Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Non-Compete 317

Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 317

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Entrepreneur 436

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Operations Social Media 436

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. What’s holding you back from jumping on the wave? Marty Zwilling.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. That extra two months spent traveling to fundraise is two months falling behind. It decreases your odds of being bought.

Las Vegas 120

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Phoenix Montana 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Yahoo has been an example of a company which expanded in all directions through 53 acquisitions, to the point where most customers were confused, and it was overtaken by Google as your main search engine. The solution is never to forget that initial clear purpose that translates into priorities.

Dilution 334

Dilution Metrics Acquisition Revenue 334

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I usually envision a 50-50 ownership split for their efforts, but every engineer believes the technology side deserves the majority share. Patents can raise startup valuation by investors by as much as a million dollars, and will attract acquisitions rather than copycats. Patents are not worth the effort, since big companies will win.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Intellectual Property Cofounder Bootstrapping 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2016

What they don’t realize is that about half the investment deals fail to close at this stage, including mergers and acquisitions , during the due-diligence process. This element is usually called technical due diligence and typically consists of a day with your engineering and marketing team led by internal team leaders.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Cap Table Intellectual Property 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. Marty Zwilling.

Hockey Stick 263

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Revenue 263

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support.

Hockey Stick 130

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Revenue 130

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Partner 147

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Scrappy guerilla marketing based on personal contacts and word-of-mouth campaigns gives way to more expensive customer acquisition using advertising, trade shows, and a marketing agency. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Guerilla Startup Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Partner 244

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 244

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. What’s holding you back from jumping on the wave? Marty Zwilling.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. You have to be found and favored by search engines. Search engines. If you web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. like Google.

Internet 241

Internet Social Bookmarking Social Media Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. You have to be found and favored by search engines. Search engines like Google are still the primary method for finding information on the Internet.

Social Bookmarking 233

Social Bookmarking Social Media Internet Web 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2016

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Founder 120

Founder Venture Capital Social Media Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2015

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Social Media Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

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. Most investors don’t want long-term commitments.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. What’s holding you back from jumping on the wave? Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. What’s holding you back from jumping on the wave? Marty Zwilling.

Offshore 139

Offshore Merger Technical Review Distribution 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. What’s holding you back from jumping on the wave? Marty Zwilling.

Offshore 120

Offshore Startup Merger Technical Review 120