ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

New startups are created every day – each with fresh ideas and solutions. However, the reality is stark: up to 90% of startups fail, with the average failure rate for the first year standing at 10%. The key lies in having a groundbreaking idea and understanding the broader tech landscape and the forces shaping it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

You need both to survive. As a hardware engineer, you already know the value, importance, and layout of a spec to keep you focused, but you may not be so familiar with the key elements of a business plan, and the way to use it to support and add credibility to your hardware solution. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

The defining fact of entrepreneurship is that execution is everything for a startup launch. In this article, we will discuss the key things that you need to do to get your startup off the ground. . Survival is the first goal and that is a hurdle that most businesses do not attain. 64% were able to grow their startups.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 11, 2022

This class has four parts that were like most lecture classes in international policy: Weekly Readings – 5-10 articles/week. And then they got of the classroom and interviewed 20+ beneficiaries, policy makers, and other key stakeholders testing their hypotheses and proposed solutions. interests and a proposal how the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Having a great idea in the wrong place won’t get you the funding you need, the experienced domain experts you want, or the pilot market results you need for survival.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare. Followers and linear thinkers need not apply. No risk, no innovation. Value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Having a great idea in the wrong place won’t get you the funding you need, the experienced domain experts you want, or the pilot market results you need for survival.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Key Takeaway: Over 90 percent of all new start-ups fail. 10:27] Should everyone get funding? [12:50]

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. To get us started, describe what EALgreen does in 10 words or less: Claudia: With excess inventory, EAL funds scholarships for college students. As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. In fact, it’s highly unlikely that you as the Founder will survive. Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Having a great idea in the wrong place won’t get you the funding you need, the experienced domain experts you want, or the pilot market results you need for survival.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own favorite list of “red flags” that signal the beginning of the end of their interest. Target market sizing higher than $10 billion. Don’t forget that investors look as much at the people as the idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare. Followers and linear thinkers need not apply. No risk, no innovation. Value creation.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

If you’re a startup founder, you’re probably looking at Google in some way, maybe in terms of partnership or acquisition, but maybe some level of suspicion and fear. In this post, I’ll try to organise the various startup engagement and outreach programs at Google. How can startups engage Google (credit: VC Cafe).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2019

by Rick Mac Gillis , founder and CEO of Dragon Cloud , author of “ The New Frontier In Web Api Programming “ Startups, more than any other type of business, are sensitive to change. Macro and micro influences which others survive can often be fatal to that of the startup. Because startups are fragile and fledgling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. In addition, young businesses enjoyed a three-decade high five-year survival rate of nearly 50 percent. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

— Unremarked and unheralded, the balance of power between startup CEOs and their investors has radically changed: IPOs/M&A without a profit (or at times revenue) have become the norm. . The startup process has become demystified – information is everywhere. This seems to be occurring more and more. Hire a CEO to Go Public.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2021

Further, we move in time, the harder it will be to compete and survive as a business without a digital ecosystem. The key point is the speed; every business must be fast despite any slowing factors – think fast, predict fast, adapt fast. Situations like the one we’ve witnessed the previous year became a new normal. Go Digital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Relationships are the key to survival and success for entrepreneurs, and first impressions usually turn into lasting impressions. Advance homework and preparation is key to every good first impression. It’s not smart to believe that your passion and gift of gab will impress anyone. Flaunt how much you know about every subject.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2021

Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10. Most startups begin first, and think about organization later.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The team at Innovation Leader had me over to share some observations on how to survive in a world of disruption in large organizations. 5:30: The cultural differences between startups and big companies. 9:10: Being an ambidextrous organization is the key to survival for a big company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Internet domain names can be acquired from most hosting providers or Network Solutions , for as little as $10/year each. Social media accounts. Copyrights.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Losing her dad at the age of 12 and surviving sexual abuse and assault, she persevered to become the 1st woman in U.S. Martha deployed six times to the Middle East and Afghanistan, flying 325 combat hours in the A-10 attack plane, earning the Bronze Star and six air medals. 6:17] What drove you to join the Air Force? [4:05]

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2014

According to Small Business Administration research , only half of new businesses survive for the first five years and only one-third of new businesses are able to survive for 10 years. Forbes reports an even more grim statistic , based on Bloomberg research, that of every 10 businesses, eight fail within the first 18 months.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Without a financial contingency plan in place, these unforeseen events can be harmful to the health of the business, potentially leading to insolvency before a startup is even off the ground. I commonly see perfectly viable startups that are simply unable to function due to a lack of cash flow.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

With these encouraging statistics, perhaps it’s little surprise the local authorities realize that high-tech startups are horses worth putting money on. The hope is to get even more experienced investors and entrepreneurs to invest in local startups and provide them with systematic management guidance and mentorship.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

By contrast, Staples closed down some underperforming facilities but increased its workforce by 10% during the recession, mainly to support the high-end product categories and services it introduced. Indeed 17% of the businesses from the HBR study didn’t survive the recession period. Still, no one knows how this one will play out.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

With the Covid-19 virus a worldwide pandemic, if you’re leading any startup or small business, you have to be asking yourself, “What’s Plan B? If you’re running a startup or small business, your first priority (after your family) is keeping your employees and customers safe. “Winter is coming.”. And what’s in my lifeboat?”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

After many years working in business and investing in startups, I’m convinced that the primary reason for new business and career failures is NOT a lack of skill or money, but people giving up too quickly on their dreams and goals. Thomas Edison is a classic example. He went on to start many successful companies, including General Electric.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Startups, as well as every existing business, need to realize that this brand perception is becoming more and more driven by their relationships with customers, as well as feedback from other customer brand relationships, made visible on social media and Internet websites like Yelp and Foursquare. According to Chris Malone and Susan T.

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

” Below are our favorite pieces from the past few years, divided in to a few key categories: fundraising, company building, product development, industry trends, and the life of a VC. Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. VCs sure do love writing. Happy reading! The Fundraising Process. ” (Rob Go).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2021

When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. Motivating yourself can be hard but practicing consistent habits such as reminding yourself of why you started can be a major boost. A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. 2- Three things.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. Several pockets of innovation in his agency have begun to look to startups and have tried to adopt lean methods. and 2) Why are startups innovative by design but companies are innovative by exception?–left

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Relationships are the key to survival and success for entrepreneurs, and first impressions usually turn into lasting impressions. Advance homework and preparation is key to every good first impression. It’s not smart to believe that your passion and gift of gab will impress anyone. Flaunt how much you know about every subject.

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