SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ? What's going to go wrong? Have you Documented Your MVP for Your Developer s?

CTO Coach 219

CTO Coach Metrics Framework Software Development 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

In that critical first minute, no one needs to hear that you have a passionate dream of changing the world, introducing new disruptive technology, or a product with more features than competitors. Focus on quantifiable and relevant specifics, such as “reduces your cost by 40 percent,” or “increases productivity by 50 percent.”

Sample 127

Sample Summary Startup Slides 127

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. Trade shows.

Marketing 114

Marketing Invest Social Media SEM 114

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, Fast forward a decade and now I had a startup filled with smart web developers. lean startups or even the advent of AJAX.

Design 325

Design Startup Web 2.0 Tips 325

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. Trade shows.

Custom 146

Custom Customer Marketing Startup 146

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

By definition, most startups begin as a result of some innovation in product, process, or service. The problem is that innovations in most business areas are coming so fast these days that yours can be overrun while still being scaled across geographies and other products. Product-line expansion. Geographic expansion.

Startup 89

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 89

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

He’s thoughtful about markets, investors, products and is always very well reasoned in his arguments. Chris runs a popular web interview series on TechCrunch so is used to being the guy asking the questions. I think you’ll really enjoy this video , but as always I have summary notes for those with less time.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Venture Capital Startup Artificial Inteligence 281

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. In the IAB study that revealed the graph above, brand advertisers indicated that their number one objective in online advertising was “creating awareness&# followed by “creating purchase intent&# or “likelihood to recommend&# the product.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

If you pull hard at the time end of the spectrum you end up shipping inferior product. We live in an era of more product-dominant companies where a perfection complex for features and design delay business realities of shipping products. In summary – I have been involved with software development for 25 years.

Software 344

Software Startup Design Course 344

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build a prototype product. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? How does the product solve a pain? What are related products/companies? What product, market testing have you done so far, if any? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Are there specs?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? How does the product solve a pain? What are related products/companies? What product, market testing have you done so far, if any? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Are there specs?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We all have a pretty good idea about things that drag down our productivity or suck up time that would be better spent on more fulfilling activities. This is critical to peace of mine, but … If I DO need to get work done I’m infinitely more productive if I come to my computer with a big screen and keyboard. I share a bit on Snapchat.

Social Media 267

Social Media News Mobile Snapchat 267

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build a prototype product. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. As I was trying to figure out the role I wanted to play in the VC world I decided I wanted to focus on businesses that were building deeply technical products to solve problems for business users. But here’s the big “aha.”

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Mark’s responses. 3) How has your role as the senior Tech Leader at the Rubicon Project and eHarmony influenced SteelHouse’s product roadmap and go-to-market strategy? You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link]. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Media Oracle Commerce 204

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

(functional workgroups vs. product workgroups). Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? what is the importance of social media? 00:45 Intro to Eric.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. was starting.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We had agreed to a stated internal policy that even though taking this stance would mean our product would have considerably less traffic it was an important part of what we felt our long-term brand represented. We showed the journalist exact examples across 5 or 6 of the most popular web properties on the Internet. Summary Lessons?

Press 336

Press Blogging Journal News 336

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.

Startup 96

Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2015

By definition, most startups begin as a result of some innovation in product, process, or service. The problem is that innovations in most business areas are coming so fast these days that yours can be overrun while still be scaled across geographies and other products. Product-line expansion. Geographic expansion.

Startup 98

Startup Marketing Web 2.0 IBM 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2012

Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. He and I recommend that product ideas be assessed against the following five key qualities: Depth. A deep product or service has a robust set of features.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Tips Ideas Product 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

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. Here are some additional recommendations to increase the impact: Describe your product or service. The investor is "buying" the business, not the product.

Startup 113

Startup Patents Template Competition 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. He and I agree that product ideas must be assessed against the following five key qualities: Depth. A deep product or service has a robust set of features.

Custom 60

Custom Customer Ideas Summary 60

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

DueToDos is a web based business productivity platform that seeks to save you time and increase efficiency whether you’re solo or on a team. The web platform creates an outgoing “to do list” for your emails and it helps you follow up with all the single tasks and items that you send out.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build a prototype product. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Open standards that make it easier to plug into other products & services, creating a global bazaar. Socially connected individuals and platforms that enable faster roll-outs of successful products. If you’re a startup and you haven’t read my summary of Clay Christensen’s seminal work please do.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

By definition, most startups begin as a result of some innovation in product, process, or service. The problem is that innovations in most business areas are coming so fast these days that yours can be overrun while still be scaled across geographies and other products. Product-line expansion. Geographic expansion.

Startup 53

Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 53

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2013

Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. He and I recommend that product ideas be assessed against the following five key qualities: Depth. A deep product or service has a robust set of features.

Funding 91

Funding Ideas Entrepreneur Summary 91

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

You can watch the video below or watch it on YouTube by clicking here : What follows is a summary which paraphrases the interviewee’s responses. "Today, web-collaboration means everything from web-meetings, to video conferencing, to Skype, etc. For exact quotes, watch the video.

Newsletter 213

Newsletter Conference Marketing Advertising 213

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

I’ve been loving the product even if it sucks up some of my time. They need to have the right tools, social status, rewards and stickiness to your product because they don’t want to abandon their creation. So in summary, if you’re going to do a UGC site: Know that there will be three buckets of users.

Technical Review 294

Technical Review Writing Content Sites 294

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. Like any sale you first need to plan your “prospects” and qualify whether or not they’d be a good fit for your product?—?an

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. Savings can be huge in these areas.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2013

By definition, most startups begin as a result of some innovation in product, process, or service. The problem is that innovations in most business areas are coming so fast these days that yours can be overrun while still be scaled across geographies and other products. Product-line expansion. Geographic expansion.

Company 75

Company Companies Startup Web 2.0 75

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. For new product startups, search engine marketing (SEM) is still one of the most cost-effective and scalable lead-generation approaches. Trade shows.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55