Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. Unfortunately, the Internet and heavily funded startups have nurtured a customer expectation of free web services and free smartphone apps. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Valuation 235

Valuation Revenue Viral Retention 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. Unfortunately, the Internet and heavily funded startups have nurtured a customer expectation of free web services and free smartphone apps. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Revenue 434

Revenue Valuation Viral Retention 434

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 310

Customer Startup Social Media Acquisition 310

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this age of instant and global communication via social media and the Internet, I see more and more evidence that delighted customers should be your top priority.

Customer 285

Customer Metrics Algorithm Community 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2020

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change?

Conversion Ratio 308

Conversion Ratio Startup Business Model eCommerce 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Growth entrepreneurs quickly find themselves removed from day-to-day operations, and become more and more occupied by transactions with lawyers, investors, and potential acquisition partners. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

Small Business 311

Small Business Small Business Administration SBA Equity 311

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.

Social Media 247

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Consolidation.

Dilution 355

Dilution Startup Merger Flash 355

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2014

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 245

Customer Entrepreneur Social Media Acquisition 245

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Also, mergers, acquisitions, and alliances with other companies almost always drive the need to modify your organizational entity for legal or operational purposes. In addition, you can find a wealth of information online via the Internet, from tax experts and industry associations.

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LLC Limited Liability Company Cofounder Preferred Stock 210

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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

Social Bookmarking 233

Social Bookmarking Social Media Internet Web 233

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 132

Customer Social Media Acquisition Internet 132

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

If you are proposing a merger or acquisition, or simply seeking an investor for your business, the process is the same. These days, with the wealth of information on the Internet and social media, there is no excuse for not finding a connection, even if the pitch is long distance.

Merger 146

Merger Angel Investor Social Media Audience 146

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention and high revenue per employee. Unfortunately, the Internet and heavily-funded startups have nurtured a customer expectation of free web services and smartphone apps. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Revenue 246

Revenue Entrepreneur Valuation Viral 246

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or angels.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. Unfortunately, the Internet and heavily funded startups have nurtured a customer expectation of free web services and free smartphone apps. High customer loyalty and high team passion.

Revenue 145

Revenue Valuation Startup Viral 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2015

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

Customer 120

Customer Social Media Acquisition Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. Mergers and acquisitions pace improving. We often forget that one person’s loss is a gain for others. Venture capitalists invested $4.8

Merger 201

Merger Venture Capital United States Acquisition 201

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

They know you and your brand, so this should minimize your customer acquisition cost for the new product. In addition to adding physical locations regionally and globally, the cost to provide an online Internet presence is now at an all-time low. New products or services to existing customers. Offer your business as a franchise.

Bandwidth 246

Bandwidth Incubator .Net Global 246

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Exit Strategy 241

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering IPO Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Virtual teams need a tool-acquisition process, training program and support contact for all technology provided. With the Internet, every startup today has global reach and visibility. Necessary tools are provided and supported for collaboration. Tool availability is the responsibility of the startup, not the individual.

Product 120

Product Global Acquisition Metrics 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

They know you and your brand, so this should minimize your customer acquisition cost for the new product. In addition to adding physical locations regionally and globally, the cost to provide an online Internet presence is now at an all-time low. New products or services to existing customers. Offer your business as a franchise.

Entrepreneur 250

Entrepreneur Bandwidth Incubator .Net 250

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Exit Strategy 231

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

The way to start is with a sample financial model, freely available from many sources on the Internet, such as this one from Entrepreneur. What if your customer acquisition cost assumptions have to change? Your credibility with investors, and your confidence in any request, depends on these answers.

Conversion Ratio 120

Conversion Ratio Startup Business Model eCommerce 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Consolidation.

Dilution 224

Dilution Merger Flash Global 224

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Consolidation.

Dilution 187

Dilution Merger Flash Global 187

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions. For others, including Facebook, it is penetrating China despite political constraints, and India, where only thirty percent of the population is on the Internet. But never take your eye off today’s customer.

Startup 361

Startup Social Media India Acquisition 361

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet, often make the cycle in five to ten years, or even less. This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Consolidation.

Dilution 134

Dilution Merger Flash Global 134

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2022

Stepping into unknown territories takes real customer acquisition marketing and new costs through social media, public relations, and advertising campaigns. Start today with new customer acquisition efforts. Penetrating new customer segments is not so easy. New generation of customers expect more service.

Global 276

Global Marketing Acquisition Public Relations 276

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263