Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? o Everything is for sale but it’s the price that moves the timing. The answer? Something so simple.

Acquisition 304

Acquisition Startup Customer Custom 304

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice. Mentors have told us -- here what your social coefficient looks like, how to make the sharing dynamic work for your business, and then they'll spend an hour or and hour and a half with us, and give us a little more specific information we can apply.

Startup 240

Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

DataPop's product also creates landing pages, geo-targets offers, and uses pricing details, sales and promotions, product specs, and retail location information to tune those search marketing ads. DataPop is one of the companies in LaunchpadLA, the business mentoring and incubation effort being spearheaded by GRP Partners' Mark Suster.

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Paid Search GRP Partners SoCalTech 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

Startup 135

Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review 135

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2008

The Most Informative, Targeted, Conveniently Located, and Affordably Priced SoC, ASIC, FPGA, and Foundry Technology Conference of the Year! Intel, IBM, Mentor Graphics, Toshiba, Tensilica, and over 100 other leading-edge companies will be sharing their latest technologies and products in this Southern California event.

Conference 100

Conference Southern California IBM IBM 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 30, 2008

The Most Informative, Targeted, Conveniently Located, and Affordably Priced SoC, ASIC, FPGA, and Foundry Technology Conference of the Year! Intel, IBM, Mentor Graphics, Toshiba, Tensilica, and over 100 other leading-edge companies will be sharing their latest technologies and products in this Southern California event.

Conference 100

Conference Southern California IBM IBM 100

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In my review of the book, my biggest concern was the rather elevated list price of $49.95. As such, I asked Brad how much input he had in determining the book’s price. “We We literally didn’t have any conversation about price until we got the cover art which had the price on it. It gets discounted on Amazon to $30.

Venture Capital 224

Venture Capital Writing Entrepreneur Blogging 224

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Every price comparison out there, whether that's Google Products, Bizrate, or other sites, can find books, but you can only do it one at a time. They've got a program called Springboard, which helps really young companies get set up with mentors, and guides you through the startup process. They act as mentors and help companies grow.

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

Ironically, as a startup investor and mentor, I have seen too many failures caused by just the opposite – too much money spent too soon, taking time to get product perfection, and assuming customers will wait. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Create new kinds of solutions.

Startup 164

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Competition 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

In most companies, maintaining momentum requires the right strategic partners and acquisitions, in lieu of short-term price adjustments and special sales. Utilize outside expertise and mentoring. The company has since gone public, and is still a market leader. Plan a long-term strategy, and avoid crisis moves.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Technical Advisors Startup Mentor 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2015

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

Mentor 105

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Satisfaction 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2021

In fact, as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an investor, I recommend that entrepreneurs avoid using the term disruptive with investors, since many see it as implying extra high risk, a long time for payback, and extensive marketing to build the new market. So why would any investor ever believe any of these claims?

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Entrepreneur Marketing Customer 157

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

1) Get A Mentor. "I We debated the merits of releasing two products, one at a lower price with fewer features, but we ultimately decided to release a single version of GoToMyPC, with a highly limited feature set. . Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. "I started the site when I was 19.

Startup 268

Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Mentor Technical Review Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

Startup 160

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. Today, customer loyalty is based on the “ total customer experience ,” as opposed to price or service alone.

Mentor 133

Mentor Startup Customer Custom 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience. I urge you to assess yours, and listen to friends and mentors, to find and highlight a purpose that perhaps you didn’t even see in yourself.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Coach Mentor Customer 143

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. I realized that he and I see several common patterns that account for a large percentage of new venture failures.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost.

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. We are going to see a real explosion in companies offering software for a subscription price. It was a big year for us. SAAS is here to stay.

Southern California 168

Southern California High Tech SaaS Social Media 168

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

And while none has yet had the lasting power of the much bigger NorCal successes I imagine his next moves will continue to be closely watched by those in the know and the countless younger LA entrepreneurs who count Rosenblatt as a mentor may leave an even more lasting impact.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

Mentor 85

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Summary 85

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

On the other side of that, although universities had not been very experienced with spinouts, where the researcher is also a person active as an entrepreneurial, active member of the team, although there is some back and forth, and universities have gotten hung up on price tags and terms--one by one, everyone has figured that out.

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the business model.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Customer Custom Entrepreneur 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2023

This means real customer value emphasis in all interactions and marketing, versus low price and price concessions. Exceptionally satisfied customers that perceive a lot of value in your offering are usually willing to pay more, while unsatisfied customers will leave, even at a low price. Inflexible processes.

Competition 109

Competition Services Customer Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

She speaks from years of experience mentoring and facilitating independent contractors and helping large companies, since well before the term “gig economy” was even coined. As a new business advisor and mentor myself, I enjoyed her recommendations on many of these issues. Quantify value to the client as price boundaries.

Pricing 68

Pricing Entrepreneur Mentor News 68

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ironically, as a startup investor and mentor, I have seen too many failures caused by just the opposite – too much money spent too soon, taking time to get product perfection, and assuming customers will wait. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business. Create new kinds of solutions.

Resource 112

Resource Ideas Competition Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge.

Funding 141

Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Based on my years of experience mentoring and advising entrepreneurs, you need to attack problems and challenges with a mindset of success, or it is unlikely that you or your business will survive. I found that view confirmed for a wide range of leadership situations in a classic book, “ The Mindset of Success ,” by Jo Owen.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Help Mentor Customer 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost.

Ideas 107

Ideas Mentor Entrepreneur Resource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2022

You need other people with skills that complement yours, are not “yes” people, and have relevant experience rather than a low price-tag. Too many business people let the daily challenges cause them to revert to emotional and autocratic demands, failure to communicate, and inability to coach and mentor team members.

Startup 143

Startup Competition Coach Satisfaction 143

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Based on my years as a business executive and mentoring entrepreneurs, I’m convinced that the principles of reframing can be learned, and apply equally well to any domain, certainly including business. When you find yourself saying, “I need to keep lowering my prices,” you just put more pressure on yourself.

Startup 134

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Press 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. I wish it was that easy. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost.

Ideas 104

Ideas Mentor Resource Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Do we price for volume of consumption or for enterprise integration with other platforms? The board was unanimous in our opinion of this including outside director Ian Rogers who has served as Jonathan’s mentor and friend. Jonathan shared that experience in his blog post so I won’t repeat it.

Startup 303

Startup Technical Review Product Blogging 303

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2015

In fact, as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an investor, I recommend that entrepreneurs avoid using the term disruptive with investors, since many see it as implying extra high risk, a long time for payback, and extensive marketing to build the new market. So why would any investor ever believe any of these claims?

Marketing 102

Marketing Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 102