Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. One of the keys to setting the right ethical tone is understanding and avoiding the myths and pitfalls of others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here.

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Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Compliance is definitely a regulatory burden, and could become a nightmare.

Angel Investor 278

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 278

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Too many organizations tolerate anti-social or even bullying activities from a few employees, under the false notion that these people or so valuable or hard to replace that the cost is a net positive. It’s time to look at the indirect costs, including lost clients, other worker turnover, and overall productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2019

These negatives have largely overshadowed the potential IPO positives of increased capital for the startup, possible huge increase in personal net worth, broader access to investors, market for their stock, the ability to attract top-notch professionals, and the peer prestige of running a public company.

IPO 210

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Conscious Capitalism , a recent business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

Net result and reward. Product life cycles keep getting shorter and shorter, which mandates accelerated innovation cycles. Once a new product is launched, a key metric is the ratio of new product sales to overall sales. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants. Reward your people.

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Intellectual Property Metrics .Net Social Network 343

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Companies in Asia and Eastern Europe can still provide direct cost reductions of up to 75%. In these calculations, be sure to include indirect costs of remote work, such as more project management, more travel, and less efficient communication. Product or services.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 222

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Conscious Capitalism , a new business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2

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Software Review Offshore Leadership .Net 250

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Entrepreneur 283

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Compliance is definitely a regulatory burden, and could become a nightmare.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor IRR 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here.

Startup 161

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 161

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. You need to quickly calculate the long-term impact on profitability of pricing and business model changes. What if you need to change your market size and volume projections?

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Conversion Ratio Startup Business Model eCommerce 368

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

The net is that if I see a website business plan today with a projected development cost greater than $200K, I suspect the founder must be including some fancy perks, or they don’t understand the market dynamics of website applications today. I give this advice all the time – “launch fast and iterate.”

Startup 252

Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. The axiom applies to all matters, tiny to large. Small-company heroes are consistently self-reliant. Never cover your a$$. There''s no place for CYA in a small company.

Startup 258

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

These negatives have largely overshadowed the potential IPO positives of increased capital for the startup, possible huge increase in personal net worth, broader access to investors, market for their stock, the ability to attract top-notch professionals, and the peer prestige of running a public company.

IPO 218

IPO SEC Prospectus Technical Review 218

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Companies in Asia and Eastern Europe can still provide direct cost reductions of up to 75%. In these calculations, be sure to include indirect costs of remote work, such as more project management, more travel, and less efficient communication. Product or services.

Intellectual Property 225

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 296

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 296

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

In addition, the best companies compare the negative and positive cash flows over a period of time to determine the net present value (NPV) of planned future marketing spending. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

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Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2022

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Venture capitalists (VCs) are paid to invest other people’s money, and measured on the rate of return they get.

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Angel Investor Advisory Board Database Institutional Investors 384

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The net is that if I see a website business plan today with a projected development cost greater than $200K, I suspect the founder must be including some fancy perks, or they don’t understand the market dynamics of e-commerce today. I give this advice all the time “launch fast and iterate.”

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

In addition, the best companies compare the negative and positive cash flows over a period of time to determine the net present value (NPV) of planned future marketing spending. Obviously, you are looking for demand generation programs that have a positive return on investment (ROI).

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NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio Marketing 436

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

My real message is that the best angel you can find is a local high net-worth individual, with whom you or your advisors have an established prior relationship. So get out there and network today, and you can be one of the lucky ones who is touched by an angel without having to go through hell first.

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Angel Investor North America South America Accredited Investor 255

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money. Join a local investment group.

Accredited Investor 357

Accredited Investor Elevator Pitch Entrepreneur SEC 357

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

The net is that if I see a website business plan today with a projected development cost greater than $200K, I suspect the founder must be including some fancy perks, or they don’t understand the market dynamics of e-commerce today. I give this advice all the time “launch fast and iterate.”

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. The axiom applies to all matters, tiny to large. Small-company heroes are consistently self-reliant. Never cover your a$$. There's no place for CYA in a small company.

Early Stage 264

Early Stage Entrepreneur Technical Review .Net 264

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

Valuation 235

Valuation Revenue Viral Retention 235

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Who are you selling to?

Business Model 256

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 256

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a new book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

Most founders don’t survive this kind of growth and change, but Larry and Sergey are still a well-balanced machine, with a net worth of over $125 billion each. In 2003, just four years old, sales hit $1.5 billion, profit was $100 million, and it had taken over some 80 percent of the world’s search queries. They break the mold.

Startup 328

Startup .Net Advertising Search 328

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Income generated is part of the owner’s personal income. The legal structure of these startups is usually a sole proprietorship, a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), or a sub-chapter “S” Corporation. Corporate versus personal growth really becomes a lifestyle decision.

Entrepreneur 371

Entrepreneur Equity Dilution LLC 371

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

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Revenue Valuation Viral Retention 434

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2022

This leads to a constant search for safety nets, backup plans, and alternatives, rather than just getting to work, doing the job, and enjoying more and more learning, as well as confidence. Concentrate on highlighting your positives. It’s more natural to imagine failure than success.

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.Net Conversion Search Entrepreneur 336

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2021

According to Small Business Association figures, about six million Americans a year make the bold leap onto the startup path, with many more worldwide, and many have no corporate safety net to fall back on. Unfortunately, less than half of these new ventures survive beyond a few years. Too many of these have fallen into the passion trap.

Agile 363

Agile .Net Founder Entrepreneur 363

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Conscious Capitalism , a recent business movement which includes a large focus on culture and ethics, claims 3.2

Founder 120

Founder Software Review Offshore Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard as a sophomore, concocted “Facemash” in 2003 to get a lost girlfriend off his mind. He later changed the name to Facebook. But within five years it became an overnight success, and now has nearly 3 billion users worldwide.

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