Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2023

Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented. Imitation with continuous innovation predictably drives progress.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2020

Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented. Imitation with continuous innovation predictably drives progress.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues.

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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. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

But very few are talking about how to measure your results and return on investment (ROI), and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply. Get attention and reach your audience. Project the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Simple metrics and your personal knowledge of the industry can’t keep up with all the relevant competitive forces. That means that many companies are now forgoing the rush to go public (IPO), in favor of major equity investments from specialized venture capital funds, such as Japan’s SoftBank. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics."

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues.

Startup 89

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We sold that to a very large private equity company. You have to make sure your cost of acquisition, retention rates, and conversion metrics are all in place. Scott Cannon: I had to go back, and really get operating metrics in place to know how to look at the business. Scott Cannon: I ran an international logistics company, MNX.

Startup 174

Startup Metrics Customer Custom 174

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented. Imitation with continuous innovation predictably drives progress.

Startup 65

Startup Social Media Study Research 65

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Buffer your projected resource requirements. Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 105

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It is not necessarily a great product; more often than not, it is the ability to marshal the resources of the business and to plan and execute an effective strategy in an efficient manner. There are three key resources that businesses need in order to compete and win: People , Money , and Time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented. Imitation with continuous innovation predictably drives progress.

Technology 103

Technology Entrepreneur Study Research 103

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2016

Most equity investors tend to avoid truly disruptive technology startups, since they take longer and more money to scale. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented. Imitation with continuous innovation predictably drives progress.

Technology 57

Technology Startup Study Research 57

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

I think in the end it’s helped us build a better product because we are resource-constrained. In a venture-funded company, it’s amazing how the luxury of time and resources makes it harder to get a product to market. We focus very much on finding employees who are a cultural fit and we share equity when appropriate.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. The real reason to build an MVP is to do early tests of key Startup Metrics for the business. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort. To prove/disprove a hypothesis.

Technical Review 338

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I'm working quite a bit with startups who are leveraging social media, but I'm finding it hard to predict success and metrics. And how can an early stage company think about social media relative to important startup metrics (see [link] )? I'm sure that you had to think about that at Google and United Online. How did you do that?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

CircleUp is an online social marketplace that supports direct equity investments from individual investors to small private consumer and retail companies. There are a sea of writeboard walls with rainbow scribbles of metrics and brainstorms. image EPA/Andrew Gombert. It’s spectacular and I want one here in Los Angeles.

Startup 104

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

CTO Founder – Direct responsibility for technical direction and development, sometimes operations, implies greater authority on product and company direction and higher equity position. see When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

This is something I’ve explored several times already in my blog: Startup Founder Developer Gap Startup CTO or Developer Technical Advisors – Why Every Startup Needs Them Bottom line - for most startups, what they really need is a technical advisor or part-time CTO along with some development resources.

Develop 280

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I recommend that entrepreneurs test the market with a minimum viable product (MVP), before burning resources on the ultimate solution, only to find the market has changed. Incorporate your business today, register intellectual property, document partner equity agreements, and meet real customers. Rest makes you more productive.

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