Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the existing organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. These business leaders get demands from all organizations for more, more, more, with little ability to quantify payback. Integration. How do I integrate these to maximize my return?

Technology 206

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 206

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2016

In this era of rapid technology advancement, an open mind must be the norm in leveraging the latest tools and process architectures. Optimize team efforts with the latest technology and tools. This means regular team training and update sessions, bringing in outside experts, and working with partners and vendors on win-win deals.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Architecture Agile Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2011

Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the existing organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. These business leaders get demands from all organizations for more, more, more, with little ability to quantify payback. Integration. How do I integrate these to maximize my return?

Agile 230

Agile Startup Architecture Distribution 230

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2016

Technology, architecture, and feature descriptions. This first section of every product plan defines the market, sizes the opportunity, and discusses individual needs and requirements that will be provided by your product and service. These requirements must be based on market analysis, expert input, and existing customer feedback.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Product Architecture Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2022

Everyone is predicting a rise in massive open online courses (MOOC) , that will drive the need for new course content, architecture, and delivery approaches. As Boomers migrate to the Sunbelt, and everyone orders more online, I can hardly wait for drones to use the sky to help out. Education: More students and different classes.

Architecture 258

Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 258

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Software services, on the other hand, involve the creation of software customized for a specific situation, with a relatively low level of leverage and reuse. Outsourcing for services needs to be carefully managed.

Software 129

Software Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete 129

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Technology, architecture, and feature descriptions. This first section of every product plan defines the market, sizes the opportunity, and discusses individual needs and requirements that will be provided by your product and service. These requirements must be based on market analysis, expert input, and existing customer feedback.

Entrepreneur 310

Entrepreneur Architecture Business Plan Startup 310

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Maximize technology architecture and standards. Continuous innovation to maintain your competitive advantage does not mean that you can ignore current architectures and standards. Anticipating and planning for worst-case scenarios, and having a Plan-B, will enable the quick-response and pivots required to put a startup back on track.

Architecture 235

Architecture Startup Operations Metrics 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

Everyone is predicting a rise in massive open online courses (MOOC), that will drive the need for new course content, architecture, and delivery approaches. As Boomers migrate to the Sunbelt, and everyone orders more online, I can hardly wait for drones to use the sky to help out. Education: More students and different classes.

Architecture 209

Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 209

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2011

Maximize technology architecture and standards. Continuous innovation to maintain your competitive advantage does not mean that you can ignore current architectures and standards. Anticipating and planning for worst-case scenarios, and having a Plan-B, will enable the quick-response and pivots required to put a startup back on track.

Architecture 250

Architecture Startup Operations Metrics 250

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. This is a positive culture created by an atmosphere of trust and confidence in the solution, as well as other members of the team.

Founder 239

Founder Architecture Startup Public Relations 239

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2014

Technology, architecture, and feature descriptions. This first section of every product plan defines the market, sizes the opportunity, and discusses individual needs and requirements that will be provided by your product and service. These requirements must be based on market analysis, expert input, and existing customer feedback.

Product 254

Product Entrepreneur Business Plan Architecture 254

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

Everyone is predicting a rise in massive open online courses (MOOC), that will drive the need for new course content, architecture, and delivery approaches. As Boomers migrate to the Sunbelt, and everyone orders more online, I can hardly wait for drones to use the sky to help out. Education: More students and different classes.

Architecture 144

Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 144

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. This is a positive culture created by an atmosphere of trust and confidence in the solution, as well as other members of the team.

Developer 326

Developer Marketing Architecture Startup 326

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

It can establish architecture and industry-interface standards. With a strategic partnership, they can combine their product strengths with minimal cost and time, rather than each funding new development. Both then capitalize on new strengths and bundling for growth.

Non-disclosure Agreement 120

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2010

New this year are business use of social technology, sustainability and green IT, emerging energy technologies, enterprise architecture, Pattern-Based Strategy, and performance management. For the latest info, Gartner recently released their 2010 Hype Cycle Special Report , detailing some of the biggest trends in technology this year.

Startup 228

Startup Architecture Green Technology 228

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2010

Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the IT organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. They get demands from all organizations for more, more, more, with little ability to quantify payback. Integration. How do I integrate these to maximize my return?

Entrepreneur 220

Entrepreneur Agile Architecture Distribution 220

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. This is a positive culture created by an atmosphere of trust and confidence in the solution, as well as other members of the team.

Marketing 120

Marketing Architecture Public Relations Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Business architecture pivot. Geoffrey Moore, many years ago, observed that there are two major business architectures: high margin, low volume (complex systems model), or low margin, high volume (volume operations model). Most customers buy solutions, not platforms. You can’t do both at the same time.

Silicon Valley 273

Silicon Valley Architecture Startup Channel 273

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Business architecture pivot. Geoffrey Moore, many years ago, observed that there are two major business architectures: high margin, low volume (complex systems model), or low margin, high volume (volume operations model). Most customers buy solutions, not platforms. You can’t do both at the same time.

Lean 255

Lean Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Architecture 255