Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

But we do it anyway, because we believe that the short-term metrics probably aren''t indicative of the long term.”. If improperly administered, meetings become counter-productive, especially as an organization grows beyond its initial startup phase. Let Your Competitors Chase The Quick Buck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2021

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. These changes may cost more than product changes. Update delivery systems and processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Image via Pixabay Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Create an action plan with metrics. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. As I mentioned, this framework is powerful, but none of these elements are free. Earned media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. As I mentioned, this framework is powerful, but none of these elements are free. Earned media.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

We realized we wanted to build the same thing, and we completed each other as partners, me from the business end, and him from the product and artist end. So where is the product now? I come from the agency business, where we're all about making deals, and the metrics that matter are revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. As I mentioned, this framework is powerful, but none of these elements are free. Earned media.

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Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

What are the operational things you need to do, to get product market direction, to get product market fit, how to know when you've achieved it, and what you do when you have achieved it. A customer development person is a cross between a sales person and a product marketer. It is a playbook. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers. The last thing you need in a startup is a false start, where you can’t deliver on a product change deadline, or a new marketing channel.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

This data is playing an increasingly important role in strategic planning and product development. In several cases, Association CEO’s are assessing strategies, products, & services as for profit executives do at global enterprises. The underlying premise is that in today’s marketplace “people no longer buy products or services.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

At Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting, acquired by Citrix), our VP of Product and Customer Experience led a number of teams during his seven-year tenure including Professional Services, Customer Service and Product Management. Don’t Chase The Quick Buck. The Two Pizza Rule.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work.

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Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers. The last thing you need in a startup is a false start, where you can’t deliver on a product change deadline, or a new marketing channel.

Startup 101

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. I understand the desire for hiring someone who is going to product product. How are we going to manage the product roadmap? What technology research is required?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

“There was no real framework for a $15 million fund at the time so I had to make one up … it was really sort of an experiment … I invested across Funds I & II in 90 companies” Jeff then raised $55 million in 2010 and $85 million in 2014.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials. Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2013

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. These changes may cost more than product changes. Update delivery systems and processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2012

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. These changes may cost more than product changes. Update delivery systems and processes.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Framework 93

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. Imagine your prototyping is over, and you're building a production system. It's a fun and funny business to be in. Think of the money!

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. What should I do?’.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

Natural language merchandiser Compare Metrics. One of Austin’s fastest growing companies, product video producer Invodo. Addison, Texas is home of The open source eCommerce framework Broadleaf. Offline engagement platform EyeQ. Web based shipping service Ordoro. Community merchandise provider Amplifier.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It’s a very personal topic and I’d like to offer you a framework to decide for yourself, based on the following factors: How Long is it Taking to Raise Capital at Your Stage in the Market? ” and if anybody gives you a specific number I would be a bit skeptical because there is no universal answer.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. Third party products are used appropriately.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. How are we going to manage the product roadmap? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? Accounting? Who will do that?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

As a founder, you do need to be telling the developers what the business and product goals are. Provide the metrics you are trying to achieve. You need to inspire them with the product and market, and the learning opportunity. Developers like to do things their way even when it doesn’t meet the needs of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2016

Every entrepreneur needs a strategy, and some metrics to measure what’s working and how much it costs. He offers a framework I like with lots of practical guidance on how to evaluate possibilities, overcome obstacles, and generate measurable results: Identify alternatives that make sense for your business.

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