Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2012

I always hate it when I see startups invest millions of dollars in technology before they validate their ideas in the market, only to find that customers seem to be looking for something slightly different. Leverage the technology to change directions as needed. Test your idea early in a form that is easy and inexpensive to modify.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 10, 2010

In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. For example, Priceline has to sell each hotel chain on the value of their service, create integrations between hotel management systems and their database (in real time), and negotiate legal and financial details.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? What's you believe is your biggest technology risk, if any? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Who's the customer? Who are the main competitors?

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Write your business plan and develop your business model with this in mind so you can avoid these issues. . You can choose from a few different types of business plans depending on your needs. If you’re seeking investment, you need a traditional business plan. Technology. Be specific.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? What's you believe is your biggest technology risk, if any? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Who's the customer? Who are the main competitors?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2017

With everything it takes to get your business off the ground, or maintain it, keeping track of cybersecurity can be tough. Thanks to cloud computing and SaaS/PaaS business models, cybersecurity is much more accessible to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Well, technology can only do so much.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The 21 NSF teams had been out of the classroom for just 15 hours as they filed back in with their business model canvas presentations. Their assignment appeared (to them) to be deceptively simple: Write down their initial hypotheses for the 9 components of their company’s business model (who are the customers?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a nutshell, cloud migration is a potentially complex process where a company completely or partially shifts its services, databases, applications, resources, and more to the cloud. After the cloud migration completes, some companies also sell off unneeded technology to other businesses for a fast and sizable boost to their coffers.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 25, 2012

That’s also the (freemium) business model: monetizing the communication features and possibly giving users the ability to buy ‘promoted spots’ in the future. The data in the Rompr database is crowdsourced from users and can be about events (time-limited) and fixed places (e.g. This startup has got you covered.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

I always hate it when I see startups invest millions of dollars in technology before they validate their ideas in the market, only to find that customers seem to be looking for something slightly different. Leverage the technology to change directions as needed. Test your idea early in a form that is easy and inexpensive to modify.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Since most business is conducted online these days, your security strategy needs to include protecting your digital data and financial transactions. Any platforms or databases that your business depends on should be protected by a good antivirus and firewall software. IT Security.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2019

Having an up-to-date online presence – your website, social media and email database – is essential. Brainstorm with your staff to find customer service ideas to generate repeat business and customer advocacy that fit your offer and business model. Smart technology. Technology is a double-edged sword for retailers.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Who Controls the Future of Technology? The Journal says that the consumerization of technology wins out in the end, and that: In the past, CIOs and their staff had a reputation for being snarky, geeky guys who were always looking for ways to tell employees what they couldn’t do. Business Technology'

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BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

With over 120,000 developers using the platform, 100,000 projects protected, 350,000 downloads per month, and notable partnerships with Heroku, JFrog and Microsoft Sonar, Snyk has proven it can get developers to fully adopt a security solution, and the importance of having the strongest database of known vulnerabilities in open source.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today, the virtual business model has a radically new relationship with employees. Instead of going to the office and seeing team members face-to-face, the only contact they have is via phone, email, and other technologies. . Integrating remote work into your startup business plan doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan. Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector. Technology is changing how Nigerians live and do business, quite often in a remarkable way.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

This is not a comprehensive list, but merely an attempt to highlight some of the most notable examples relevant for technology-enabled startups. Some corporations emulate this model by creating their own wholly-owned VC entities, typically with one LP: the corporate balance sheet. 1) Corporate Venture Capital.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Best practices for developing a brand identity Here are some best practices to consider when developing a brand identity for your SaaS platform: Define your brand values: Define your SaaS business model, brand values, mission, and vision. Choose the right technology stack. What are their needs? Design your architecture.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. But in business, you want a lot of partners. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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OnlyOnce

APRIL 26, 2011

I share the column with my colleagues Jack Sinclair and George Bilbrey and we cover how to approach the business of email marketing, thoughts on the future of email and other digital technologies, and more general articles on company-building in the online industry – all from the perspective of an entrepreneur. If yes, go on.

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The Next Web

MARCH 30, 2013

Like most agency business models, these guys exploit the inefficiency in a two-­sided market. That may well be true, but I’m not sure it matters ­ the role you play isn’t required by technology companies who can easily connect with candidates using more elegant and tailored alternatives). Go to the coders.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

What is the risk-benefit calculus for developing and protecting proprietary technologies vs. buying or licensing them (“ build vs. buy ”)? How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ? Building and populating databases of user-supplied information and content (copyright).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2018

A CIO survey reveals 89% of enterprises said their industry is either being disrupted by digital technology, or such disruption is only a matter of time, even after spending an average of $5.7 Other issues faced are the lack of (qualified) resources and the complexity of using multiple technologies. Digital failure is sizeable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

That is where the true potential of a data science business focusing on data comes into play. There are a variety of B2B business opportunities that you can focus on and use to succeed. Types of Businesses You Can Start in Data Science. Analyzing data and businesses through their data is a very important task.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

If you can prove a business model, traction, and potential for a tremendous scale with the right backing, you could be a ripe target to be acquired. . IP & Technology. Is it cheaper for them to design and experiment with their own technology from scratch, or to acquire something existing and proven? Team & Talent.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Technological progress has significantly altered our lives, specifically by increasing carbon dioxide emissions from various corporations. Reducing the harmful impact on the environment is an important step towards sustainable business practices. Corporate software can integrate with other programs, such as the corporate database.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. Massive proprietary databases?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Startups rarely survive by guessing, and can only create products and business models based on facts about their target market. Existing companies can segment their email database to reveal their most loyal customers. Facts about your customers don’t come from your friends and families. Pivot the product entirely.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

They don’t follow traditional business models; instead, they try new and innovative ways to offer solutions to a problem they aren’t even sure anyone would want. Online merchants usually use a bin database to validate credit card payments, which protects both the business and buyers in the online marketplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing. Steve Seitz.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Prior to Aster, Ajeet worked at Oracle where he was part of the team that first launched Oracle Database to the Amazon EC2 cloud. — Rather than put work into creating a new markets for his business ideas, Ajeet looks for business opportunities in existing markets. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Prior to Aster, Ajeet worked at Oracle where he was part of the team that first launched Oracle Database to the Amazon EC2 cloud. — Rather than put work into creating a new markets for his business ideas, Ajeet looks for business opportunities in existing markets. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. They kind of invented this business model. Google has optimized this open source to freemium model in almost all of its products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization.

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