buzz-kill 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2010
Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. Fawking badges.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2020
A mindset of killing your competitors is not always the key to expediting your own growth and success. New products being used in unusual ways attract attention, buzz, and followers. This one has been around for a long time, but I still see too many entrepreneurs trying to climb the mountain alone.
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SoCal CTO
JANUARY 5, 2011
First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 1, 2013
Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Your marketplace buzz is non-existent, skeptical, or even negative. Marty Zwilling.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 24, 2012
Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Your marketplace buzz is non-existent, skeptical, or even negative.
InfoChachkie
MARCH 8, 2011
John Greathouse , Entrepreneur, Investor, Professor and Freshman In The School Of Life. Although an additional 140 Oswald episodes were produced over the next 14 years, none of them was nearly as successful as the first 26 installments, which were developed under Walt Disney’s tutelage. My corresponding response is shown below.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 6, 2011
Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Your marketplace buzz is non-existent, skeptical, or even negative.
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