Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2012

I offered that at Epiphany, my partner Ben’s office was the first place I would go when I thought I had new “insights.” He should make sure that there aren’t other parts of the business model (revenue model, pricing, partners, channel, etc.) Better, during that time brainstorm them with someone you trust.

Founder 316

Founder Cofounder Advisory Board Burn Rate 316

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

You need to identify pricing details, sales channels, strategic partners and a customized marketing plan consistent with your industry and target segment. Include advisory board member qualifications and key industry connections. What are your specific marketing and sales plans?

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Advisory Board Liquidity Event Startup 120

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

David Teten

JANUARY 23, 2021

I’ve been fortunate to be a Partner at two different VC firms over the past 9 years, and we’ve grown AUM 10X both times. Build the firm as much as possible before you solicit limited partners. . The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review 78

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Unfortunately, your personal assessment that you have traction probably won’t be convincing to potential investors and partners, so it’s important that you create and track your progress against some metrics. Assemble a credible inside advisory board and partners. Show validation data for business model key elements.

Advisory Board 199

Advisory Board Technical Review Metrics Business Model 199

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Marketing, sales, and partners. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships. Convince investors that you have lined up sales channels, strategic partners, and a viable marketing strategy.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback. They still thought we were building what we had presented in a PowerPoint slide as the product, but that didn’t work out in our case. . Tune in Thursday, Oct.

Columbus 245

Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 245

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback. They still thought we were building what we had presented in a PowerPoint slide as the product, but that didn’t work out in our case. . Tune in Thursday, Oct.

Columbus 120

Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 120

pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

It’s started by Marc Ruxin , a former A&R man for EMI Records who has been on a million advisory boards in the Valley and had several jobs in and around pop culture. I have enough sense at 46 to have 2 business partners that are in their 60s and one of them is our CEO. Great Article. off topic.

Entrepreneur 45

Entrepreneur San Francisco Silicon Valley Technical Review 45

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2023

Check out JP’s Youtube Channel. I just got off the phone with my partner and we're building a business model across the country doing that in the home services industry. This also goes to being a business advisor or advisory board member, or even a consultant. Like this show?

Marketing 54

Marketing Social Media Business Model Advisory Board 54

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

So I've been on boards, you know, going back to 1994 was my first board shortly after I sold my first company. I guess I was on the board of my first company, but we didn't really, we didn't have a board. Build, manage, and measure campaigns —across all channels — faster and easier. And it was a lot of fun.

Startup 86

Startup Cofounder Early Stage Founder 86

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). A couple of caveats about founders with “ideas.” FIgure out who you are.

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Advisory Board Customer Development Leadership 335

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

The partners actually welcome the lack of separation between work and personal life — “if we are home and not working, we do not feel comfortable, and that is great.&# And don’t forget the other coworkers who could become potential partners or clients down the road. Have an account? instead of having to travel home.

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 20, 2012

In both physical and Web/mobile channels, earlyvangelists display these common characteristics: They have a problem or need. Moreover, they can be potential advisory board candidates. Web/mobile businesses conduct customer discovery differently from those in the physical channel. They understand they have a problem.

Customer 119

Customer Advisory Board Engineer Cofounder 119

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

BHAG is one day be able to truly focus on what is ahead and its achievability and aim to change my goals always to stay relevant to my customers, employees, market, partners, investors and the society. Thanks to Margo Benge, The Creator’s Channel ! #12- It is their GOALS, expectation and desires that will drive success.

Papua New Guinea 64

Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 64

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? Their Partners all come from industry, where each has held senior level executive positions delivering industry-leading products.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53