Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners their tips on building an e-commerce business and here are the responses. #1- 4- Invest in content marketing Photo Credit: Alex Nigmatulin As entrepreneurs and business owners, one of our top tips for building a successful e-commerce venture is to invest in content marketing right from day one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose. The list goes on and on.

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Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

According to my experience and this Motley Fool article from a few years ago, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2012

Icon, innovator, brilliant entrepreneur and creator of “insanely great” products, Jobs was the founder and CEO of Apple. Jobs’ death on 5 Oct 2011 at the age of 56 due to pancreatic cancer has been one of the most talked about death in recent history. Often, it was either his way or the highway.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Often entrepreneurs pitch from the viewpoint of market shares. Startup competitions.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2020

by Wayne Titus, author of “ The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being “ Entrepreneurs and small business leaders are trying to figure out how to navigate COVID-19, from how to apply for loans and assistance to FMLA regulations. How can entrepreneurs work their plan and consult their advisers for assistance?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2023

In this article, entrepreneurs from various industries share their economic outlook, offering valuable insights into the current business landscape. #1- 3- Embracing AI Photo Credit: Bernardo Castro I think the cloud-based software industry is facing an exciting future as artificial intelligence continues to develop and evolve.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we unveil invaluable insights and strategies from experienced business leaders that can help guide you through any upcoming economic challenges. Review Your Software Subscriptions “Reviewing your software subscriptions can be a quick way to reduce costs.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2021

As a young female entrepreneur without much experience or reputation, fundraising can be a very stressful process. Harvard Business Review conducted research specifically on how male and female entrepreneurs get asked different questions by VCs and how it affects their funding. This requires careful preparation and a strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- It's like freelancing. Photo Credit: Richard Burner.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

However, many entrepreneurs have a fair share of beliefs and misconceptions about web design and development. This article seeks to point out some misconceptions about web design and development and explain what’s actually true. Every button or feature on a website takes hours of coding. Image source: Pixabay.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Here I make the case that entrepreneurs must stay focused on the prize, not the doubters. Entrepreneurs. ” **. It can be one of the strongest motivators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. Here the principles of finding any top executive apply, as I’ve covered in a previous article. Then the question becomes “How do I evaluate and attract the best technical talent?”

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2020

According to the US job report from the labor department, US employers have given off nearly 30 million positions from payrolls due to the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown. For example, when Kotlin was launched, hundreds of articles floated in the market predicting the end of Java. Similar reports came from India as well.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Beyond Google’s indexing you according to how much you’re using its proprietary software and platforms, you can help your page rank organically through your Google+ account. The majority of entrepreneurs market to their local area. Her articles have been published by the Hot in Social Media, Yahoo! Small Business, and PR Daily.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Penelope Trunk pushed me over the edge when she wrote that for the last two years she's been schlepping around a Harvard Business Review article called "The Making of an Expert" because: "The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. Not one of the successful entrepreneurs I know started as an expert.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 A new version of the Joel Test (draft) (This article is a draft - your comments are especially welcome as I think through these issues. There was a time when "web content" was considered "not code" and therefore not routinely source controlled. Please leave feedback!)

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 9, 2014

If you’re selling products or services online, you know how incredibly important reviews are to getting new business. Your potential customers can’t pick up your product and look it over before they decide to buy, but they can get opinions from others who already bought your product through online reviews. An Almost Perfect System .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

According to my experience and a this Motley Fool article, the challenge is very real, with around half of all new businesses no longer existing after five years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose. The list goes on and on.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 21, 2020

Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the companies they admire for their innovation. #1- As an entrepreneur in the digital marketing world, Facebook is a big part of my digital strategy for both my own business and my clients. Please do keep in touch and let me know when the article is done because I would love to read it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 8, 2012

Entrepreneurs, by definition, take an idea or a concept and strive to make that idea into a operating business. Although the scholarly process itself is not necessarily about the actual creation of a concrete “ something, “ it doesn’t mean that entrepreneurs can not learn from their erudite cousins in academia.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Frightening honesty.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 1, 2012

As an entrepreneur and blogger, I am always pleased when I see my articles shared on other sites, or linked to in the social media. Last week Maria Popova, the founder of brainpickings.org was interviewed by Brooke Gladstone of NPR’s On the Media about her latest creation, The Curator’s Code.

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ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

In this article we’ll take a thorough look at both WordPress and Webflow to help choose the right option for you. On the other hand, if your team is familiar and comfortable using no-code tools, Webflow might be a great option. Image source ). A brief overview of Webflow. As Mayank Sharma from Toptal shares : . Image source ).

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

A week before that, my co-founder and I attended the Boss Babes ATX WORK Conference, along with hundreds of other female creatives, and entrepreneurs where we met a potential founder, who then connected us to a restaurant owner. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. See you in 2011.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Dallas-based financial writer and founder of Careful Cents, Carrie Smith, shared her advice on what good bookkeeping means for entrepreneurs, and the good habits to adopt that will guide your business to success. If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you likely went into business to pursue a passion, not to become an accountant.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

Entrepreneurs around the world needs to be on constant focus all the time, when driving their businesses to growth. Especially the last three of these key factors are amongst those who can influence a lot, and this article we delve into the phenomenom of productivity. This and a lot more is what we try to answer in this article.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a While they had not previously invested in Austin, this firm was excited about the opportunity and had spent weeks performing diligence on the company.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This article previously appeared in War On The Rocks. Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. And from then on, innovation in semiconductors, supercomputers, and software would be driven by startups, not the government.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

Having said that, in this article, we’ll see a blend of tips for hiring in the post-COVID-19 era and how start-ups can create an environment to retain their best employees. Adopting software like SkillSurvey, LinkedIn Talent solutions, hosting events, sourcing, tracking, basically automating everything gets quick.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 11, 2021

Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- Gratitude keeps me motivated whenever I feel like this entrepreneur journey is just too darn hard. 3- I regularly review my goals and progress. This is why I regularly review my goals and progress. 1- Gratitude. Stick to the plan!

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