potentially disruptive technology often goes nowhere due to a team with an uninspired work ethic. These will provide the competitive edge you need with customers and less-focused team members.

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Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Funding 62

Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2012

Are you bored, wanting to be free of a boss, or eager to showcase a hot technology? Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. These are not valid reasons to start a business.

Startup 100

Startup Statistics Entrepreneur Guide 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Statistics show that the failure rate for new startups within the first 5 years is higher than 50 percent. Just because you passionately believe that your technology is great, and everyone needs it, doesn’t mean that everyone will buy it. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? How can you improve your odds?

Startup 100

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Statistics show that the failure rate for new startups within the first 5 years is as high as 50 percent. Just because you passionately believe that your technology is great, and everyone needs it, doesn’t mean that everyone will buy it. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? How can you improve your odds?

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

Are you bored, wanting to be free of a boss, or eager to showcase a hot technology? Examine the marketplace and your competition. Statistics say that the failure rate for new businesses within the first 5 years is as high as 90 percent. These are not valid reasons to start a business.

Screening 99

Screening Startup Statistics Guide 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In fact, many of these people can adjust the company presentations on the fly as you roll out new product features or can reposition versus the competition as they get feedback from customer losses. I think PR is an incredibly important activity for technology companies and most companies aren’t very good at it.

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Sales Newsletter Technical Review Activity 286

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

Plus, they can start generating the statistics they need easily, rather than taking what normally would be hours and hours to pull that information together, at the click of a button. Therese Tucker: My background is technology. It's unusual to have a CEO from the technology side, they're usually from sales.

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