Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy. Maximize cash flow.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Sales 93

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

However, in cards and real-life, you can have a dramatic impact on your ultimate success by ensuring that you recognize when good fortune presents itself, and augment your luck with sound, strategic decisions. Managing your cash by strategically placing your financial bets is equally important at your startup.

Startup 207

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Guide 207

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Make your focus and priorities clear.

Startup 114

Startup Funding Entrepreneur Invest 114

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

At the same time, our technology allows us to get deep insights into the amount of inventory held by each seller on such sites a Amazon, how long that inventory has been on Amazon, and to start putting data together to understand inventory, sales velocity, merchant profiles, and how those are all related, and how the market is fitting together.

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Make your focus and priorities clear.

Startup 55

Startup Funding Invest Social Media 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Make your focus and priorities clear.

Funding 67

Funding Startup Invest Entrepreneur 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2019

After working in business at all levels, and consulting to entrepreneurs for years, I’m still surprised to see so many situations where things that should be easy are painful to customers, and lead to customers hating your business. Accelerating worldwide competition and financial upheavals are undermining established market positions.

Customer 83

Customer Custom Demand Examples 83

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Good entrepreneurs are all about managing change, but too many forget that they have to change themselves as their dream evolves from a startup to a scalable business. When the plan is all in your head, and elements are undefined, it’s important to monitor every step of the progress, in order to make quick corrections.

Social Network 59

Social Network Startup Demand Entrepreneur 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. For some customers and many investors, a heavy focus on social networks and viral marketing may be a negative, rather than a positive. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” Enjoyed this post? Putting customers first. Stay Tuned.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

They're just an investor, like with many startups, who also have strategic investors. Why did you decide to incubate this firm--rather than fund something already in the market? We meet with a lot of talented entrepreneurs, with fantastic startup ideas. Finally, what's the plan for the next few months? READ MORE>>.

Incubator 239

Incubator Startup Web Technical Review 239

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

Guest luminaries from the start-up, entrepreneurial, funding, technology and political worlds will mingle with local entrepreneurs and business leaders to discuss the current state of small business innovation and advancement in the Orange Coast. Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served poolside to the beats of a local DJ.

TCVN 113

TCVN Technology AeA Press 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. Strategic partner. Who is right?

Ideas 92

Ideas Demand Patents Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

Instant global communication now makes it easy to reach new markets without rethinking your entire product strategy. The work required here is a full analysis of the best markets to pursue, based on future growth projections of your customer segment, as well as those to avoid. Pursue strategic alliances and partnerships.

Examples 67

Examples Customer Custom Software Review 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. Strategic partner. Who is right?

Startup 97

Startup Patents Sample Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy. Maximize cash flow.

Startup 94

Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

” In this week’s discussion with entrepreneurs I think the word impending wasn’t used often enough. You’ve found yourself in a super hot category and – let’s face it – it’s still a very frothy venture capital funding market so you may have loads of VCs chasing you.

Venture Capital 316

Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take.

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her new book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy. Maximize cash flow.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2011

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. Strategic partner. Who is right?

Patents 90

Patents Sample Ideas Entrepreneur 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. Strategic partner. Who is right?

Startup 48

Startup Patents Sample Entrepreneur 48

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

This entry focuses on how you can minimize your cost per customer acquired by systematically establishing the infrastructure necessary to track the results obtained from a variety of online and offline marketing vehicles. Ultimately, your overall customer acquisition costs should calculated as an average of a variety of marketing channels.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

He taught me, amongst other things, the benefit of “ top down thinking &# that changed the way I analyzed markets, companies and people. We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. See, Mark, in a booming market you can never tell the winners from the losers.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

They mostly understand your company, your customers, your competitors and your market but never as precisely as you do. Finally, make sure you print out the spreadsheet and quickly walk through it toward the end of your board meeting (it’s not part of the strategic discussion – don’t lead with it). That’s it.

Startup 301

Startup Venture Capital Software Review Email 301

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Anyone who works with entrepreneurs will tell you that all are different. Others are really marketers out to make money fast, and believe that they can entice customers to any offering. Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. The Opportunist is the speculative part of the entrepreneur in all of us.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Mentor Framework Web 96