Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

My message today is to avoid the consultant stigma by signing up to do the job, not just talk about it. Another mistake many consultants make is to charge by the hour, and customers lose track and lose confidence as things change. Have "customers", not "clients." All aspects of customer service apply.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2021

This is the pain of the endless stream of email, phone calls, and daily crises which prevent any really important accomplishments, like closing customers. Start each day with the highest priority task you need done that day, and leave the emails and phone calls till the end of the day, if you have time.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“The only success criteria of my startup career is whether GrubMarket can eventually make $100 billion of annual sales,” he said to me over both email and in a phone conversation. ” I don’t doubt that he means it. ” I don’t doubt that he means it. He also is focused and relentless in his work ethic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. I was recently reviewing a collection of essays by and about Napoleon Hill, “ The Science of Success ,” who is most recognized as the author of the best seller “ Think and Grow Rich ” from way back in 1937. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. Founder : Ummm.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Let’s talk about surprises. And whether to warn your superiors or your boards about these unraveling events early. If so, is it one critical customer or a trend? You have a dashboard or KPI’s, don’t you? Are receivables collections slowing? Keep the information to yourself? What form should an alert take?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Five broad sources of independent, third-party validation are: Customers, Partners, Distributors, Industry Experts and other Stakeholders. For instance, validation that directly supports your company's underlying value proposition is more valuable than corroboration that indirectly suggests customers might ultimately adopt your solution.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

In terms of growth, it took Ghost about 90 days to reach its first $1 million in gross merchandise volume and then 180 dates to get to its first $1 million GMV day, Kaplan said. The company has about 20 job openings in the areas of full-stack engineers, data analysts and data science. That’s our vision.”.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 21, 2013

The late Jack Kemp, famous as quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and later as US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development then Vice Presidential candidate, told this story about his mom, as he continued the tradition with Jack’s now-grown family. “Be Be a leader!” each would say as they sent their offspring out into the world each morning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. I was just reviewing a collection of essays by and about Napoleon Hill, “ The Science of Success ,” who is most recognized as the author of the best seller “ Think and Grow Rich ” from way back in 1937. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn a lot more about the sector/industry. You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. What we are talking about is a spectrum of how you restrict early communications around your business: Who you will talk to including the public / press / etc. You’ll get suggestions for improvements.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Rather than how much you charge, it’s about how the purchase will impact your buyer’s life. Second, how to get leads.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

WTF is she going on about? Remember, it’s about Lines, Not Dots. Didn’t I make myself clear about celebrities & startups ? Talking about how to inspire moms to get their children engaged with iPads and physical activity sets customized for their kids and based in part on their digital lives.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

“I truly believe the ‘girlboss’ term was created to celebrate an emerging wave of female leaders – which is still rare in business, and was even rarer around 10 years ago when the phrase was popularized,” Green told TechCrunch in an email. . There definitely have been, but the room to recover is completely limited.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

I recently wrote a post about avoiding the “ Deferred Life Plan &# and some related thoughts about personal productivity that came from Tim Ferriss’s book, The Four Hour Workweek. Like you, I struggle to return everybody’s emails because I get too many. So I often try to stay off of email during the day.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn a lot more about the sector/industry. You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. What we are talking about is a spectrum of how you restrict early communications around your business: Who you will talk to including the public / press / etc. You’ll get suggestions for improvements.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

The gowns are then dry cleaned and readied for the next customer, in the spirit of the emerging sharing economy in which goods are communally used multiple times. Curious to learn more about Kelsey''s seemingly obvious, yet logistically challenging idea, I interviewed her during a rare break in her hectic schedule.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. So what’s exciting about this new product? I’ve heard about people using them for weddings or parties.

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Berkonomics

MAY 2, 2013

The definition of a bottleneck in your business is one that constricts the flow of work from one area to another in the flow of product or service through your organization. Email readers, continue here.] A bottleneck in your organization’s flow of product or service can happen, shift, or disappear quickly.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 25, 2012

If so, is it one critical customer or a trend? Is it time to focus more resources upon collections, credit research, or even time to “fire some customers” who continually break your rules or take up too much of your resources? Email readers, c ontinue here.] An alert does not have to be too detailed or too long.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2011

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 investors around the world. They will probably tell you to come back later, after you have finished the product, signed up a few customers, or reached some other future milestone. Angels like to get involved directly with the team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. It’s a key skill for success in every business role, from accountant to customer support. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

According to Jared Belsky, President, 360i , “We see Search and Social as a 24 hour real-time consumer focus group that helps us stay on top of what consumers care about for our brands. It also gives marketers an opportunity to engage potential customers early on in the discovery phase, and track this journey to a conversion.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. They understand that posting video is as much about activating your fan base to share socially as it is about marketing & promotion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2013

By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. It’s a key skill for success in every business role, from accountant to customer support. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. However Gmail is only private email conversations. We have about 8500 customers there, but only a small percentage have built great communities that took off, and the rest floundered.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

A startup leader's primary responsibility is to maximize the return to its stakeholders, which include the company's global and local neighbors, employees, suppliers, customers and investors. A month from now it is unlikely that a supportive customer will drive across town to demonstrate their solidarity with the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2012

By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. You can definitely train yourself to be a problem solver, if you haven’t already. It’s a key skill for success in every business role, from accountant to customer support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2014

My message today is to avoid the consultant stigma by signing up to do the job, not just talk about it. Another mistake many consultants make is to charge by the hour, and customers lose track and lose confidence as things change. Have "customers", not "clients." All aspects of customer service apply.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

I recently got an email from a friend who had been approached by a well known VC. He sent me an email asking whether the approach was real and whether he should take it seriously. Here is the email he received (reprinted without names with his permission). No reason not to call him but I wouldn’t get too excited about it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. I was just perusing a recent book, “ The Science of Success ,” a collection of essays by and about Napoleon Hill, who is most recognized as the author of the best seller “ Think and Grow Rich ” from way back in 1937. Master-mind alliance. Imagination.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

We spoke with CEO and co-founder John Tabis about how TheBouqs believes there''s an opening for a modern online flower delivery service, because none of the existing players are catering to the new generation of consumers. The second big part of this, is the user experience, the brand, and the customers. What is the Bouqs?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. If you haven’t read my post about that, you should. I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. Raising money is hard. Of course much of it is conflicting. Create scarcity. Why buy me? Why buy now?

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

We caught up with Neel Grover , CEO and President of the firm, to hear a bit more about life and changes under Rakuten. WE want you to discover what you're looking for, but also to explore and learn about new products, technology, and industries. Neel Grover: Amazon is definitely the largest competition we have here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2013

This is the pain of the endless stream of email, phone calls, and daily crises which prevent any really important accomplishments, like closing customers. Start each day with the highest priority task you need done that day, and leave the emails and phone calls till the end of the day, if you have time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. I was just perusing a new book, “ The Science of Success ,” a collection of essays by and about Napoleon Hill, who is most recognized as the author of the best seller “ Think and Grow Rich ” from way back in 1937. Master-mind alliance. Applied faith.

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