Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

Marketing 174

Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

Metrics 57

Metrics Demand Marketing Paramount 57

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

They realize that their productivity is suffering, as well as their health, but they don’t know what to do about it. Over my years in business, I have accumulated a list of recommended strategies for keeping cool and calm in the face of increasing demands at work. Avoid extended internal battles with tough problems.

Demand 103

Demand Activity Email Mentor 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Patents 106

Patents Offshore Startup Demand 106

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in. On Demand). Successfully negotiated ground breaking deals with several of the major media companies whose content became the basis for many of these products. We will have an amazing treat for you all. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. Team members need your critique of their work to learn, but attacking the person is never productive.

Mentor 154

Mentor Technical Review Coach Slides 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2014

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

Product 101

Product Entrepreneur Summary Activity 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2015

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. Team members need your critique of their work to learn, but attacking the person is never productive.

Product 99

Product Mentor Startup Technical Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2015

This term refers to the penchant to add just one more feature to the product or service before first delivery, just because you can. The result is a bloated first product which finally collapses under its own weight, or is too late and too expensive for the intended customer. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Product Software Review High Tech 104

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. Funny story, after Bill presented at TED (back when Amazon was still a small company) Jeff Bezos was in the audience. they can build teams that really focus on building & marketing great products.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2023

In my experience in large businesses as well as years of advising startups, I see far too much focus on product skills, and too little on people and process skills. This means all business people, especially entrepreneurs, need to get beyond the presentations and the experts, to actively listen to real customers.

Startup 154

Startup Sales Entrepreneur Custom 154

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2011

The venue was lined with vibrant and inviting decor, a spacious loft style presentation room, and plenty of mini-workstations for the motivated and social entrepreneur; a great setting for the presentation at hand. Overall, I really enjoyed Binetti’s presentation as well as the feel of the event. Lean Approach.

Startup 86

Startup Santa Monica Los Angeles Custom Development 86

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

In our personal lives we’re having to change our routines and figure out how to remain productive?—?often In the words of my friend and a CEO with whom I work, “Yeah, I know I need to make some cuts because our demand has changed, but I want to do this with a scalpel and not with an axe.” What do we eat? Where do we shop? What is safe?

Demand 215

Demand Guide Custom Customer 215

Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2018

Turning these into statements instead of questions provides a framework for the sales presentation from the highest levels of collateral materials and marketing support, to the salesperson on the front line. Is your product or service one that responds to a customer need, real or perceived? Why buy it?”. Why buy MINE? .

Sales 226

Sales Custom Customer Pricing 226

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s really a multi-step process, with the first step getting you from an idea to a viable product, and the remaining steps creating a sustainable business. Be wary of crafty shysters who will flood your mailbox with official-looking mail offering to help for a fee, or demanding fees you forgot to pay. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

He spent the next eight years at the center of the new music industry with a focus on developing awareness for celebrities, brands, and products through strategic digital partnerships. The post TZ Presents: ‘Nice Guys’ DO Finish First In Business | Fireside Chat With Greg Cargill appeared first on TechZulu. Venue Sponsor.

Social Media 111

Social Media Santa Monica Media Southern California 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2016

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

Product 55

Product Startup Summary Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Crowdfunding to gauge demand is not recommended, since failed campaigns don’t usually recover later.

Startup 100

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Demand 100

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Bobbie One startup that's proved to have the formula for success this year is Bobbie – the first infant formula to be certified as organic by the USDA, and the fastest-growing product of its kind to enter the US market since the 1980s. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. million site visits in October alone.

Startup 210

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 210

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

To keep you on a positive track with potential investors, I recommend the following logic principles, to balance your passion in presenting your vision of a new business: Make sure your plan includes some business metrics. Every startup demands logical changes along the way. Present a viable exit strategy for investors to cash out.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Social Media Examples Metrics 162

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first, and hardly ever look at the product plan.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance.

Metrics 101

Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

Even the best do extra homework to prepare mentally and emotionally to be at their personal best to deliver on key performance meetings and presentations. The most productive and respected business people know their limits and assertively protect them. Focus on and recognize incremental progress. Learn to delegate more as well.

Class 148

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 148

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Every business needs repeatable processes to grow and thrive, but modern business processes need the right people to make them efficient and productive. The right people make productive processes, not the other way around. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

Coach 128

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 128

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Crowdfunding to gauge demand is not recommended, since failed campaigns don’t usually recover later.

Startup 151

Startup Equity Funding Demand 151

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2019

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. Team members need your critique of their work to learn, but attacking the person is never productive.

Mentor 124

Mentor Technical Review Coach Slides 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Think of value propositions as bundles of services or products that create benefits (value) for customers. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Value propositions. Customer relationships.

Funding 133

Funding Activity Custom Customer 133

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

. “As Impact continues to evolve the way that global talent is discovered, projects are developed and how the creative industry connects, this partnership demonstrates both companies’ commitment to improving the development system in order to generate more original, quality IP to meet the growing demand.”

Netflix 137

Netflix Entertainment Hollywood Writing 137

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I believe that a fully engaged team is the key to both productivity and agility in the face of change. If you're asking someone else and wish to build that connection, be actively present during the interaction. Really seek to understand the other person. Accumulate wisdom by listening and questioning.

Case Study 112

Case Study Study Startup Examples 112

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In my experience in large businesses as well as years of advising startups, I see far too much focus on product skills, and too little on people and process skills. This means all business people, especially entrepreneurs, need to get beyond the presentations and the experts, to actively listen to real customers.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Startup Sales Custom 134

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

Demand 231

Demand HTML Web Media 231

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

Custom 137

Custom Customer Technical Review Symantec 137

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. I LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. Third party products are used appropriately.

Technical Advisors 332

Technical Advisors CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 332

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. with demands for new products and services. Find global sources now.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Berkonomics

JULY 9, 2011

Turning these into statements instead of questions provides a framework for the sales presentation from the highest levels of collateral materials and marketing support, to the salesperson on the front line. Is your product or service one that responds to a customer need, real or perceived? Why buy it?”.

Sales 222

Sales Custom Customer Pricing 222

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. You can of course view the presentation in SlideShare above or download it directly for free here. Market meet reality.

Marketing 361

Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361