Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

While some organizations may have the resources to manage their own network, an in-house team without the right technical prowess may still struggle to handle their networks in the most cost-effective and productive way. By partnering with an MNSP, organizations can receive four main benefits: Cost Savings. Better Security.

Networking 54

Networking Services Organization Technical Support 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

Outsource Development 140

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Metrics 140

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Startup Training Services Writing 111

Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Any interruption in service can have drastic effects on productivity, customer service, and on your bottom line. For specific organizations that are part of the critical infrastructure for our community, the costs can be even higher. The closer the NOC, the more focused the control, and the better your service becomes.

Services 64

Services Southern California Alhambra Technical Review 64

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Scientist.com , which operates an outsourced research marketplace, says it has received a data security certification this week. Service Organization Control (SOC) over data handling within the cloud. The company said the audit was performed on the company by RSM. The certification follows rules set by the.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Most consulting services, like marketing, are not scalable, since they must be delivered by experts, and cloning experts is slow and expensive. Investors don’t invest in services startups. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists.

Tips 135

Tips Invest Startup Outsource 135

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Most consulting services, like marketing, are not scalable, since they must be delivered by experts, and cloning experts is slow and expensive. Investors don’t invest in services startups. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists.

Startup 154

Startup Outsource Ideas Research 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners. Effective scaling and growth often requires more investment than is available from early organic returns.

Technical Review 142

Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

You can’t outsource that one. When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. If you see a customer service problem hurting the company, step up proactively with a proposal to fix it. Be a builder … and a rebuilder.

Startup 125

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 125

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

While I have some sympathy with not investing too heavily in sales people until the product has properly been tested and commercialized in the enterprise environment, in the end it’s a fact that it takes sales people to move product through large organizations. These are the lifeblood of your sales organization.

Startup 403

Startup Sales Software Review Technical Review 403

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Marty Zwilling.

Funding 141

Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

A panel of both service providers AND satisfied client companies will share their experiences using and providing contracted resources. Tuesday, November 18, 2008 -- "Partnering With Product Design Firms To Accelerate Your Product Development Cycle" PDMA.

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Outsource Development Design Product Outsource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Don’t underestimate the advantages of providing your products and services in exchange for access to facilities and equipment you need to grow.

Startup 161

Startup Resource Customer Custom 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 21, 2010

They began small; a small business owner understanding a need, filling that need, and slowly adding products, services and people. If you are confident in your product or service, you need to take a chance on yourself with your own money. Start on your own, and outsource later. Global Human Resources Outsourcing.

Outsource 100

Outsource Tips Venture Capital Resource 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

A few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. If you don’t have somebody inside your organization who is setting the technology direction then I’m convinced you’ll never head for greatness. However, it is one of the more critical roles as you scale your organization.

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CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2011

Crowdsourcing, as a method of leveraging the massive pool of online users as resources, has become a viable set of techniques, tools, and marketplaces for organizations and entrepreneurs to drive innovation and generate value. How is it different from outsourcing? How to ensure quality or service level?

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Enterprise Forum Netflix CalTech 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2019

You can’t outsource that one. When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. If you see a customer service problem hurting the company, step up proactively with a proposal to fix it. Be a builder … and a rebuilder.

Tips 100

Tips Startup Journal Outsource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

The caliber of the organizations and individuals participating with TCVN in this inaugural summit speaks volumes as to what I believe we will achieve,” commented TCVN Chairman Ciaran Foley. Historically, industry organizations such as the AeA formed to champion the interests of their early-stage members. About TCVN.

TCVN 113

TCVN Technology AeA Press 113

InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Note: There are clearly routine tasks which can be effectively outsourced at a startup, including those which: (i) do not require a significant time investment on the part of the entrepreneur to educate the outsourcer or, (ii) no institutional knowledge is gained by the outsourcer which could be critical to the venture’s success.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Most consulting services, like marketing, are not scalable, since they must be delivered by experts, and cloning experts is slow and expensive. Investors don’t invest in services startups. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists.

Startup 103

Startup Outsource Invest Ideas 103

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We had a fine business in 1-800-DENTIST, our phone-based referral service. People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. If you are an entrepreneur inside and organization, you have to understand that organization, and what makes it tick, and how it operates. What is Dentistry.com?

Startup 113

Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Most consulting services, like marketing, are not scalable, since they must be delivered by experts, and cloning experts is slow and expensive. Investors don’t invest in services startups. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists.

Tips 111

Tips Startup Outsource Ideas 111

Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

It’s hard to fully appreciate the complexity of keeping an organization with thousands of employees moving forward. I’ve been advising and consulting large organizations for many years now, and here is the advice I share with them, from the perspective of a serial entrepreneur. I’m on my fourth startup now with Comparably.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Company Companies Outsource Development 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Most consulting services, like marketing, are not scalable, since they must be delivered by experts, and cloning experts is slow and expensive. Investors don’t invest in services startups. I see too many business plans that are really product plans for customers, touting free services and long feature lists.

Funding 67

Funding Startup Outsource Ideas 67

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

The advantages of the cloud are apparent whether you’re a multinational enterprise organization or an SMB. Rackspace Hosting is the service leader in cloud computing, and a founder of OpenStack, an open source cloud operating system. “Of course, IT jobs within solution providers and at consultancies will remain.

Cloud Computing 85

Cloud Computing Marketing CIO Organization 85

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

Two Virtual Organizations That Worked. He then started several successful companies, including FastSpring, a company that provides outsourced e-commerce services to over 3,000 software companies. One way this advantage was evident was with regard to customer service. They could work on their own terms.”.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Email Outsource Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

You can’t outsource that one. When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. If you see a customer service problem hurting the company, step up proactively with a proposal to fix it. Be a builder … and a rebuilder.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Journal Outsource 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2017

You can’t outsource that one. When the organization changes, be the first to help the new organization work, even when it costs extra hours and sweat. If you see a customer service problem hurting the company, step up proactively with a proposal to fix it. Be a builder … and a rebuilder.

Startup 58

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 58

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

That was in the support space, where we were doing outsourced technical services. My initiative at Support.com was to introduce new products into the support space, as a Software-as-a-Service product. That took quite a bit of investment in organic growth and acquisitions. That's what led to the job at Support.com.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

Outsource Development 99

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 99