Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? I find that many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their own idea that they can’t stop selling it to potential partners. The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). In frustration, I usually comment to them that ideas are worthless outside the context of a realistic business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). In frustration, I usually comment to them that ideas are worthless outside the context of a realistic business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2015

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search. There’s a reason that Silicon Valley and Boston are hubs for high-tech startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? I find that many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their own idea that they can’t stop selling it to potential partners. The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. That’s why investors say they invest in people (bet on the jockey, not the horse), rather than the idea. The sales professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? I find that many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their own idea that they can’t stop selling it to potential partners. The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). In frustration, I usually comment to them that ideas are worthless outside the context of a realistic business plan.

Product 48

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? 20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

That was in the support space, where we were doing outsourced technical services. So, we'll be focusing on that, and we have many other ideas where we're innovating. I was was evaluating things up there, but I have a core belief that the high tech world in Santa Barbara can really be a vital one.

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