Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Solutions and inventions alone do not make a business. In fact, I recommend that you search for the problem first, rather than creating a solution looking for a problem. Choose a business model that will win in the market. Find market evidence of customers with means who are willing to pay for a solution.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Government Agile Differentiation 201

Steve Blank

JANUARY 4, 2010

They used Customer and Agile development to search for a scalable and repeatable business model to become a large company. A “ scalable startup” takes an innovative idea and searches for a scalable and repeatable business model that will turn it into a high growth, profitable company. Lessons Learned.

Hockey Stick 276

Hockey Stick Venture Capital Startup Cofounder 276

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 3, 2018

Every business — theoretically, at least — has customers, but that doesn’t mean that every business needs a CRM. There are, however, a few different business models that will be able to realize significant benefits from an investment in CRM software. Taking the time to find the perfect fit will pay off in the long run.

Artificial Inteligence 83

Artificial Inteligence Agile Software Small Business 83

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the business model have been empirically validated. Truth: There’s nothing wrong with raising venture capital. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital.

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 167

Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

Also divide the world among business vs consumer usage, and then subdivide consumer into the three business models of the internet… commerce, premium services, and advertising. Businesses large and small are still figuring out how ubiquitous computing will impact their employees, customers, and business partners.

Mobile 160

Mobile Advertising Bandwidth Web 160

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

The one-page pitch format is also more suitable for SaaS businesses that are constantly testing new ideas. Your pitch is going to cover your strategy (what you’re going to do), your tactics (how you’re going to do it), your business model (how you will make money), and your schedule (who is doing what and when).

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

It’s important to differentiate between ideas that have been or can be patented and ideas thought up late night in a dorm-room. Key attributes of an entrepreneur on a founding team are passion, determination, resilience, tenacity, agility and curiosity. A couple of caveats about founders with “ideas.”

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Advisory Board Customer Development Leadership 335

bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

But for every entrepreneur who has seriously considered the pluses and minuses of working with a dev shop in the context of the specificities of their business model, there are five who are hiring a dev shop because (a) they are lazy, (b) they don’t know any better, or (c) all of the above. Scissor.com is another agile option.

Hiring 40

Hiring Technical Review Agile Software Review 40

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

2) Design ethic vs engineers - Over the course of the last 5-10 years, many software-based startups are being built on competitive advantages of design and business model rather than technical differentiation. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

wordsting.com

APRIL 4, 2013

Too often Agile development methodologies are used to excuse lack of process and planning (still possible, just only as far as you can see). Inbound or content-driven marketing can differentiate you, but requires patience and several good writers. Rigorously simple copywriting for software products. April 1, 2013.

Lean 61

Lean Startup Software Review San Francisco 61

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2019

The customer experience is the customer’s perception of their interaction with your business. Vanguard decided that focusing on customer experience would help them differentiate from their competitors: Set up experimentation around customizing and personalizing the customer experience. They are too busy disrupting.

Artificial Inteligence 114

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Metrics SEO 114