Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

I had worked a year in investment banking, and Jasper was out of USC. With globalization, and the rise of technology, we believed that you were going to see more and more individuals looking to outsource tasks. We have a great team on the ground in the Philippines, who are phenomenal at managing, training, and investing in staff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

For example, you may feel you are saving money by doing all your own administrative work and monitoring social media feedback. Don’t forget the wealth of “gig” experts for outsourcing at a low cost. In my experience as an angel investor, it was an accepted axiom that we invested in people, even more than the product.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For example, for any company in the world, we can tell you what they are using for their routers, what their CRM is, whether or not they are using Citrix virtual desktops, whether they use GoToMeeting or Zoom. That was in the support space, where we were doing outsourced technical services. That's what led to the job at Support.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This new model (now only legal in the UK) will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to get an ownership position in early startups. Example sites include StartSomeGood and the Facebook Cause page. People can invest (donate) money to a project which has good moral/ethical value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Investors don’t invest in services startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Investors don’t invest in services startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Minimize investment in prototypes and tooling. Today, productivity is way up, you can do most anything yourself, and you can outsource to contractors with more skill and less cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups. As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for five years. Proceed at your own peril.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Back in 2003 and 2004, we were focused on the international market, and started outsourcing to India and the Philippines for call center services. In addition, the investors decided they were just tired of their investment, and wanted to move on. A good example of that was VantageILM. That's step one and step two.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2014

While not investing in certain areas may seem like a good idea in the short-term, not spending enough on key elements could shortchange your business, leading not only to headaches but requiring expensive fixes down the road. Here are some areas where it pays to make the necessary investments to get it right the first time: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For example, the Facebook business model of offering a product free to customers while gaining revenue from advertising was born out of the need to survive as a business while offering a fun service. For example, many founders now use makerspaces such as TechShop to build prototypes without the costs and long lead times of manufacturers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Notable examples include Bill Gates, Michael Dell and Richard Branson, who took no early outside money, and waited for confirmed initial success to go public or scale the business. Entrepreneurs who don’t have someone else’s cash for outsourcing come up with the more innovative and creative approaches to get things done.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

For example, does the team spend too much time pulling data and formatting reports, or managing IT tickets? Invest more in training and optimizing the usage of existing staff. Third-party resources provide help in two ways: training and outsourcing. An outsourcing engagement can cover a variety of responsibilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green, or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2014

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” I can’t seem to find employees who are committed to my business.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

After the acquisition, we have been investing dramatically in that team. We have invested in our relationship with the universities in the city, and have done lots of training both locally and bringing people here. We''ve been really, really happy with that particular investment, which is the foundation of our technology platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” I can’t seem to find employees who are committed to my business.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green, or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts. Be specific on sales channels and marketing initiatives.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

At the end, it's all about systems, the knowledge behind the databases, and making smart investment decisions. For example, there are different kinds of credit cards, different banks and issuers, and different kinds of credit cards, gift cards, and debit cards. The other thing I see, is trying to outsource all of this stuff your self.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. You need to show the team every day how your vision relates to their everyday tasks, with real examples that you can demonstrate. The investor sharks attacked this move away from “getting his hands dirty,” and needless to say, he didn’t get the investment he expected.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# Let me start with an example. I started with a personal example because I’d like you to have that mindset as we discuss the business people in your lives. You can’t outsource this to a recruiter. It happens.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2011

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” I can’t seem to find employees who are committed to my business.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. That’s why when you hear Steve Blank talk about lean startups you can hear his experiences ooze out of him in real-life examples of 8 startups. The former was outsourced, the latter was our own team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. You need to show the team every day how your vision relates to their everyday tasks, with real examples that you can demonstrate. The investor sharks attacked this move away from “getting his hands dirty,” and needles to say, he didn’t get the investment he expected.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That was an insider round, where ssetnailly, Upfront led and angel Brian Spaly, the former co-founder of Bonobos and the CEO of Trunk Club ended up investing. Today, we help enable returns in-person, but we also provide software for retailers that want to outsource their return portal. That money was meant for us to expand.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. Which I have shown to do, but anybody who invests in tech, invests in team. Take us for example, we have done tens of thousands of dollars in sales and now we are going to raise money. TechZulu: What is Porter?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2010

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, and are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” I can’t seem to find employees who are committed to my business.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He provides dozens of ideas and examples to illustrate how this discipline can work, and the power it brings to any organization. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. Force the innovator’s dilemma on competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. Foster experiments that don’t require major investments, rather than “big bang” solutions. Outsourcing of manufacturing is another option.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. In many instances, it is difficult to gain an adequate return on this time investment, as the knowledge transferred is lost once the consultant moves on to their next client. Fallacy: An entrepreneur’s two most precious assets are time and money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly. There is no shortage of data to support the assertion that the old large corporations have lost more jobs than they’ve created at home.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

In the example above, you may find that although radio listeners cost $50 more than your average cost per customer, they may correspondingly have a longer life and thus a higher lifetime than your average customer. Affiliates invest the up-front marketing expenses required to attract customers.

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