Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Startup founders are known for their passion for their startup idea, and for their passion to kill every competitor. As small companies, neither startup could afford to extend their product alone, but through creative leadership, we were able to negotiate a win-win strategic partnership for a joint product.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Here’s one reason why: Startups can do anything. Startups can do anything.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Obviously, you need to promote these events via multiple digital and traditional marketing channels. They won’t find you. Be prepared to give away to participants something memorable that they actually want.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. If you’re an early-stage enterprise startup services revenue is exactly what you need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

I strongly recommend a dramatic departure from this model, called “planned iteration” or Lean Startup methodology, where you assume you won’t get it right the first time, so you launch with a minimum viable product (MVP). With a minimum viable product, your startup remains much more agile. Find customers, partners and channels early.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. Get support from credible industry groups and partners. Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As an investor in startups, I most often see entrepreneurs who are technologists, or at least have a real passion for a specific product. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Eric Ries , entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup. The focus of our first segment with Eric was, “What is the Lean Startup” and how did it start? Origins of the Lean Startup.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment with a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This week they were testing their hypotheses about the sales “Channel” – how a company delivers its value proposition (i.e. There are two major channels: physical channels and virtual (web/mobile) channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

These disruptive technologies also have the potential for exposing your business to new competitors, including a wealth of startups that can jeopardize your core business, and redefine the marketplace. This may require you selling exclusivity, doing channel development, or alliances with new partners.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Below is the first landscape of Israeli startups building the Metaverse, which we published last month in Calcalist , which helps explain our view a bit. We mapped over 50 startups that collectively raised more than $3.5 The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (Source: Calcalist / Remagine Ventures ). Gaming + web3/NFTs.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Eric Ries on Lean Startup methodology, via Wikipedia. I strongly recommend a dramatic departure from this model, called “planned iteration” or Lean Startup methodology, where you assume you won’t get it right the first time, so you launch with a minimum viable product (MVP). Find customers, partners and channels early.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

For decades large companies have gone shopping in Silicon Valley for startups. What can companies learn from others’ failed efforts to integrate startups into large companies? The answer - there are two types of integration strategies, and they depend on where the startup is in its lifecycle. The Innovation Portfolio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A common pain of startups after an exhilarating first surge of early adopters is a long and frustrating plateau of slow growth, where it seems like nothing you do will get your business to profitability. Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Aggressively enter new markets and sales channels.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community. You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

The Lean LaunchPad class uses the three “ Lean Startup ” principles: Alexander Osterwalders “ business model canvas ” to frame hypotheses. Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs. Your potential exit partners are also a customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Here is my list of the ten most common sources of funding today, in reverse priority sequence, with some rules of thumb to channel your focus: Seek a bank loan or credit-card line-of-credit. Trade equity or services for startup help. Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Solicit venture capital investors.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 31, 2023

Whether it’s marketing yourself as an expert, writing Shopify-specific content, or partnering with other Shopify Partners, fitting into the Shopify Partners and Ecosystem is one of the crucial steps. The Shopify Experts marketplace operates with the Shopify Partner program — the actual site and community management system.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2018

So having a good communication network is essential for your startup. Being a new startup, you should be careful while selecting one. Due to its reliable services, Charter Spectrum can help you a lot to grow your startup. Faster communication with partners. These benefits will grow your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

But for startups with limited resources and experience, I always recommend a soft launch or toe-in-the-water approach in a local market -- and scale up later. In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Proceed with caution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Key partners. No startup or entrepreneur is an island.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 6, 2021

When a company is pitching a VC, there is typically one partner who is the advocate for the deal and is shepherding the process. Part of what I like about working with my partners is that I really believe that our collective decision-making is better than our decision-making as individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2010

For that, you need to implement a winning distribution channel strategy. Common channel strategies include direct to customer, distributor, and joint venture arrangements. For many markets these days, the channel owns the market. Evolve the channel strategy as you grow. Deal with channel conflict openly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Others have seized on the opportunity to restructure their business for the future, eliminate marginal processes, and find new growth partners. I recommend using digital channels, including email and social media, personalized, if possible, with promotions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

As we put the final touches on Lean Startup Conference 2018 , I wanted to take a moment to share more about some of the panels, workshops, and events. Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn and Greylock Partners will be talking about “blitzscaling” with his co-author Chris Yeh, and Stanford Professor Bob Sutton.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

Probably 80% of the startups I know have found human resource issues to be the most treacherous. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Setting the wrong or no expectations is another of the most consistent problems I see with every startups.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 14, 2019

It is estimated that at least 80% of all startups rely on personal funds from their founders for operations, albeit in their formative stages. So, below is a list of steps you should undertake that ensure that your money is adequately channeled into your trade. It pays to draw the line and separate your funds from those of the startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to become the next unicorn. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. Automate to the max.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

The startup world is a perfect microcosm for these strange times — even in normal circumstances, a startup is always on a tightrope, one step away from unicorn status or financial ruin. As startups pivot to meet the changing landscape, here are four things to consider: 1. Short of layoffs, there are other channels for savings.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

Since most startups in 2022 are going online, you need to think about starting your business on the Internet. A startup on online platforms is an excellent idea for those who like flexible working hours and complete control over their income. Before preparing to launch for a startup, consider the following factors: Expertise.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

Adopting the models of Emotional Intelligence to startups. So, to build a successful product, startups need to really understand their users – what motivates them, how do they ‘work’, what do they respond to. Relationships with users, partners, investor and your team. Share/Bookmark.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Using a tool like SparkToro , you can uncover the channels and influencers that your audience is most engaged with. Interviewing them will provide you with their wants and needs from a messaging perspective and uncover topic ideas and distribution channels. Your existing clients are your most significant source of insights.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Although it looks challenging to embrace, it is worth every effort invested in it, especially when you acquire the right knowledge and suitable partners. Such are the right partners that your business needs. The post What PCI Compliance Means for Your Business appeared first on The Startup Magazine. What is PCI Compliance?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Startups need to survive and thrive on a shoestring budget, which is why it’s based on rapid experimentation. Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel.

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