Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

This risk can be mitigated by finding a customer willing to purchase as soon as a proven model is completed, and willing to state this in writing. Here we expand the definitions a bit to encompass businesses that are still early stage, but perhaps beyond startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I know it may feel this way since I’m writing this tongue in cheek. It’s not under the definition of crazy per Adam’s op-ed. The person writing things he or she is doing me a favor. They had to physically write a letter, address it, put a stamp on it (pay) and then put it in the mailbox. I’m not an elitist a **e.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2022

Usually that means writing something down, since it’s hard to maintain something, or track yourself against it, if it’s not written down. The crash landings can be tough, and definitely won’t feel good as a long-term strategy. Formally, that’s called developing and maintaining a strategic plan. Marty Zwilling.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Kaden joins Rick Zullo from Equal Ventures on the board and told TechCrunch via email that excess inventory “filled the news and it definitely spikes in more volatile markets, but it is in fact part of any market.” She went on to write, “Dee and Josh are the exact right team to tackle it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2021

If you want to be heard, write down the message and deliver it in a positive tone. By definition, people who project negativity are not going to be perceived as leaders. No matter how great your idea is, it won’t happen if it is not heard. People like to listen to fun people, and they close their mind to all the rest.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. This post will provide links to participants as well as to readers. What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Speak to people, rather than write a document every time you want a change. Scheduling of a meeting at the end of the next week definitely tags you as a consultant whose focus is elsewhere. “Results” these days are not PowerPoint slides, or theories and recommendations. Have "customers", not "clients." Be exceptionally easy to find.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Verbalize the problem to fully understand it and why it’s occurring. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. You likely are writing your first one of these. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean? Founder : Umm.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 10, 2010

In some cases, part of the definition of minimum is going after technical risk as much as you are going after market risk which is often the focus of lean startups. But what inspired me to write this post was his title “Perfection by Subtraction.” Challenge the group to find the most minimalist definition. Go to a blank page.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event. It could be a product quality problem, or a major customer complaint on Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

Mostly I just wanted to write this as a reminder to founders to be suspicious of people who constantly introduce you around. In modern society we’re all over-worked and over-loaded with information and tasks and to-dos and obligations. That’s why focus is critical. I introduce people constantly and it’s an important part of my job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Communication and writing skills are required. One of the original classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D.,

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 If you invest early and then pull back in the next 3 rounds your multiples on cash invested are much higher than if you keep writing checks. As I tell our LPs, “if I’m not making you slightly uncomfortable when I’m writing my first check I’m not doing my job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Social Media Patents Mentor 126

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Few of your contacts will be willing to use their valuable social or political capital helping you with a sales effort, and you will definitely strain your relationship with the intermediary if not a close friend. LinkedIn might be good as a start, but beware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

I’m not suggesting that you abandon traditional advertising and image building efforts, but definitely it’s time to supplement them to address the following changes that I recommend: Meeting next generation expectations is key to survival. Pushing yourself on customers by touting features and price doesn’t work anymore.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Check your brand definition against the clarity of this one from Xerox for office software. Use strong communication and writing skills.

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Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

So I thought I’d write a piece on how not to suck when you give a presentation. Don’t write sentences on them – only key words to help you remember what you’re going to say. If you write sentences you’ll read them and you’ll … suck. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

However, if you’re looking for something new or exciting that’s not the typical 9 to 5 rat race, working in a startup is definitely something you should consider. Working at large, well-known companies definitely look great on your resume, but startups offer something very valuable: a wide set of skills beyond your job description.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Usually that means writing something down, since it’s hard to maintain something, or track yourself against it, if it’s not written down. The crash landings can be tough, and definitely won’t feel good as a long-term strategy. Formally, that’s called developing and maintaining a strategic plan. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

This is sad, since “how to write a business plan” is a frequent topic found in every business journal, and a common title in the business section of every book store. What is the definition of a good business plan? Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually understand it yourself.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I even wrote about my experiences attending Web Summit , something I rarely ever write about. I’ve noticed your Twitter handle over the years so definitely know who you are. But if you want a great trip to Dublin then you should definitely go! Some thoughts: Web Summit is a bit of a zoo. It’s a very big conference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

I’m definitely not lobbying here for promising things you can’t deliver, or hiring a publicist before your first programmer. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. You need to do it yourself. Give it to them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

It definitely has a “d” in it, as in it’s really not fun, raising. How to get your Series A mojo back The rest of the outline I’ll write as a series to come back to this blog if you want to read more. … Fund raising. The best entrepreneurs in our industry focus on it year-round as opposed to just once every 18 months.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In some industries, lengthy pilot tests are required before an enterprise customer will sign a definitive purchase order. In a like manner, proudly profess your traction to your target VCs until they either write you a check or ask you to look elsewhere. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I know that “mission driven” sounds nebulous or some convenient definition of anything we want to fund. She highlighted for me how we measure human potential today and it’s based on the workforce that existing post WWII where teaching rote memorization of facts: Math, reading comprehension, writing, basic science, etc.

Design 150

Design Startup Ideas Writing 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Many pension funds are simply too large to write small checks and favor the ability to write $50-100 million checks to funds. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Trying to write something down for someone else to understand quickly, will tell you if you really understand it yourself.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Open your pitch by grabbing the investor's attention with a statement or question that piques their interest, then hit the following key bases: Definition of customer problem, followed by your solution. If you don’t have the time to write things down, or your writing skills leave something to be desired, don’t be afraid to get some help.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

I only have a cursory understanding of OpenSocial from reading various posts and from crawling through the API definitions, but it appears that OpenSocial has a long way to go before it's going to be useful for several of the applications we are working on.

Writing 150

Writing Platform Sites Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Communication and writing skills are required. One of the classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D.,

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

This is sad, since “how to write a business plan” is a frequent topic found in every business journal, and a common title in the business section of every book store. What is the definition of a good business plan? Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually understand it yourself.

Sample 96

Sample Writing Summary Startup 96

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

See definition: ad hominem. I CERTAINLY opened myself up to attack by writing my original blog post about job hoppers with some incendiary language and tone. Overwhelmingly people were harsh but avoided obscenities even when they made personal attacks on me. This is what many of the comments descended into. Ad hominem.

News 258

News Tips Blogging Writing 258

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. If you know, VCs end up writing sizable checks into their own funds, which is important in better aligning interests. million round I might write $1.8 – 2.2

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Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356