Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

Lead with your best marketing pitch and conviction. Of course, it’s always good to speak with conviction, but marketing terms such as “improved productivity” or “lower cost” won’t make your offering memorable. For investors, an executive summary of your plan is appropriate. Highlight the solution more than the team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Equity Social Media Startup Summary 139

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. These are all minimal-cost survival marketing efforts. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly.

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Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Here is a summary of some key items to think about as an entrepreneur before approaching friends, family, or even fools: Don’t be afraid to ask, carefully. In high technology, this is called “release early and iterate,” which allows you to make corrections as you go, as well as adjust for the market changes.

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Invest Technical Review Startup Ideas 135

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Use your networking to get advice, but all jobs can be do-it-yourself. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Avoid fuzzy goals, like making big money or being a market leader. An elevator pitch is a problem-solution summary that anyone can understand in a sixty-second ride up to their office in an elevator. Network to find inspiring and needed team members. Develop an “elevator pitch” as an initial path to your goal.

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Writing Startup Summary Activity 139

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. hours of TV / day.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Arnie’s responses. You will see more and more integration plays were the marketing message and the content are integrated. 4) As with any marketing channel, Ad.ly’s value prop is ideal for some offerings and suboptimal for others. “One Value Prop Twitter Style : Ad.ly

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Social Media Platform Media Networking 252

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. The core business we have built on is taking out-of-market startups and introducing them to investors. One mistake I made early on is I thought, ‘capital is fungible, look at the foreign exchange markets.’ For his exact quotes, watch the video.

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Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

On market segmentation I often recite my “ Elephants, Deer & Rabbits ” framework. On marketing I talk about “ Arming & Aiming ” 4. How to network better ? This is generally how I try to organize my own views and how I try to give advice. For example: 1. Improving startup productivity ?

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Startup Framework CTO Coach Sales 407

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. These are all minimal-cost survival marketing efforts. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly.

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Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. YouTube is a distribution and marketing channel like any other. For me this was a simple market analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

If you’re in the market or thinking about VC in the future the following video may be of interest to you – click here to view. The main summary of my interview is that VC may only right for you IF: 1. Easier to start by networking with some of our investments. Video is about 7 minutes.

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Venture Capital Startup Summary Social Network 210

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. It was clear to us that LA was now a powerhouse market and we loved working with all of the other accelerators in town.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2015

Rely on marketing content and emotion vs. facts. For example, “I have patented a new LCD with double the intensity at half the cost, already proven locally, and I just need resources to scale for this market.” Until an investor hears about a real customer problem, and understands your solution, the background is irrelevant.

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Startup Summary Patents Examples 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Here are a few: Business networking. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. It doesn’t work if you don’t follow up on networking opportunities, networking referrals, and ongoing networking relationships. Effective marketing. Investor negotiations.

Ideas 110

Ideas Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 110

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. Jason was a creator and saw a market opportunity that others didn’t.

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Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!” ” The Details.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. In today’s information overload, marketing is everything. Use every marketing channel available.

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Product Case Study Custom Customer 95

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

What Quora has done is wrap social networking around Q&A with the more clever next-gen UX I’ve seen. These people use these networks for a variety of reasons but it relates to: - enjoyment from being a creator rather than just a reader. T-shirt can be ordered here: Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis.

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Technical Review Writing Content Sites 294

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. Like LinkedIn, HomeHero Connect aligns families with new or existing caregivers across the country over its reliable network.

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Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

As the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). If you know that at senior levels the buyers often have an enemy in mind in each of their big moves in the market you can use that to your great advantage.

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Outsource Development Startup Custom Customer 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. Then they consider if it is a big enough market. Howard gives an example of an entrepreneur wildly overstating a market size.

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Capital Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 284

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

In this age of relationships, you, the entrepreneur, are a very important element of your new brand, and it’s never too early to start marketing the value of your expertise, insights and ideas. I see too many investor pitches, and even executive summaries that ramble on for many pages without a clear message.

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Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Yet many entrepreneurs rely on expensive outside services and outside money, rather than do the networking for a co-founder or two who have the right skills to work for equity. Here is a summary of the top four wrong reasons I see for looking for investors: A desire to start with an impressive infrastructure.

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Startup Entrepreneur Equity Summary 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Build an investor presentation and summary. Investors expect a one or two-page executive summary sheet for the initial screening, backed up by a ten-slide Powerpoint investor presentation. Network to the maximum with investor connections. Free trials don’t count.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In fact, the focus on social networking platforms, starting with Facebook, has destroyed the meaning of the word friend and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Here is my summary of how business relationships relate to friends. Social networking friends have real business value. Everyone needs private friend relationships.

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Entrepreneur Social Network Technical Review Social Media 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

Use it in every networking situation and business conference introduction. The elevator pitch should be the first few paragraphs of your business plan, your executive summary, your investor presentation, and the first page of your web site. I need your help in getting it to market.” Quantify the market. It won’t work.

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Startup Patents Template Competition 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Summary Version. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). And the fan producers all help market your show because they too want the attention. I repeat – free marketing. It exists precisely because there is a network. ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Here is my summary of some major considerations that every entrepreneur needs to evaluate against the cost and effort to attract equity investors: Completing a grant application is real work. Enhance your business plan and marketing with these in mind. Of course, nothing is really free in the business world.

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Pricing Equity Technical Review Research 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. These are all minimal-cost survival marketing efforts. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

The alternatives range from giving it away for free, to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). Here is a summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product or service is free, revenue from ads. Subscription model. Product line pricing.

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Startup Pricing Custom Customer 114

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Here are a few: Business networking. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. It doesn’t work if you don’t follow up on networking opportunities, networking referrals, and ongoing networking relationships. Effective marketing. Investor negotiations.

Ideas 95

Ideas Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 95