InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 8, 2011

I concluded that it is an effective tool for leveling the playing field between sophisticated investors and emerging entrepreneurs. I have subsequently recommended the book to number of students as well as emerging entrepreneurs, all of whom expressed positive feedback. . We decided to do it in a way that was accessible.”.

Venture Capital 224

Venture Capital Writing Entrepreneur Blogging 224

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. And it’s driving up prices beyond their inherent value.

Invest 299

Invest Angel Technical Review Venture Capital 299

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Yet, for those with more realistic expectations and the right motivation, the entrepreneur lifestyle can be the dream life you envisioned. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 126

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2013

Look at their entrepreneurs – they are 28, computer programmers and they went to Harvard or Stanford. And how to think about being an entrepreneur. How smart she was – studying to be a doctor. ” Bill Price wrote. You had some magic dust. We have to have a heart-to-heart. Now go look in a mirror.

Venture Capital 406

Venture Capital Study Writing News 406

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA. Do you really think Porter’s Five Forces is going to help you figure out what feature set to launch or how to price your product? What about strategy? I’m sure it will be fun and informative.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe their initial idea and inspiration requires the most important creative thinking. Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges. Think the unthinkable.

Ideas 109

Ideas Entrepreneur Patents Training 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. Your price and their value are not the same thing. Hardly anyone mentions selling principles.

Sales 106

Sales Entrepreneur Customer Custom 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Yet, for those with more realistic expectations and the right motivation, the entrepreneur lifestyle can be the dream life you envisioned. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 110

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe their initial idea and inspiration requires the most important creative thinking. Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges. Think the unthinkable.

Ideas 171

Ideas Patents Training Entrepreneur 171

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

Perhaps sparked by the recent recession, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Mentor Technical Review Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2014

As a startup advisor, I see many aspiring entrepreneurs whose primary motivation seems to be to work part time, or get rich quick, or avoid anyone else telling them what to do. Yet, for those with more realistic expectations and the right motivation, the entrepreneur lifestyle can be the dream life you envisioned. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Get real experience early.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, or an existing business, and haven’t yet sized any of these opportunities, you may be already late to the game. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

InfoChachkie

JUNE 15, 2015

Effective entrepreneurs reject dogmatism and embrace doubt. For instance, if the team assumes that a higher price will result in a lower number of customers, it will have a tendency to recall those instances when a customer cancels due to price. I experienced this situation when we raised the price of GoToMyPC from $9.95

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Pricing Course Journal 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Noah Auerhahn: ExtraBux helps consumers get the lowest prices online, by integrating online discounts into a comparison shopping engine. Jeff's father is an entrepreneur, and I wanted to go down the entrepreneurial path, so we had this early concept for a cash back and coupon web site. Noah, thanks for the interview.

USC 207

USC CPC Sites Startup 207

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

And if there is a term for that which helps entrepreneurs stay focused on these good and true objectives then I’m all for it. We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies. Well, you have to do that, too. I endorse the growth hacking culture on teams.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

In my post I noted the bias in his accent comments and also called b t on his statements that Demo Days are great because “the bad companies look good” and that VCs should compete to “pay the highest price & offer the best terms.” I welcome your accents. Your origins. Your nuances and experiences.

Startup 391

Startup Hollywood Class Study 391

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2016

Are you an entrepreneur that is thinking about dropping out of college? However, as made clear in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College? What differentiates this small minority of entrepreneurs who are better off dropping out of school (or never enrolling) and running their startups full time? Teams have shelf lives.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup Study Education 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More entrepreneurs want to be socially responsible these days, but fear a negative impact on profits, growth, and the ability to find an investor. Socially responsible products typically sell at a premium price. But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

Startup 149

Startup Organization Customer Custom 149

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. Your price and their value are not the same thing. Hardly anyone mentions selling principles.

Sales 139

Sales Training Startup Customer 139

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

Every time I approached Network Solutions (or any technical group in Accenture) they wrote me off as “a business guy” since I studied economics and was on the Accenture “business track.” When I started my second company I was a serial entrepreneur. I introduced myself as a serial entrepreneur.

Technical Advisors 386

Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 386

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

So, we made it such that a tutor can ask any price they think is valid, with the question askers price used as a guideline. For some tutors, maybe a question is priced at $10, but a tutor goes out of their way to provide lots of details, and instead will charge $20. Are there any specific subjects you are focusing on?

Class 150

Class Sites Altadena Pricing 150

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Of particular interest to entrepreneurs, Part III discusses the creative process of technical innovations. According to Kirby, “Transforming the old into the new, is Hollywood’s greatest talent.”. Kirby opens this video by stating: “Creativity isn’t magic. It happens by applying ordinary tools of thought to existing materials.

Startup 255

Startup High Tech SaaS .Net 255

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Brett Markinson: The best place to start, is I'm a serial entrepreneur. I went to school at Babson, back East, and majored in finance and entrepreneurial studies. As an entrepreneur, I'm drawn to disruptive dynamics and business opportunities, and to the sea change enabled by technology driven disruption. What is value?

Southern California 200

Southern California Startup Customer Custom 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2021

Intuitively, many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that the key to faster growth and success is more products, features, and markets. All entrepreneurs must succeed first as specialists, using pivots as required to zero in on the real and current market. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

Startup 154

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Metrics 154

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

We set our sites on our IPO price and then worked back to our current valuation and showed potential employees what we thought they could earn (with all legal caveats) if the company was successful. This really conflicts with my view that options are to be put in the top drawer of your study at home and treated like upside gravy.

Startup 294

Startup Sales Venture Capital Slides 294

InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2014

Too bad, as they would be well served to study Dirty Franks marketing plan, which has withstood the test of time. Entrepreneur and noted investor Brad Feld unwittingly echoed Franks approach to marketing when, during a discussion with me , he declared, " …companies should… focus on building amazing products.

Marketing 193

Marketing Software Review Social Media Product 193

InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2011

Studying Chinese Medicine in graduate school) allowed me to see intersection points to take different ideas and combine them. We are in a very different game as entrepreneurs. Having something of value and putting a price tag on it…that’s not really innovative on a business level. We are not breaking any rules.

Outsource Development 229

Outsource Development SaaS Tool Summary 229

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Get real experience early.

Writing 111

Writing Coach Incubator Entrepreneur 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). Even though I got a “no” he helped me understand why I wasn’t a fit for him and that always set the bar for how I wanted to treat entrepreneurs?—?friendly, Most entrepreneurs don’t put enough effort into these phases. friendly, but direct in my thoughts.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Thus, here is my own reframing of the authors generalized rules into some specifics for an entrepreneur or business leader: Reframe competitive threats to opportunities.

Startup 134

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Press 134

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs and small businesses not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that they were able to fix. 2015 business optimism entrepreneur strategy'

Study 102

Study Entrepreneur .Net Guide 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2020

For best results, my advice is to think like an entrepreneur, even if you are a corporate employee. According to many studies, entrepreneurs tend to be happier , and over 80 percent of self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs relish change and new technology, which lead to new sales.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Sales Customer Custom 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. I wish it was that easy. Gamification.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, All of this has fundamentally changed the efficiency of the market, with prices anywhere from fifty to seventy-five percent lower.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131