Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The market is changing so fast these days, and if you are not planning a solution today for tomorrow’s customers, you may be setting yourself up for failure and don’t even realize it. There are always new competitors who are planning their arrival tomorrow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. ” By August they had filed their incorporation paperwork and started marketing their new business.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Brian Zuercher , founder of Seen marketing platform software. He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode. In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were. Brian Zuercher.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Brian Zuercher , founder of Seen marketing platform software. He was also on the team that wrote the business plan for BlackGirlsCode. In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were. Brian Zuercher.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Here’s an 11 step complete guide on how to start a business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Create a sales plan. Write a business plan. Although a business plan isn’t mandatory, it can help you to crystallize your ideas.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

Writing a business plan is a must; failed entrepreneurs rarely take that step. Taking over an existing business is always the best bet; failed entrepreneurs prefer to start from scratch. But I would argue in B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses if you really know the market?—?and

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Here is where your Advisory Board can help you in finding real people with deep experience in your product domain, and gather some unbiased feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2018

That’s why I recommend that two co-founders are often better than one -- with one expert on the technical solution, and the other with business model experience. An advisory board of outside people with experience in your domain can give you the unbiased feedback you need, as well as connections for setting up distribution and sales channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Here is where your Advisory Board can help you in finding real people with deep experience in your product domain, and gather some unbiased feedback.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If you want to take the plunge and start your own photography business, there is a lot to consider. Here’s a complete, 10 step guide on how to start a photography business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Create a sales plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Here is where your Advisory Board can help you in finding real people with deep experience in your product domain, and gather some unbiased feedback.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2018

.: Connecting the Lessons of The Gospel with Today’s Business World “ As a business author, advisor and former CFO for a Fortune 500 company, I have been able to have a ringside seat to watch many ideas turn into successful companies. They are: Having a clearly defined business plan.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2010

Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Here is where your Advisory Board can help you in finding real people with deep experience in your product domain, and gather some unbiased feedback.

Business Model 120

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

If you want to take the plunge and start your own real estate business, there is a lot to consider. Here’s a complete, 11 step guide on how to start a real estate business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Create a sales plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies. It isnt until a customer actually clicks or calls to place an order that TPGTEXs developers will build the software. "We

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