Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Assess your resource potential before you start. Build your plan around resources you know. Build your plan around resources you know.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Of course, the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of his or her time on this alone). 15% might be spent networking with those in the CEO’s relationship circle, including the roundtable organizations.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

That is, of course, until the small, ambitious startup is acquired by a larger, more traditional company in its sector, or the small startup goes public with angry shareholders and regulators asking difficult questions. .” They recognise the value that in-person collaboration and networking brings.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

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. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

Moving from a company that had less resources (and presumably by the time their raising depleted resources) to a company with newfound resources can be telling. I have seen many companies raise their first $3 million and still act like a company that has no resources at all. You can do them all yourself, of course.

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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. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Of course, such actions are equally applicable to businesses at any stage. At least, these professional networking events allow you to get out of the office and meet people who can help. It refers to multiplication factors that occur when complementary actions or approaches are used together for greater impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

It takes more than passion and a course on business basics. Universities and the marketplace are spawning tools like Brainly , which is a learning network or massively multi-player question and answer tool. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Mix business learning with doing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

We are over-intro’d and at the same time under-resourced in terms of staff to handle the barrage of in-bound requests. Having interesting and frequent opportunities at the top of your funnel is important, of course, but the ultimate score is only measured on the bottom end of the funnel. Lots of people start, very few finish.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? There are many good reasons to do so.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

You can of course view the presentation in SlideShare above or download it directly for free here. Network Up. If your closet is full of clothes and your credit card is full of debt – of course you’re going to trade clothes with other people rather than only buying new stuff. Prices down. But what else?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2019

Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital, to win support and resources for their ideas. Of course, the best evidence is you have done it before, and succeeded more often than you failed. Social capital: influencers, leaders, investor relationships.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Entrepreneurs have become more resourceful since the 80s, and your options are more diverse as well. Thanks to globalization, a professional freelancer can sign up on platforms like Kajabi , a startup that allows you to sell e-courses and host online workshops. Here are 4 location types and their benefits for you to consider.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Of course, you as the business leader have a key role in making all this happen. For you, this means providing a positive team culture, being a role model for good communication, and creating a support network of colleagues. Social interactions. This translates to better motivation, productivity, and collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. Of course unsolicited spam has very low open rates and is filtered by the major providers. The key is understanding the nuance. But bacn (email you have subscribed to) can have incredibly high open rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Smart founders use this extra resource to their advantage. a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. Just ask Rob Bailey.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

Nowhere is this more apparent than working in a startup where you are definitionally under-resourced and trying to make big accomplishments in compressed periods of time. Modern-society is also littered with over-networkers and over-introducers and professional conference attendees. That’s why focus is critical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Do you have the resources to build a business?

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every new game site is a Club Penguin or Minecraft. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now outdated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education. Hence most fail. Perhaps an innate business savvy is no longer a requirement for starting a successful business.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. It doesn’t happen by accident. And not every texting application is a Twitter.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

Targeting Your Job Search The best starting place is to visit my post on: One Page Job Networking Tool. Of course, just because a CTO or VPE is listed doesn’t mean it’s working well. Armed with your networking tool, now it’s time to get it out to all the people you know. It’s a good idea to start with a fairly narrow definition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Assimilate available resources to determine the level of rollout. Available resources are a function of management buy-in, staff, and budget.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Instead, we will focus on helping high potential start-up communities like DTLA and Riverside gain momentum, connecting the fourteen SoCal start-up communities into a vibrant network and working with top corporations like Edison and Kaiser get more integrated into the robust and diverse SoCal innovation ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

To grow faster businesses need resources in today to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. Of course when you think about it it’s kind of obvious but when people make snap judgments about information they hear about companies or read about in the press they often don’t take the time to start to consider the details.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

It may not seem fair, but passion and commitment alone are not enough to make your startup successful – every business needs critical resources and favorable location-specific conditions. Many of you are convinced that it’s all about finding investors, but my experience indicates that the critical resources needed go far beyond money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

For today's thoughts, we have Lief Morin , founder and CEO of KeyInfo (www.keyinfo.com), a regional systems integrator which provides compute, storage and networking solutions and professional services for advanced software-defined data centers. And mid-course corrections are not bad things.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I've Googled, gone through my network, posted to Craigslist, and approached universities, and much like your friend I am having a heck of a time finding developers in LA. Do you have anyone you could recommend to me, or any resources? Of course, a lot of people say the same thing. It makes you want to move north!

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Of course, you are looking for something a little different - a technical Cofounder. They often can help a lot in navigating to expertise and to possible resources. Your technical advisor can likely help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Assimilate available resources to determine the level of rollout. Available resources are a function of management buy-in, staff, and budget.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2017

The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Assimilate available resources to determine the level of rollout. Available resources are a function of management buy-in, staff, and budget.

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Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

We’ve also partnered with WeAreLATech , a startup resource that can help everyone from potential employees to budding founders to get acclimated to the LA ecosystem with job listings, event calendars, and startup profiles. We will have cocktails, snacks, and great networking. X Factor Films – a Hollywood 2.0

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

There are pretty significant resources there that standalone incubators don't have. Those companies tend to be around for longer than one year, because of course our faculty are not working on those things full time, they're continuing to teach classes. We also have associate teams, which for the most part, are faculty associate teams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? There are many good reasons to do so.

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