Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. But on the business side, here is my list of useful courses that we wish existed, but as far as I know, still aren’t generally available: Basic Office Politics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2022

I’m sure that every one of us who has been out in the business world for a few years can look back with perfect hindsight and name a few college courses that we should have taken. But on the business side, here is my list of useful courses that we wish existed, but as far as I know, still aren’t generally available: Basic Office Politics.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 7, 2018

But to find what is important, we usually must at least scan a document or email, engaged for no less than a short moment and perhaps for the full reading of the document before moving on to look for important issues to resolve. … It is human nature to filter through the stack or inbox, looking for the important items.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

The site--headed by CEO Jason Nazar--said today that it has launched a selection of expert, video courses , featuring over 100 hours of video. The company said the launch is a "major move" for the firm into paid-video courses, and is an evolution of the company's focus on small businesses documents. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Switch your focus from product development to sales.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2013

In a move to make things easier to find on the site, Santa Monica-based Docstoc launched a major redesign Tuesday, swizzling the navigation of the site to better highlight the company''s move to provide premium business documents and information to small and medium sized businesses. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 14, 2018

friend who teaches a graduate course in entrepreneurism at a local university. The rules for “pledging an invoice” as collateral for borrowing call for attaching signed shipping documents showing that the goods have been picked up by the carrier, at which point the title transfers to the customer and the invoice from the company is “good”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

Professional investors expect far more than an idea pitch – they are looking for a documented opportunity analysis and realistic financial projections. Follow-up is required for every sales lead, a pipeline built, and a sales process documented, with training for new reps. Tailor investor proposals and term-sheets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2012

After the initial zigs and zags to get profitable, it is time to formalize and document the processes that worked. More importantly, profitability can drive you to find hidden assets, zag to interim revenue sources, and force you to pace yourself in getting to that final destination. Define processes and add resources.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

I started my presentation, which had been carefully documented in handouts and PowerPoint, with this story…. “I Not all consultants give advice worth taking, of course. We were quite confident that our services would yield great, measurable results. There are many, many exceptions, but far more instances of this in the business world.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Sean and Lewis will be on our Tech News radio show in December doing a webinar on how to use Facebook, LinkedIn and of course Twitter. Perry, Sean and Lewis are real powerhouses out on the social media circuit and much can be learned from them. I personally can’t wait!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. Of course we can’t. What used to be an “A” round in 2011 is now routinely called a Seed round and this has been so engrained that founders would rather take less money than to have to put the words “A round” in their legal documents.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

And most of us investors are frustrated by the lack of regular communication – unless of course – the company needs more money. Requirements created by investment documents. Of course, a public company is not entitled to pare its information to reduce exposure to competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

In fact, the process of organizing and documenting these elements is the best way to make sure you understand the answers yourself. It only takes a little extra work to make it a professional document, with a cover page, table of contents, headings, and page numbers.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

I'm going to be looking at aspects like: Things to consider before building your MVP Features often overlooked when documenting an MVP for developers Understanding important metrics you want to measure Risks and challenges in developing an MVP. Have you Documented Your MVP for Your Developer s? Correct your course quickly.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 30, 2019

The first bolt in the quiver of tools that Underkoffler began building out over the course of 15 years spent at MIT’s Media Lab was Mezzanine. A multipurpose collaborative platform that allowed business users to share documents and interact in real time through a powerful combination of videoconferencing hardware and software.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2013

The new service is a big expansion for Docstoc, which has been slowly growing out its small business resource tools, which range from online legal and other documents to business licenses, from online education courses to e-books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2022

In all cases, it’s more effective and less painful to do it as a planned process, rather than a crash course in survival. Symbols of the new market coalition have to permeate every communication, formal process documentation, and the reward system for everyone. Carpenter, Gary F. Formalize change through structure and rewards.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 26, 2020

These include ensuring the continued health of the organization, setting the moral compass for your stakeholders, providing for succession by training and documenting, leading the effort in compliance of regulations and safety needs, and … elimination of all possible bottlenecks that impede the efficiency of your organization.

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Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2021

Of course, it's not just tech companies insisting on vaccines. But, huge names such as Google, Facebook and Netflix can set the tone for wider workplace cultures, at a time when only around 10% of businesses are asking for employee documentation showing proof of vaccine. Why Are Tech Companies Implementing Such Rules?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Always the serial entrepreneur, Jason is expanding Docstoc’s mission to include not just documents, but a variety of tools that help entrepreneurs run their businesses, such as ebooks and videos. To this end, Jason and his DocStoc team have created a compelling online course entitled, 21 Critical Lessons for Entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2014

I’ve written about my own mom before and the role she played in shaping my life but of course you never quite appreciate the full contributions of Mom until you’re much older. So today should of course by Wife Appreciation Day as much as Mother’s Day. And Moms everywhere. You knew every teacher. And follow through.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2020

Occasionally the investor does not fulfill those promises, even if in documents optimistically created at the start. Let’s rely upon that to drive us all forward, no matter what the course to be navigated. But sometimes, a failure comes from the investor side. We are mostly a bunch of optimists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. At this point, equity crowdfunding is still surrounded by many rules and restrictions on how much one person can invest, and what every startup must document and disclose to protect equity investors. Startup revenues come later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

During the early stages, you are the company, processes are not documented, you don’t have much help, so you need a fanatical attention to detail. Even business school courses don’t teach you to operate strategically, deal with people objectively, and create loyalty within a diverse workforce. Absolute control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. You need an investor, and want a document to mass-mail to everyone. Of course, building a plan is not an alternative to getting out there and doing something.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

Of course, experiences and failures are the best teachers, but I find that learning from other people’s experiences is a much faster and less painful approach. Each must be documented clearly and refined regularly. Process – These describe your way of completing each key element of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Of course, someone with more operating experience may be brought in once the new venture has been successfully launched. A documented business plan for the new venture is critical here. Choose a trusted team lead with executive sponsors. Don’t count on friends and family, crowdfunding, angels, or other external investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2020

Professional investors expect far more than an idea pitch – they are looking for a documented opportunity analysis and realistic financial projections. Follow-up is required for every sales lead, a pipeline built, and a sales process documented, with training for new reps. Tailor investor proposals and term-sheets.

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Berkonomics

JULY 23, 2020

Guided by the Trados Decision, preferred investors should think twice before exercising the full amount of their documented preferences in a marginal sale, volunteering to leave some of the proceeds for common shareholders, perhaps in a negotiated agreement once the amounts are known and absolute. A Delaware court decision may protect you.

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Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2011

friend who teaches a graduate course in entrepreneurism at a local university. The rules for “pledging an invoice” as collateral for borrowing call for attaching signed shipping documents showing that the goods have been picked up by the carrier, at which point the title transfers to the customer and the invoice from the company is “good”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

A three-dimensional prototype is always better than just a documented specification when negotiating contracts for manufacturing, support, and marketing. Don’t spend your whole development budget, before finding that you need another iteration. Support early negotiation with vendors and distribution channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

A term sheet is not a legally binding document. Of course you should eventually warn other entrepreneurs you know 1-1 in private. This isn’t Dave McClure secretly taking over Mark’s blog. I’m just writing verbatim what I wrote in a Quora response years ago. So, what can you do? Legal actions = zero. But why bother.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Negotiate and document roles early, including who is the boss. The right answer is to find a co-founder with complementary skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2017

Since I had built 2 document management companies I knew all the reasons why building a document management company would “never work.” Aaron was very impressive and had I not had so much “experience” in documents perhaps I would have backed him but my narrative fallacy got in the way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2021

Of course, this passion must be backed up by documented evidence and logical arguments, not just loud talking and arm waving. The attitude of taking nothing for granted, of disbelieving the conventional wisdom, of challenging the way things are done, is essential for a winning entrepreneur.

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