Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. Just add more ants, hopefully as resourceful as the first? Guess who the lion fired first?

Course 156

Course Writing Report Startup 156

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

What that did, is it helped us to expand the service to help publishers do the following: identify what content to write, how to distribute that content to various mediums, and how to monetize that content. Journalists are notorious for not wanting to write based on revenues or commercial intersts, or having anyone tell them what to write.

Marketing 232

Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2021

Examples that come to mind include satellite phones, the Segway PT vehicle, hydrogen fueled auto engines, and many more. You don’t really understand a new idea, until you try to write it down and succinctly communicate it to peers and critics. Be proactive in contributing business ideas and follow through.

Mentor 139

Mentor Entrepreneur Ideas Networking 139

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Invest Platform 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. For example, I remember a classic book by Penina Rybak, “ The NICE Reboot ,” that does a great job of outlining problem solving steps, honed from working with special needs youngsters.

Startup 135

Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review 135

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

See the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos for an example of product snags leading to a disaster. Keep control by writing every check personally, and manage receivable and payables tightly. You need your best people and real resources dedicated to early marketing and branding. The world today never stands still.

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Startup Entrepreneur Examples Customer 131

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

They always give credit to the many things they learned, and the resources they needed, before risking their own career. Bill Gates, for example, maintained an information sharing relationship with Warren Buffett for many years, and both will attest to the learning they achieved from the other. Find your level of passion early.

Satisfaction 135

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the first step toward making it real. Always write in the future tense, what you will do, and name yourself as the key person responsible. The best are determined to do one thing well, rather than many things poorly, with limited resources.

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Ideas Slides Writing Startup 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 If you invest early and then pull back in the next 3 rounds your multiples on cash invested are much higher than if you keep writing checks. As I tell our LPs, “if I’m not making you slightly uncomfortable when I’m writing my first check I’m not doing my job.

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Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. The List interface is an example. Here are a few examples of lambdas: Comma-separated list of inputs with specified types on the left, a block with a return on the right: (int x, int y) -> { return x + y; }. So, why not allow this?

Java 560

Java Class Software Review Examples 560

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. But that product is the perfect example of perfectly suited for the web given the real estate available. I recognize there is an issue with resource scarcity.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

I’ve been writing a series on a simple methodology that we used at my first enterprise software company. If you’ve done a good job in the sales process you’ve already written out a needs document in which your wrote out what you believe the customer problems are with specific examples. Maybe they don’t?

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Sales Customer Custom Examples 328

Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2016

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. Just add more ants, hopefully as resourceful as the first? Guess who the lion fired first?

Report 120

Report Writing Startup Course 120

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. Write out the topic and maybe even the blog title. I wanted to write about the top 10 attributes of an entrepreneur.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. It’s hard to write a detailed specification on an evolving new service, process, or product that embodies your core competency. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Don’t let leading edge become bleeding edge.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 122

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

When building a new application, the fundamental rule is that you should choose any services that allows you the greatest combination of flexibility and resources to meet your application’s needs. For example, IaaS providers will give you raw infrastructure like compute and storage resources.

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SaaS Framework Resource Google 90

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. OK, well, actually the first thing I did is come up with a list of 50 posts that I wanted to write. I didn’t want to run out of things to write about in the first 6 months. Every time I write a post I send it out on Twitter. That’s boring.

Blogging 286

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For example, Elon Musk, while being a highly respected and successful entrepreneur for years, still readily admits to regular 100-hour work weeks, no social life, and sleeping under his desk all too often in the Tesla factory. For example, I once worked for a company whose core competency was computer hardware.

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Resource Examples Design Entrepreneur 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

Moonlight Responsibly - If you are still employed please be very careful not to use your company’s resources to produce your product and please do not work on your next idea during business hours. To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP.

Startup 365

Startup Technical Advisors IP Ideas 365

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

Social Media 101

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent. The reality is that a journalist who’s writing a story about you – a relatively unknown entity – wants to hear directly from the founders and/or the CEO.

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Press Startup Writing Training 319

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. A winning USP example is the FedEx lead “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” For example, I had the pleasure of working with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, when Microsoft was just a startup.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. If you look at Google Panda, they want you to be the best possible resource for a specific thing. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts.

Google 236

Google Sites Startup Web 236

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Enter the decentralized Internet.

Course 280

Course Startup Framework Marketing 280

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2011

Big companies make seductive promises, including access to large markets, significant financial resources and vital public validation (see Pulp Facts for tips on how to maximize such validation). As you draft the agreement, include specific examples, especially when numeric formulas and calculations are involved. Paul Somerson, Author.

Outsource Development 244

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Resource Press 244

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. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep. Marty Zwilling.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

As an example, Mark Rosman, one of our directors and teachers, just got a web series picked up by Alloy, the Girls Intelligence Agency (GIA). An example is Melissa Rundle, who was been writing for the industry doing FunnyOrDie type comedies. They've worked in this industry at a very high level. What's your background?

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The biggest problem with over-stealthing yourself is that you cut off some of your most valuable resources in terms of testing your ideas, getting feedback from smart entrepreneurs & investors and helping you figure out the potential flaws in your approach. I think a great example right now is turntable.fm. Read their articles.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The good news is there's a better way -- and it can usually be accomplished with the same amount of time and resources as a "stand and deliver" training. After a training, ask employees to write down how they will apply the information to their work, and then put a meeting on the calendar to follow-up with them.

Training 48

Training Writing Conference Slides 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Communication and writing skills are required.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

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. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. We put together the screenwriting resources ideas and collaboration platform, and the two combined to become Scripped. What's Scripped? Sunil Rajaraman: That's a good question.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. For example, I remember a classic book by Penina Rybak, “ The NICE Reboot ,” that does a great job of outlining problem solving steps, honed from working with special needs youngsters.

Mentor 85

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Summary 85