category strategic-planning 
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 7, 2023
Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 12, 2020
Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
You’d imagine that companies selling tons of shelfware would quickly meet their deserved fate in the market, yet the spin around a category of software can fool buyers into thinking they “must have this product to compete.” Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware.
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? I attended events. When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. What stage?
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 18, 2010
It’s as good as it gets in personal productivity / life reflection. I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. That’s why productivity wasn’t tough for me as a CEO. We planned. I’m not.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 31, 2014
Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 5, 2018
Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development.
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