Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Here are some of the key new rules I have learned by starting my own company, investing as an angel in other startups and mentoring many more new entrepreneurs over the last few years: Do incorporate a company, but keep it simple. Too many entrepreneurs still think plans are for investors, and investors are required to build a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Pivots and corrections are inevitable for startups in this age of rapid change, and the earlier you make them, the quicker you get to success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Set up an award, and show winners. People buy from people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. But otherwise, startup companies should seek out publicity and the open sharing of information, from day one. Here are six ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

Their computers then merge your ads with search results when users search words imply an interest in your products. If you sell widgets, and a user is searching for widgets, your ad will appear on the first page. This is NOT the same as or better than Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. Pivots and corrections are inevitable for startups in this age of rapid change, and the earlier you make them, the quicker you get to success.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Santa Monica-based Tsavo Media, the new startup venture of former Userplane founder Michael Jones, said Tuesday that it has named Steve Schepke as General Manager of Tsavo Agency, a new unit focused on providing monetization services to content providers. According to Tsavo, Schepke joins Tsavo from Commission Junction. READ MORE>>

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Set up an award, and show winners. People buy from people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2010

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. But otherwise, startup companies should seek out publicity and the open sharing of information, from day one. A startup that has been incorporated for two years or more without shipping is already seen as a bad investment.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

One thing is for certain, entrepreneurship can start at anytime, even as a child. If you are ready for a fast-paced, energetic and inspiring talk on how to level up your game, then head over to the Techstars Startup Week Tampa Bay , a week-long celebration of entrepreneurship powered by CHASE for BUSINESS. My belief is yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

If your dream has long been to start and manage your own business, there is no time like the present to get started. Statistics show that the failure rate for new businesses within the first four years is fifty percent or greater, even with companies that have a large startup budget. Customer service is not just fixing problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and professional support services required. Their perception is your reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Set up an award, and show winners. People buy from people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2011

An underrated portion of every startup effort must be about communication and marketing. Her focus is on companies facing change, which of course includes every startup. Tweak your product or service offerings. Make sales and customer service friendly. It’s never too early to start going after it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. But otherwise, startup companies should seek out publicity and the open sharing of information, from day one. Here are seven ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The idea behind the strategies quite simple; optimize one’s e-commerce website for search engines such that when a web surfer is using a search engine to buy a product that you offer, your website shows up. When successfully set up, e-commerce stores can immediately grab visitors, leads, and sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Their perception is your reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results when users search words imply an interest in your products. If you sell widgets, and a user is searching for widgets, your ad will appear on the first page of search results for widgets. This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Their computers then cleverly merge your ads with search results only when users search words imply an interest in your products. If you sell widgets, and a user is searching for widgets, your ad will appear on the same page as the search results for widgets. This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Their perception is your reality.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. We've also found that online video really helps with search engine optimization. What is Near Networks?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

If you have heard the lingo, but most of these are not in your startup business plan, you are already in jeopardy as an entrepreneur: Blogging. For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Search engine marketing (SEM). Do you have a business presence there?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The startup is headed by Robert Flynn --a former VC, and co-founder of Liquid Audio, and most recently head of Modern Feed, the company that is now Clicker--who talked with us about his new company. That is starting to show itself in the B2B space. However, as we have seen in the last few years, traditional media has been failing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Set up an award, and show winners. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Set up an award, and show winners. People buy from people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2012

An underrated portion of every startup effort must be about communication and marketing. Her focus is on companies facing change, which of course includes every startup. Tweak your product or service offerings. Make sales and customer service friendly. It’s never too early to start going after it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

While online services, like Google Translate, are attractive for their speed and low-cost, they will never be as accurate as a professional translator. This will allow more effective search engine optimization within foreign markets. Many businesses are using freelances to mitigate the risks of starting-up overseas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Search engine marketing (SEM). This popular form of Internet marketing seeks to increase website ranking in search engine results. Facebook alone has 500 million members. Crowdsourcing.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This is a great way to engage customers on a first visit and start working towards a sales follow-up. . One of the most important elements of Google’s newest guidelines for search engine optimization is the speed with which a site loads. Sites like ww1.novarad.net Authoritative Testimonials . Site Speed .

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In this interview, we catch up with an amazing TechZulu Spotlight alumnus, Joey Flores, CEO of Earbits , a hand-curated music discovery engine that allows its bands and artists to advertise and promote their own material, events, announcements, contests, whatever. When I started, I was one of the only people signing up affiliates.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Earlier this year I founded a new startup called KlickFu. And what do you think about the controversy about stealth vs. not for startups? What’s keeping you up at night?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2015

It has also improved the everyday services that we usually encounter—from banking, booking plane tickets, and even conducting business and the bigger picture of retail marketing. Most people say that it’s in the efficiency, fast and hassle-free service in the internet. Click and Scroll Down Further.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and most often operate remotely (from anywhere in the world) in this age of the Internet. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. This world changes rapidly and needs a highly focused specialist to keep up. Administrative specialists.

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