Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

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. On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

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

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. On the product side, once you have a proven product and business model, all you need is money to build inventory, and a sales and marketing operation to drive the business.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Customer Service – As newspaper boys were the face of their employers, savvy carriers learned to establish healthy customer relationships to facilitate timely collections and generous tips. Unfortunately, the paperboy has met the same fate as the iceman, milkman and diaper services. Make Money – Get Prizes. Boys To Men.

Web 2.0 222

Web 2.0 Web Sales Outsource Development 222

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Fine Art America handles all of the details of fulfilling sales for images. You hit submit, and your images are instantly available for sale as prints on our website. had their first sales, which made us profitable. My only expense at the time was $8 a month for a server, so the first sale made us profitable. the payroll.

Santa Monica 258

Santa Monica Pricing Sites Sales 258

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

John Tomich: OneStop Internet is an e-commerce services company. We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. We are an option for brands who don''t want to build it themselves in-house, from soup to nuts, or don''t want to outsource to a single vendor.

Commerce 203

Commerce Venture Capital Internet Brands Startup 203

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Rationale: I cannot afford to hire a direct sales force. Fallacy: Third-party, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) representatives succeed once the sales process is defined, proven and documented. Public relations at a startup is a sales process.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# We had the final terms of our agreement fairly well boxed in within a range of about 5-7% on price and within 30 days on move-in date. I obviously preferred the lowest price and I wanted the latest move-in date. You name it.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

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

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. A target market is the group of customers that the startup plans to attract through marketing and sales their product or service. Sales/Marketing.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2013

Your sales forecast is an essential variable for cash and profit planning. If you’re not making money, marketing can help you to identify new market segments, to make necessary price adjustments, or to consider new product/service lines—all which can result in a much-needed cash infusion. Create a Marketing Plan.

Outsource Development 91

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Marketing 91

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

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Outsource Development 99

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 99

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

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

I define a product plan as a detailed description of your product or service, with a bit of business thrown in at the end. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Show the timeline, milestones, costs, and people required to produce the product or service. Don’t get me wrong.

Product 92

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 92

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

Especially keep an eye on the balance between expenses and sales. Before going through the expensive process of sourcing, recruiting, and hiring an employee, look into outsourcing, especially for non-core functions such as HR, accounting, and legal. Undercharging for your product/service. Pricing is an art, a challenging art.

Startup 93

Startup Pricing Outsource Competition 93

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

This is not about paying lip-service to helping small companies — it’s about the genuine representation of their needs and interests in Washington D.C.” The price increases to $65 after April 23rd and $125 at the door. said Kevin McDonald, President of TCVN. What: OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011. REGISTER AT: [link].

TCVN 113

TCVN Technology AeA Press 113

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

Ideas 62

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Competition 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

I define a product plan as a detailed description of your product or service, with a bit of business thrown in at the end. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Show the timeline, milestones, costs, and people required to produce the product or service. Don’t get me wrong.

Product 93

Product Entrepreneur Outsource Development Competition 93

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

For a corporation and LCC, you must register a service agent. Create a sales forecasts and financial projections regularly. Choose a payroll service ( ADP , Trinet , Paychex ). Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Execute the 5 Step Sales Process. Service-Based Businesses. Recommended.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

I define a product plan as a detailed description of your product or service, with a bit of business thrown in at the end. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Show the timeline, milestones, costs, and people required to produce the product or service. Don’t get me wrong.

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If you have the proper mechanisms to accurately calculate your Cost Per Customer / Lifetime Value Equation, you will happily purchase as many customers from affiliates as your cash flow constraints will allow, as long as the average acquisition price is less than the customers’ average lifetime value.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

It really doesn't suit a publisher well to have exclusive representation, except in some instances--for example, if a site has an outsourced sales agency. Publishers run with Hydra because we've eliminated the risk and so forth in pricing. How much of your business is technology versus service?

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

It really doesn't suit a publisher well to have exclusive representation, except in some instances--for example, if a site has an outsourced sales agency. Publishers run with Hydra because we've eliminated the risk and so forth in pricing. How much of your business is technology versus service?

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This article will cover two things; First, the top mistakes small business owners make that end with inquiries leading you to the exit door before making a sale. Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). clearly didn’t cause this.” How it happens.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

. • Music – enable a dead simple player on band and profile pages that lets users upload their songs and have them purchased for any price they set. Work with the studios to have premium Hulu-ish content prominently branded and for sale. Movies – no website has more Hollywood DNA.

Development Team Review 76

Development Team Review Content Sites eHow 76

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I had joined AC in 1991 as a programmer when it was a relatively small practice focused on building corporate IT systems for Fortune 500 companies and there were a handful of companies that offered the same service. By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. Who can keep up with all this stuff?

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Laura Brashier is the founder of 2date4love , an online dating service for singles who are unable to have sexual intercourse but still want to find love. Michael Schneider is the CEO of Mobile Roadie , the leading self-service mobile app engagement platform. Laura Brashier – Founder of 2date4love.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. Furthermore, AltaVista paid lip service to the importance of search, lost focus, and was suffocated by an “angry mob” of search purists in the company who essentially did everything they could to prevent AltaVista from monetizing search. were doing.

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Whether it be product development, marketing, sales, negotiating or raising capital, I find myself trying harder to not get bogged down with unnecessary details. Their strategy was to provide very minimalist, easy to use products and services.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development Product Advertising 40