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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2019
Much has been written recently about the requirement to focus today on the total customer experience, as a competitive edge or even for survival. The challenge I hear from savvy business owners and entrepreneurs operating on a shoestring is that providing a superior customer experience costs money.
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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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.
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Most newspapers are written at a third-grade reading level, White House press releases average a fourth-grade reading level and the New York Times is easily digestible by the average fifth grader. What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 2, 2015
What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. I have written about the next phases many times. This is all about “leverage” which is the key to success. But alas I must scale with businesses and make money.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2016
If your new venture is still in the idea or development stages, don’t even think about a high valuation. It helps to have a following of loyal advocates in the mainstream press. If you don’t yet have a hundred investors knocking on your door, it’s time to put more focus on viral marketing, closing customers, and exponential growth.
socalTECH
APRIL 28, 2010
Dave told us about how and why he and his co-founders--both previously executives at Twistbox--decided to start their own startup, specifically outside of the mobile industry, and a bit about the product. We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors.
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