Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 6, 2023
Over time, I have collected a list of new business attributes that go beyond the initial idea or solution, which often are more critical to long-term success and satisfaction. Elon Musk mitigated this by making his battery patents free to all. Beware of the allure and demands of early adopters.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 25, 2022
If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Use the rule of “plan early, quote late, and ship early,” to be a hero rather than a zero.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 30, 2020
If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Use the rule of “plan early, quote late, and ship early,” to be a hero rather than a zero.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Use the rule of “plan early, quote late, and ship early,” to be a hero rather than a zero.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 6, 2015
If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Use the rule of “plan early, quote late, and ship early,” to be a hero rather than a zero.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 22, 2016
Moonshots are simply efforts that demand breakthroughs that are not possible within business-as-usual practices. Patents and other intellectual property must be secured at this point. In addition, you will like the exhilaration and satisfaction that comes with a successful moonshot. Move into full project execution mode.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 14, 2018
If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Use the rule of “plan early, quote late, and ship early,” to be a hero rather than a zero.
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