Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. With a minimum viable product, your startup remains much more agile. Find customers, partners and channels early.

Agile 263

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 263

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you. Use social networking to start the wave.

Agile 230

Agile Entrepreneur Social Network Software Developers 230

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

They assure us that your fears and qualms are normal, but the next step in your journey is more than possible if you focus on this key set of practices with full intention, awareness, and agility-in-action: Capitalize on your best talents and strengths. Proactively prepare for the unexpected in business.

Leadership 227

Leadership Entrepreneur Agile Demand 227

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you. Use social networking to start the wave.

Agile 120

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? This applies to startups as well as big companies. Return on investment.

Technology 206

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 206

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Agile 290

Agile Startup Metrics Leadership 290

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2011

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? This applies to startups as well as big companies. Return on investment.

Agile 230

Agile Startup Architecture Distribution 230

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Cloud-served services will be an amplifier for almost any opportunity, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

Partner 328

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 328

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

As a good solution developer, it’s easy for you to see team members only as components of your business solution. I realize that you may want to spare the team your worries over market changes and competitors, but transparency on these matters creates trust and connection, and improves their focus on agility and inspires innovation.

Agile 270

Agile Leadership Social Media Stock 270

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It does require leadership at all levels of the organization to find shared values, set clear expectations, attract and develop talent, accelerate execution of a winning strategy, and generate a feeling of alignment, togetherness, and engagement every day. It’s about turning personal values into repeatable behaviors.

Leadership 291

Leadership Agile Metrics Programming 291

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Maximum agility for required pivots. Startups need the agility to test various business models and positioning messages. A soft launch is less stressful to the team and lets them more gradually re-acclimate from a development environment to a delivery environment. Time to train and prepare staff to deal with customers.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Startup Stealth Agile 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Investors, partners, team members, and customers implicitly value or devalue a startup based on the leader’s physical presence, emotional identity, social skills, intellectual agility, moral values, and past performance in the domain. Leadership brand development. Strategic proficiency. Focus on talent and people growth.

Leadership 120

Leadership Technical Review Due Diligence Valuation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Even these have had their ups and downs, but credit their team culture with a mindset of being innovative and agile, compared to the more prevalent corporate culture of focus on profits, repeatable processes, minimal risk, and business as usual. Have each develop a personal transformation plan with your support.

Agile 294

Agile Acquisition Analytics Restful 294

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Yet, it is important to remember that the most optimistic super angel is looking for a proven business model, rather than research and development, or just an idea. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Portfolio 342

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2022

It’s up to you to provide clarity around priorities, visualizing the required results, and developing a shared sense of being “in it together.” This requires embracing a team’s diversity of perspectives, and developing new agreements to support each other, be accountable, and coachable. Keep focus on the journey to a common goal.

Forecast 340

Forecast Agile Lean Distribution 340

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2023

Everyone in the company must adopt the principles of customer-first focus, agility in responding to change, and constant innovation to improve your processes as well as the solution. Develop a mindset of improvement versus defense.

Agile 229

Agile Leadership Global Distribution 229

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2021

Passionate entrepreneurs tend to develop rose-colored plans, over-estimating early sales and underestimating costs. To succeed, a new venture needs both iteration and agility. Know your markets and execute on your market opportunity by placing a priority on your customer’s experience and perception of value.

Agile 363

Agile .Net Founder Entrepreneur 363

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

In fact, I have long believed continual growth gets more and more difficult as your company gets bigger and more mature, as your organization develops repeatable processes and adds overhead to reduce risk. Everyone is looking for that magic strategy that will keep them growing, even during market and company changes.

Intellectual Property 322

Intellectual Property Acquisition Non-Compete Merger 322

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Cloud-served services will be an amplifier for almost any opportunity, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

Partner 310

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 310

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2020

Initially, you may be able to do everything in your startup, including product development, marketing, and shipping orders. As you move from development to rollout, a team effort is required, including marketing, sales, funding, and customers. Focus on communication and responsibility assignment.

Advisory Board 308

Advisory Board Agile Social Media Metrics 308

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Agile 235

Agile Metrics Leadership Demand 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Yet, it is important to remember that the most optimistic super angel is looking for a proven business model, rather than research and development, or just an idea. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Startup 314

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2019

Every successful entrepreneur needs to spend more time developing people, as the business grows. Effective rewards include public recognition for their efforts, special development assignments, as well as compensation. They will inspire team members to look outside the box and try new things for the development of their own potential.

Dilution 229

Dilution Agile Developer Demand 229

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2019

The keys to sustainable success require you to retain that sense of urgency, focus, and vigilance after the launch that you felt during the development and early funding stages. That requires trust and respect from all, as well as constant coaching and development to keep them committed to following you.

Angel Investor 220

Angel Investor Equity Leadership Demand 220

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2014

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Entrepreneur 277

Entrepreneur Agile Metrics Leadership 277

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2017

I like his list of competencies, with my tips on how to highlight them, to score certain people as potential business leaders to peers and investors: Agility in learning. Agility in learning is the ability to diagnose the need for new skill sets and to acquire them quickly, despite incessant business pressures of change and no time available.

Agile 141

Agile Non-Compete Angel Groups Venture Capital 141

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2017

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Agile 141

Agile Metrics Leadership Demand 141

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Cloud-served services will be an amplifier for almost any opportunity, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

Intellectual Property 150

Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud Agile 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Cloud-served services will be an amplifier for almost any opportunity, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

Partner 251

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 251

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Matching 233

Matching Startup Agile Metrics 233

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Marketing 235

Marketing Startup Agile Metrics 235

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Many have disappeared, and others have forgotten how to be agile and innovative. Yet, it is important to remember that the most optimistic Super Angel is looking for a proven business model, rather than research and development, or just an idea. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every aspect of every product requires development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile. More money is hard to find, and building efficient multiple processes is even harder. The probability of failure goes up exponentially as the number of product features increase.

Startup 287

Startup Bandwidth Distribution Agile 287

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2013

Passionate entrepreneurs tend to develop rose-colored plans, over-estimating early sales and underestimating costs. To succeed, a new venture needs both iteration and agility. Know your markets and execute on your market opportunity by placing a priority on your customer’s experience and perception of value.

Entrepreneur 259

Entrepreneur Agile .Net Founder 259

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2010

For the business leaders I know, these priorities almost always include the following: Business agility. Implicit in agility is increased productivity on change initiatives. How can my company keep up with the ever increasing rate of change in technology, core business strategies, and culture trends? Data security.

Entrepreneur 220

Entrepreneur Agile Architecture Distribution 220

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2010

Increase change agility. Change agility represents a startup’s ability to immediately and effectively engage everyone in pending changes and innovations. For starters, the whole team needs to be constantly trained and encouraged to develop their skills.

Startup 195

Startup Agile Metrics Leadership 195

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Cloud-served services will be an amplifier for almost any opportunity, not only in the developed world, but in the developing world as well. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup Cloud 120