category strategic-planning 
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 26, 2023
Every one of you business owners I know periodically introduces new products and services to sustain growth, fight off competitors, or take advantage of new technologies. The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 29, 2013
You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Strategic partner. Trade secrets.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
You’d imagine that companies selling tons of shelfware would quickly meet their deserved fate in the market, yet the spin around a category of software can fool buyers into thinking they “must have this product to compete.” Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. I know, I know.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Fascinating idea for a company. We think there is a new category of the e-commerce and shopping sector, the entertainment sector. Very simply, you find a product you like, and offer a product you own. It gets quite strategic. What do you have planned next? What inspired you to create the company?
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 13, 2010
There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other. Often when I meet them the idea seems at odds with what others are doing and as long as it’s the right team with a well-thought-through plan I kinda like that. I love that.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. I like to hear their passion for the idea.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? When you are trying to raise “strategic money” since these people are often hard to reach and they are often more used to being approached by bankers. I like to hear their passion for the idea.
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