Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling.

Cost 255

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You know, there were a number of small businesses in San Diego that were producing hard drives and computer assemblies and, you know, a lot of stuff in the IT sector, and I had gone off to meet a bunch of them because I didn’t know if I could get a job. By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet.

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Technical Cofounder San Diego Startup 337

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2019

Attracting new customers to grow any online business can be tough. But for small businesses, like startups, carrying out an effective marketing strategy is critical to their very survival. For example, let’s say your business needs to generate $100,000 each month in sales to make a profit. Marketing: startup style.

Marketing 147

Marketing Startup Burn Rate Advertising 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2017

They assume that every business role comes with health insurance, a subsidized retirement plan, and maybe a company car or first-class travel. The longer you wait to start your own business, the higher the default burn rate, and the less happy you will be to take a financial step down. You must be all of these and more.

Salary 147

Salary Burn Rate Vertical Equity 147

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125