Berkonomics

DECEMBER 24, 2020

In return, I said, I would give them more time than originally contracted for, and certainly would treat the relationship as special from that moment on. I sometimes counsel CEOs to consider consulting to their prospective customers or in their industry while they are simultaneously developing their product for market.

Equity 156

Equity Outsource Development Customer Custom 156

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

With the availability of high-speed Internet and social media access around the world, it’s easy for entrepreneurs to assume that the world is just one big homogeneous market, and project their business will scale accordingly. The most common mistake is overestimating a particular market’s potential, based on your domestic context.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Social Media Entrepreneur Summary 110

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. Lots of thoughts here.

Startup 211

Startup IP Ideas Patents 211

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. Lots of thoughts here.

Startup 198

Startup IP Ideas Patents 198

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The FDA has approved the first blood test to help diagnose concussions, clearing a path to the market for a diagnostic that could reduce the use of expensive brain imaging technologies that expose patients to radiation. The approval goes to San Diego diagnostics developer Banyan Biomarkers.

San Diego 102

San Diego Outsource Development Help Marketing 102

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Trade Show Guerilla Marketing Done Right . Be Closing, No Posing – The ultimate measure of effective marketing, especially at a startup, is revenue.

Marketing 209

Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 17, 2019

Now, more than $35 million dollars later , the company has been awarded a multi-year contract to build and operate its own rocket launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. That contract, awarded by The 45th Space Wing of the Air Force, is the first direct agreement the U.S. space and missile defense program.

Sites 217

Sites Outsource Development SpaceX Inglewood 217

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. In Sharing Means Caring , I describe specific tactics that foster and extend the longevity of such mutually advantageous relationships. Get The Cheese With Your Neck Intact.

Outsource Development 193

Outsource Development IP Technical Review Entrepreneur 193

Berkonomics

MAY 20, 2021

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. The relationship between time and money. And yet another way to make that mistake.

Resource 156

Resource Outsource Development Metrics Customer 156

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2014

Outsourcing can be an extremely cost-effective solution here. Not only will you avoid adding to overhead costs at this early stage, but you’ll save management time — and free yourself to focus on developing your business. At a minimum, you should engage a lawyer to draft and/or review every contract you enter into.

Startup 97

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 97

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Let me start with the news that I’m excited to share with you. Thus began my marketing campaign. As a firm we start by wanting to attract future partners who have worked at startups before and have developed a competence which might be marketing (Greg) or product and CEO experience (Kara) plus amazing Biz Dev experience (Hamet).

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2020

In my experience as an advisor to startups, the difference is almost always related to the founder and their execution strategy , more so than to the solution quality or the market. Initially, you may be able to do everything in your startup, including product development, marketing, and shipping orders.

Startup 123

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Outsource 123

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

As the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So the value on the Internet went “up the stack” to portals such as Yahoo!

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Startup Customer Custom 150

Berkonomics

MAY 1, 2014

In return, I said, I would give them more time than originally contracted for, and certainly would treat the relationship as special from that moment on. I sometimes counsel CEOs to consider consulting to their prospective customers or in their industry while they are simultaneously developing their product for market.

Funding 204

Funding Outsource Development Equity Customer 204

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

As an advisor to business owners, and an occasional angel investor, my job is to separate the actual challenges from the common misconceptions that distract many promising entrepreneurs while building the leadership team required for your solution, marketing, and finance success. Partner with experts who share the risk.

Software Review 98

Software Review Ideas Outsource Development Entrepreneur 98

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Along with a team of nine developers, the six young adult authors spent two months working nights and weekends to bring Realms of Ruin to life. They said that the authors, who also worked with a team of developers, ended the project because they felt that there was more to lose than there was to gain.

Writing 196

Writing Outsource Development Technical Review Examples 196

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

Yahoo 127

Yahoo IBM IBM Startup 127

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. Final startup grind from msuster. Don’t hire a homogenous team.

Startup 388

Startup Slides Outsource Development Sales 388

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, you must first create the playbook by which an independent sales rep can readily sell your product, including: identifying objections and developing strategies to overcome them, creating reference accounts and establishing meaningful customer adoption. 4) Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis. 7) Hire A Consultant.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 included 17 panels ranging from ‘Public Relations for Start Ups’ to ‘How to Find and Hire a Developer’. Talented people looking to to share their knowledge as well as gain insights and be inspired drove in from all over Southern California to attend.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Southern California 71

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Futuredontics is the consumer marketing division, and inside that is Dentistry.com. To their credit, they were able to carve out an investment so we could develop this. I ran Bugleboy.com for a couple of years, and then I moved into purely online marketing. So what specifically do you do?

Startup 113

Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is defined as the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. Extending the Runway book available at www.berkus.com.

Resource 176

Resource Outsource Development Metrics Customer 176

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications. Our users are web develops, and technical people, who are the companies who are applying to TechStars, and who closely follow TechStars as a community.

Email 157

Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Organovo unveiled its plans to develop “therapeutic” tissue after showing in preclinical animal studies that bio-printed liver patches successfully grafted, formed blood vessels, and functioned normally, according to a statement today. These initial areas encompass a $3 billion market opportunity, the company said. Reprints | Share:

San Diego 105

San Diego Outsource Development Study Sample 105

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) When I stumbled upon Shoeboxed I kissed the ground, danced around with joy like a drunken Pirate finding his treasure then shared the wealth with everyone in my crew… That’s social schmeedia right? Perfect example; ShoeBoxed.com.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

It provided an industry-leading graphic development interface, but was not so strong on modeling and simulation. As a result, we shared in capturing a new high-end market, without major new marketing or development. Here is a summary of each: Complementary strengths allows extended market penetration.

Startup 103

Startup Outsource Development Examples Customer 103

Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. Firms are still pretty dependent on government contracts for their business,” but the industry has moved over the past two years to more private sector customers, said Michael Combs, a CBRE research manager in San Diego and chief author of the study. .

San Diego 69

San Diego Study Outsource Development Report 69

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. It also doesn’t hurt that the company has developed sophisticated manufacturing technologies that have terrestrial applications, if the rocket business fails to take off.

Chief Technology Officer 168

Chief Technology Officer SpaceX Los Angeles Venture Capital 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Here is some data from Wikipedia: Microsoft – Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.

Startup 111

Startup Yahoo IBM IBM 111

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

Whoever wins, these are some of the local firms in interesting markets--and their tough, well-backed head-to-head competition--worth watching. DocStoc, based in Santa Monica, is headed by Jason Nazar , and offers a way for people to share and purchase professional documents. DocStoc vs. Scribd. DocStoc - Profile. Funding: Around $4.0M.

Southern California 124

Southern California Rustic Canyon SoCal Startup 124

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Be scrappy.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Solution – Identify the competencies that are critical to your startup's success and develop them internally. For instance, technology startups should maintain key development resources in-house, rather than relying exclusively on third-party, contract labor. Share and Enjoy.

Technical Review 264

Technical Review Entrepreneur IP RSS 264

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I am not a government contracting expert. In the parlance of government contracting, this approach is termed a “prime and sub-prime relationship.” The Downside Of Government Contracting. Many a small business has been driven out of business attempting to satisfy a marginally profitable government contract.

Startup 207

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Unfortunately, successful musicians seldom have the luxury of market testing their subsequent albums. Some musicians would have felt pressure to record hit singles to ensure the continuation of their recording contract. Entrepreneurs should unabashedly copy Pink Floyd's simple, yet effective market validation strategies.

Startup 269

Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

How did you come across the market? The government and public sector is a fairly large market. A lot of software startups have shied away from serving public institutions, despite a big market, due to concerns about how slow they adopt things. It does take a long time to penetrate the market.

Software Review 243

Software Review SaaS Startup Technical Review 243