Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2021

So here are some tips I have learned over the years from strong leaders that can help you say no without damaging current business relationships or future opportunities: Establish boundaries and honor them for all to see. Either of these approaches always make a difficult situation worse, often leading to guilt or a later accommodation.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Efficiency and Productivity. Work When You're Productive. Efficiency and Productivity when Working from Home. But, extended periods of working from home can risk having a negative effect on productivity. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Wave said the platform also enables the sale of virtual and physical merchandise, bit cheering/tipping and sponsorship. Image: one of the virtual concerts enabled by Wave's technology.) READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

I can’t change who your board members are so let me offer some thoughts on how to make your interactions with your board more productive. Nothing drives me more bonkers than board members who want to hold dissertations on 409a valuations, product feature minutiae or spend 30 minutes on how many people they know that they can introduce you to.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 25, 2014

He has gone from simply selling books online to offering consumers tens of thousands of products. Not satisfied with conquering the online retail world, Amazon then productized access to its infrastructure, ushering in the era of the public cloud. Amazon''s Founder, Jeff Bezos has had an incredible entrepreneurial career.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2022

Equally often, I see startups who are on the road to implementing an idea, but haven’t figured out what problem it solves – the business plan waxes on eloquently for 20 pages about how great this product and technology is, but never gets around to defining the problem (investors call this the “solution looking for a problem” syndrome).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 -- Launching Your Product in the New Reality of Retail (MAKE IT). If you have a consumer product, planning and executing your launch is critical to thrive–or even just survive–in today’s repidly changing landscape of retail. Hear war stories and learn hard-earned tips from experts that are living it today.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -- MAKE IT Monthly - Social Media for Emerging Brands: DIY Tips for Big Results. New digital platforms enable emerging brands and products to gain awareness quickly and drive sales. But navigating the landscape can be daunting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Image via Wikipedia The challenge for all of us in business is to improve competitiveness by improving employee productivity and reducing costs. According to Gartner , one of the biggest drags on productivity is employee engagement, still hovering around 30 percent, and costing our businesses over $450 billion per year.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2012

Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. In the list below, I have compiled some of my favorite lessons from Come Together , combined them with a few of my own Beatles inspired startup tips. This part one of a two part series; you can access part two HERE. What’s Your B7?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2021

As a new business advisor, I am no longer surprised that every new entrepreneur believes the hard part is creating the first product and the business. Most importantly, this is not just in the products and services you offer, but in the way your company operates. Create and cultivate a leadership culture.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 27, 2012

More Beatles’ Startup Tips. This entry describes some additional Beatles-inspired startup tips, which I gleaned from both their successes and their failures. John made it clear to Brian that the Beatles’ role was to make the product and tend to the company’s operations. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

Pitch your company, not your product. Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages. Written business plan. Would you try to build a new house without a plan, if you have never done it before?

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

mobileStorm , which develops online, email and SMS marketing tools, has launched a major upgrade to its product for the healthcare vertical, the company said Tuesday. mobileStorm says its healthcare technology platform offers HIPAA-compliant ways to reach out to users via SMS, email, and push notification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. Make your focus and priorities clear.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

If you’re needing some tips to jumpstart your strategy and attract female consumers, take this advice from these female startups founders. Purchasing products from a brand you trust can be more of an emotional buy, and trust is one of the key factors to attracting the female shopper. The Emotional Sell. Tasteful Humor. Spending Power.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Article first published as Eleven Startup Tips From Mark Cuban on Technorati. Mark’s Startup Tips. Such selling goes beyond promoting a company’s products and services. Some are counter-productive douche bags, as made clear in Some People Are Indispensible, But No One Is Irreplaceable. " [Tweet this quote].

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. If improperly administered, meetings become counter-productive, especially as an organization grows beyond its initial startup phase. Let Your Competitors Chase The Quick Buck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Unsolicited proposals or requests for information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This alone will improve your productivity and effectiveness in your current role, as well as give you a head start towards a future role, including a management role or starting your own company as an entrepreneur. Work on habits and tools that improve your productivity and availability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On the other end of this spectrum are entrepreneurs who present long product specifications with a few financials at the end. Investors hear from too many entrepreneurs that envision a great business opportunity, but don’t have any written business plan at all. They think they can talk their way to a deal. It won’t work.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JULY 31, 2020

In the modern age, businesses rely heavily on networks to host and run their daily processes and applications, allowing employees to be productive and efficient. Not having enough bandwidth can limit what an organization is capable of and can limit overall productivity of the business. Prevent network overloading and crashes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2020

You have to get past how great the product is to address clearly what your business rationale is, why it is different from the competition's, and why it will succeed. A winning product or service. Provide a simple yet complete description of your product or service and its competitive marketplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Regular non-work breaks, like a trip to the gym, or time with family will be ultimately more productive than slugging it out all night on a given problem. Take a break to recharge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2020

Work on habits that improve your productivity, and find better tools every day. Develop productive relationships with people around you. The most productive people get things done by working in concert with others, not demanding actions and results, but by orchestrating win-win relationships. Make sure that person is not you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

It could be a product quality problem, or a major customer complaint on Twitter. How to respond to media in a crisis. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

Product Hunt. It seems out of nowhere it has become the go to website for startup companies to launch their new products or businesses. I strong showing on TechCrunch created initial product demand and if you could sustain that it led to buzz overall in the tech community. It reminds me a lot of how TechCrunch felt in 2006.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

However, Oprah felt she had failed to deliver a quality product. After being rejected by ABC, Oprah left WLS, formed Harpo Productions and launched a national show. Soon after she launched her national show, a major diet soft drink brand asked Oprah to promote their product. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

I’m not proposing that anyone promise things that they don’t intend to deliver, but it’s time that founders switch to start selling their product before they build it, rather than believing the old adage of “if we build it, they will come.” People tend to forgive controversial views if you aren’t perceived as pushing a product.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2011

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 -- Tools and Tips for Forging Public-Private Partnerships. Earth Friendly Products is presenting the evening, which will feature an executive-level panel discussion focused on imparting financing strategies to sustainable business professionals. Sustainable Business Council. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2019

Is your marketing focus product-centric or customer-centric ? If you only sell products, it’s time to realize that times have changed. With a wealth of products now available, customers look for the most memorable experience , not just the best product. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/19/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. Meeting Dynamics (also for VC pitches but also some practical tips for board meetings). In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Startup Advice'

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Here are some tips to consider while prospecting and interviewing candidates for your first employee: Don’t Hire Your Clone. They may not be a salesperson by title — but they should be able to effectively pitch and sell your product to customers. What should you look for in hiring your first employee? Sales Mentality.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

Innovation is commonly associated with either the introduction of new products or new features added to existing products. Such innovations are often focused on making products stronger, faster, smaller, lighter and cheaper. ." [Tweet this quote]. Defining The Questions. "It's " [Tweet this quote]. Look around.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

The value of a startup's products must be obvious and easily accessed. In MVP² , I note that when we initially released GoToMyPC, we struggled to balance the product's convenience with its overall effectiveness. The typical startup cannot afford a massive ad campaign to educate users as to its value proposition.

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