Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2023

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2023

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. He also defines the five floors of relationships as follows: Meet and greet relationships (first floor).

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

It will also allow you to refer back to past experiences without risking an erroneous decision based on a false memory. It will also allow you to refer back to past experiences without risking an erroneous decision based on a false memory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Porter proposed a Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think still makes a lot of sense today. Every startup should size his product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. These elements are referred to as “barriers to exit.” Either way you lose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2021

John Bradberry, in his classic book “ 6 Secrets to Startup Success ,” identifies five key biases that sabotage many passionate entrepreneurs in their startup decision making. This refers to the human tendency to select and interpret available information in a way that confirms pre-existing hopes and beliefs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2011

This term refers to the penchant to add just one more feature to the product or service before first delivery, just because you can. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. The best product is one that is highly focused, and has the absolute minimum number of features to do the job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. He also defines the five floors of relationships as follows: Meet and greet relationships (first floor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. The more successes you can help them create, the more chances they will have to interpret these wins as permanent, pervasive, and personal. Find, nurture, and reward talent in support of a compelling future.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

Carrier grade” refers to networks for carriers that meet high expectations for network availability, security, quality, performance, and scalability 1.Any Network providers may frequently tout the phrase “high availability” when referring to reliable networks, but this is not synonymous with carrier grade.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In his book, Moore limits his discussion to the transition between customers that are visionaries (early adopters) and customer pragmatists (early majority), in the context of high technology products that appear “disruptive,” meaning they move innovation in that arena to a new level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. billion globally by 2030, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s no wonder that 45 percent fail in the first five years, and an even smaller percentage ever see a return for their years of effort. Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. Most new entrepreneurs assume their passion will attract and motivate the right team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. The more successes you can help them create, the more chances they will have to interpret these wins as permanent, pervasive, and personal. Find, nurture, and reward talent in support of a compelling future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ask the investor for “references,” meaning contacts at companies where previous investments were made. Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Network with other entrepreneurs.

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CEO Flow

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I have a great opportunity for both you and the person that refers them to me… CEOFlow is my coaching program for CEOs. F^ree CEOFlow Sessions For Five CEOs. I’m offering a f^ree CEOFlow coaching session to five CEOs (each is a $375 value). A Bonus For Referring An Accepted CEO.

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CEO Flow

AUGUST 17, 2009

I have a great opportunity for both you and the person that refers them to me…keep reading… CEOFlow is my coaching program for CEOs. F^ree CEOFlow Sessions For Five CEOs. I’m offering a f^ree CEOFlow coaching session to five CEOs (each is a $375 value). A Bonus For Referring An Accepted CEO.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. For instance, Guy refers to an entrepreneur’s venture as their “cause.”

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Below are a five suggestions that may help you avoid another unhealthy career move. Boss Reference - Your potential boss will check your references. Nearly everyone ends up with one or two bad bosses during their careers. You should do the same. Speak with people who formerly worked with or for your potential boss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. He also defines the five floors of relationships as follows: Meet and greet relationships (first floor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2019

John Bradberry, in his classic book “ 6 Secrets to Startup Success ,” identifies five key biases that sabotage many passionate entrepreneurs in their startup decision making. This refers to the human tendency to select and interpret available information in a way that confirms pre-existing hopes and beliefs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s no wonder that 45 percent of startups fail in the first five years, and an even smaller percentage ever see a return for their years of effort. Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In addition, there are incentives for referring others to the platform. So far, Binary Bubbles has signed up five YouTubers — with a collective fan base of one million followers — and it is looking for more influencers with a following that sits between 10,000 and one million fans.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

The traditional goal is “five 9s” (99.999 percent) network uptime¹, which roughly calculated means your business experiences about five minutes of network downtime in a year. Reaching a goal of “five 9s” uptime requires three strategies. References. Improve Network Monitoring through IoT. Intermedia. 99.999% uptime vs 99.9%

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 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. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. He also defines the five floors of relationships as follows: Meet and greet relationships (first floor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

He humbly outlines fifty-five of his own less-than-stellar business anecdotes over a career in business for all to see and avoid. No matter how good a supplier or investor story sounds, it is not smart to skip the reference and credit checks. Underestimate the importance of due diligence.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

sometimes kid them, as a seemingly pointless anecdote trickles to an end, with the capper “…and then you found five dollars?” For example, while Steve Jobs was abusive, rude, and unappreciative, he had what his colleagues referred to a reality distortion field. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Way back in 1979, Michael E. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A quick “No” is far more valuable to a busy entrepreneur than a nebulous NPS response of “five.”. Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. For instance, you can facilitate your customers’ ability to provide you with references by giving them an email template they can readily forward. Shots On Goal.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. Who are some of those companies? Bryce Maddock: It''s insane.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “Nielsen projects that the market for smart phones will double every year for the next five years.” The best way to do this is to reference actual data from a recent similar startup success. Investors and advisors want to see recent survey data and projections from industry professionals here, not just your opinion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

In his book, Moore limits his discussion to the transition between customers that are visionaries (early adopters) and customer pragmatists (early majority), in the context of high technology products that appear “disruptive,” meaning they move innovation in that arena to a new level.

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Technical Review Customer Custom Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

I like his outline of five steps to the proper utilization of integrated media as follows: Analyze your existing media. million in savings in less than five months while spending about $50,000. Lon references one Fortune 500 company he worked with which accumulated more than 19 million friends, all chatting about its products.

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