Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

In addition, every solution has to fit into the current political, cultural and economic environment to make it a viable business. For example, hydrogen-fueled engines were invented over a century ago, with a continuing promise of breathing air and exhaling pure water vapor and having over 200 companies active in the hydrogen sector today.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

If you think of your company as a ship, the culture is the engine. Without metrics, planning, and long-term thinking, how do you know that you’re going fast enough? Zvi frequently participates in thought leadership panels at Tech Cocktail, WordPress DC, DC PHP, and DCRUG events.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2013

People are one of your most important business assets. By calling people “assets,” I do not mean to objectify them — but maximizing resources is one of the responsibilities of business leadership. I’ve seen very positive results from the dialogue that managers hold with the leadership team about key employees.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And while startups and entrepreneurship courses are now being added to the curriculum, “How to write a business plan” seems to be the state of the art. Though they’re familiar with technology in the valley, I picked up some important cultural difference from students and startup engineers I talked to. Entrepreneurial Culture.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Companies are great at improving their existing business model and value propositions, but fall short when it comes to inventing entirely new business models, value propositions, and growth engines. Bad Habit #3: Insisting on untested and detailed business plans. Don’t ask innovators for business plans.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Management and Leadership – [link]. Reverse Engineering Your Startup’s Success - [link]. The Business Plan.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And while startups and entrepreneurship courses are now being added to the curriculum, “How to write a business plan” seems to be the state of the art. Though they’re familiar with technology in the valley, I picked up some important cultural difference from students and startup engineers I talked to. Entrepreneurial Culture.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

For instance, companies can engage with clients all over the world by utilizing digital marketing strategies such as search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing , and email marketing. Additionally, technology has the potential to give businesses the resources necessary to develop mobile-responsive websites and applications.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails? VentureBeat – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. They paid engineers $4,000 more entry-point. Engineering vs. non-engineering. [00:10:32]

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Learn how to market and brand your small business ? Master leadership skills ? A lot of the courses offered are within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) realm, but there are a number of arts and humanities courses as well as courses of interest to small business owners in entrepreneurship, finance, and careers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Goals, Strategies and Tactics (why startups & small business should pay attention to all 3) – [link]. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. Apple’s Problem: Google Is Getting Better At Design | Business Insider – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2013

Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw a while back to combine all the good features of several popular social networks on one site does not do it. Innovate to market leadership. Maintaining quality is key.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Companies are great at improving their existing business model and value propositions, but fall short when it comes to inventing entirely new business models, value propositions, and growth engines. Bad Habit #3: Insisting on untested and detailed business plans. Don’t ask innovators for business plans.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

Yet startup companies have traditionally used this model to manage and pace not only engineering but also non-engineering activities. In the next few posts that follow, I’ll describe more specifically how this model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. release of the product.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

A month or two before the QuickTime public announcement in May, the SuperMac hardware engineers (who had a great relationship with the QuickTime team at Apple) started a “ skunk works ” project. So SuperMac engineering also developed video compression software, called Cinepak. The software was idiot proof.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Learn how to market and brand your small business ? Master leadership skills ? A lot of the courses offered are within the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) realm, but there are a number of arts and humanities courses as well as courses of interest to small business owners in entrepreneurship, finance, and careers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2012

Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw a while back to combine all the good features of several popular social networks on one site does not do it. Innovate to market leadership. Maintaining quality is key.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. But years ago, we had no alternative – how to write a business plan was it. SB: I think ethics are a critical missing component of most business curriculums.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw a while back to combine all the good features of several popular social networks on one site does not do it. Innovate to market leadership. Maintaining quality is key.

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Board Effect

JULY 3, 2020

A little upfront planning alleviates a lot of problems as the year goes on. Having a budget supports the corporate business plan by mapping out the financial landscape for the coming year. Most importantly, an annual budget supports all the things an organization plans to do according to its business plan and mission.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 21, 2018

Good leadership is an essential ingredient to a startup’s success. Without it, even a startup with the best product idea and business plan can fail in the face of challenges and obstacles. A few years ago, tech and non-tech startups were recruiting engineers for their natural ability to solve problems.

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

We four instructors would grumble and complain to one another about our lack of leadership. And I understood engineering since I interacted with them almost daily. And finally, I had a great working relationship with our engineers who designed the chips. In reality it would be another 20 years.) I also knew our customers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I have a new book coming October 11th called The Commitment Engine – Making Work Worth It. The book is a more personal look at some of the important elements of building a business that serves your life and there’s a decidedly more “touchy-feely” nature. I have a business plan explain why they’re so different?

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2018

Gaining management and leadership skills is trickier but you’ll need them every day on your new business. Sign up on a leadership course (link to British Council in Singapore which offers courses) where you can practise skills face to face and gain a qualification. Google wasn’t the first online search engine.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2017

This gives leadership more time to spend going to the gemba , the place where the work is done, to gain a deeper understanding of the organization and the people with their hands directly on the product. #9 9 Reduced Costs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

What they do with the money is add more engineers and maybe hiring a marketing person. Another obvious hire is thus a financial controller or finance director – preferably somebody with business planning experiences and not just an accountant. B round companies need to also look for scaling opportunities.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. He picked engineers who were technically-driven but not entrepreneurially-driven. He picked engineers who weren’t comfortable taking risks as great as he wanted to take.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

.” The “no-go” camp also feared that the company didn’t have the skills or deep pockets needed to be successful in the direct-to-consumer business. “Companies that are good at direct-to-consumer marketing are experts in search engine marketing and content marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw recently to combine all the good features of several popular social networks on one site does not do it. Proving market leadership. Maintaining quality is key.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

There is No engine. Now for a bit of business background – more patience, please. When you look at small $1M to under $5 M businesses there is a design that works and supports growth oriented companies. Built in 1864 and sailed like it was back then. Everything is manual, nothing automatic. There is synergy in that.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

This is about as guiding a formulation of what effective business leadership and management is all about as we might ever read. I've written often about Amazon because of the company's outsized impact on competitive marketplaces and customer expectations across almost all of modern society and business. If so, we should talk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2010

I was an engineer so I started a surveying company, because that's what I knew. Build a business plan first. I strongly recommend it because going through that process is amazing, and if you are looking to build an advisory board, if you are looking for investment capital you, have to have a well-prepared business plan.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2011

So even as he worked full-time as an aerospace engineer, he’d work on BlogFrog. With the dotcom bubble burst in 2000, risk-averse investors wanted to invest in more than just a business plan – they wanted to see real customers and real revenue before they stumped up the money. The BlogFrog concept was born.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin. With that information in hand, Engineering estimates delivery dates and development costs.

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