SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , This is important whether you are outsourcing or building it in-house. Why Investors Should Demand This.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory. A three-dimensional prototype is always better than just a documented specification when negotiating contracts for manufacturing, support, and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. A sales fanatic on the founder team helps to contain that risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory. A three-dimensional prototype is always better than just a documented specification when negotiating contracts for manufacturing, support, and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including a new book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including the book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory. A three-dimensional prototype is always better than just a documented specification when negotiating contracts for manufacturing, support, and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Every entrepreneur has to deal with the realities of constant change in today’s market, and it’s much easier to pivot the pre-production prototype than to dispose of unsellable inventory. A three-dimensional prototype is always better than just a documented specification when negotiating contracts for manufacturing, support, and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

This exemplary customer service is just savvy marketing. That means guiding your customer to the top, rather than hiding the top decision maker. It’s getting tougher and tougher to outsource this tone and technology to other cultures halfway around the globe. entrepreneur startup marketing customer service savvy business'

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Just as I don’t recommend you outsourcing the writing of your business plan, I wouldn’t pass on this task. This is the meat of your executive summary: what problem does your company solve, how does it solve it, and what’s the real market for your solution (not a trumped up top-down projection). This is a great guiding principle.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Don’t outsource the job. The exercise of developing your business plan — including validating your assumptions, identifying stumbling blocks, and building your financial model — will help you clarify your goals and give you a roadmap to guide you. Here’s what not to do when crafting your executive summary.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures. I always recommend that early-stage startup founders outsource non-critical functions and take on part-time contractors for as long as possible. But you do need financial guidance. HR Partner.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

I created this resource to have the single most comprehensive guide anywhere on all the different items involved in starting a business. Marketing & PR. Plan your marketing strategy. Decide on a target market and conduct a market analysis. Master social media marketing. Recommended. Improve SEO.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 9, 2010 This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.? Novel and creative campaigns like the recent YouTube campaign from Old Spice purportedly demonstrate the power of social in marketing. Kudos to John for an excellent pitch. But I like its underratedness.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? . - First Principles.

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