Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 26, 2020
For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” If possible, quantify these in non-technical business terms, such as dollars saved or replacement costs over time. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. Description of the business entity you plan to form.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2012
A strategic combination can win in a new segment of the market, which neither of you could do alone in the same timeframe or at the same cost. Cost sharing and economies of scale. Companies work together on segments of their business where they believe they can minimize costs but not jeopardize their unique attributes.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 17, 2015
If your website or app (or its affiliates or business partners) collects, uses or discloses information that can be used to identify an individual or a device (e.g., Additionally, plan for an acquisition now by telling your users in your privacy policy that you may transfer the data in the event of a merger or acquisition.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Affiliate marketing and link exchange agreements. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 4, 2011
A strategic combination can win in a new segment of the market, which neither of you could do alone in the same timeframe or at the same cost. Cost sharing and economies of scale. Companies work together on segments of their business where they believe they can minimize costs but not jeopardize their unique attributes.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 22, 2022
These can trip up even the best, often at the cost of more than a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M. Case and Gerald M. Why do good teams go bad?
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 20, 2019
These can trip up even the best, often at the cost of more than a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M. Case and Gerald M. Why do good teams go bad?
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