Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option. They are now actively recruited for many roles.

Cost 313

Cost Stock Options Cloud Differentiation 313

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Use the cloud and subscriptions for computing technology. With Google, you get all the storage you need in the cloud for free. These steps alone can reduce your monthly burn rate by at least $10K. Gone are the days of required $50K computer servers onsite, with big software license fees up-front.

Cost 405

Cost Entrepreneur Burn Rate Social Media 405

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone.

Partner 310

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 310

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo.

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Revenue Cloud Curation B2B 420

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing, meaning big servers have left the building. All the IT work in most startups is done by a college intern, or the owner’s son. Chief Legal Officer.

CTO Hire 252

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2023

Before you focus a senior decision maker on your new cloud technology and distributed data, make sure he or she understands how it will lower user privacy exposures, rather than increase them. Personal privacy protection. Customers are always looking for a better user experience, and they don’t want their privacy compromised.

Elevator Pitch 272

Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile Technology 272

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2023

I do believe we all need reality checks to face our challenges head-on, so that we can deal with them and survive, rather than just float along in the clouds until our dreams evaporate. I also hope these themes don’t send a totally negative message, because the book is funny as well as thought provoking. Marty Zwilling

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Entrepreneur Non-Compete Startup Cloud 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2023

For example, “While Product X has worked well in the server market, my product also provides Cloud support, to drastically reduce IT costs and maintenance.” Talk about competitors with positive statements about the advantages of your own product. Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line.

Intellectual Property 279

Intellectual Property Cloud Leadership Global 279

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing, meaning big servers have left the building. All the IT work in most startups is done by a college intern, or the owner’s son. Chief Legal Officer.

CTO Hire 244

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Angel Investor 244

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option. They are now actively recruited for many roles.

Stock Options 319

Stock Options Cloud Differentiation Social Media 319

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2023

When things are not going well, or when the future is clouded with unknowns, expect to find people on the team who are scared and angry. He calls it strategic empathy , which is sincerely focusing on the individual, but always with the big picture of the business as top of mind: Expect anxiety on the team and deal with it directly.

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Leadership Cloud Sales Entrepreneur 242

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Then actively listen to input, asking questions to get to the root cause before jumping to conclusions that may be clouded by ego, biases, and previous similar experiences. Always start by taking a few deep breaths to reset your mind and body when approached with a new issue. Look at each challenge with a fresh and clean perspective.

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Demand Cloud Email Management 257

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

If you get angry or upset, and adopt a victim’s mindset, your little cloud of gloom will spread like a major depression across the rest of the office. In business, when growth eludes you, it may seem like you have no choice but to cut prices and people, when you could be finding better customer fits and more value.

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Angel Investor Leadership Agile Cloud 369

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2021

Today with the growing number of disruptive technologies available, like cloud computing, wireless sensors, Big Data, and mobile devices, an incremental solutions mindset is no longer enough to win. John Sculley, in his classic book “ Moonshot!:

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Cloud Technology Mobile Entrepreneur 435

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2020

I do believe we all need reality checks to face our challenges head-on, so that we can deal with them and survive, rather than just float along in the clouds until our dreams evaporate. I also hope these themes don’t send a totally negative message, because the book is funny as well as thought provoking. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 435

Entrepreneur Non-Compete Cloud Campaign 435

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Driven by the current pandemic, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. Donna Fenn, in her book from the last decade, “ Upstarts!

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Viral Revenue Distribution Cloud 430

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

Before you focus a senior decision maker on your new cloud technology and distributed data, make sure he or she understands how it will lower user privacy exposures, rather than increase them. Personal privacy protection. Customers are always looking for a better user experience, and they don’t want their privacy compromised.

Technology 412

Technology Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile 412

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

When things are not going well, or when the future is clouded with unknowns, expect to find people on the team who are scared and angry. He calls it strategic empathy , which is sincerely focusing on the individual, but always with the big picture of the business as top of mind: Expect anxiety on the team and deal with it directly.

Leadership 420

Leadership Cloud Sales Entrepreneur 420

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment. Online gaming has moved from the geeks to the mainstream. The audience is now the actors.

Technology 243

Technology Social Media Analytics Cloud 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2023

Optimism is essential for long-term success, but it can delay or cloud short-term decision requirements. Using data metrics alone for decisions, without seeking the root problem and alternative solutions, kills creativity. Let’s just be optimistic. Be a realist when making a decision and an optimist when implanting it.

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Marketing Metrics Differentiation Demand 299

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Moving information platforms to the Internet cloud. Expanding businesses today forces a full dependency on storing and moving data through the cloud, exposing it to additional risk from security breaches and data loss. The opportunities for disconnects and disruptions go up again as the business scales to this level.

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Cloud API Distribution Software 208

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. I’m not talking here about a small pivot.

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Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Startup 265

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing. All the IT work in most startups is done by a college intern, or the owners son. Chief Legal Officer. Also known as General Counsel, this position is an expensive one to fill and maintain.

CTO Hire 227

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Angel Investor 227

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Without proper communication to the team, these changes look like random shifts in direction, which negate the efforts of team members, and raise a cloud of fear and indifference. Virtually every startup has to make real-time changes to their product, plan, or market, as they learn from initial customer interactions.

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Startup Social Media Cloud Founder 320

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2022

Don’t let a “nearsighted” view cloud the “big-picture” view; success in the best interests of all. Every leader needs to balance ambition with humility, restrain one’s ego, treat others with respect, create positive impressions, and adopt a long-term perspective of success. Contemplate your legacy to others. Why do people resist change?

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Management Merger Leadership Affiliate 297

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Cloud Computing. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives.

Technology 216

Technology Social Media Cloud Retention 216

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Newer collaboration platforms, such as Zoom and the Cloud, are a step up from your legacy internal platform. Customers and peer groups, including freelancers, are already using popular social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, so make them a part of your team culture. Measure results in terms of customer satisfaction.

Social Media 270

Social Media Cloud Hosting Employee 270

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2020

For example, “While Product X has worked well in the server market, my product also provides Cloud support, to drastically reduce IT costs and maintenance.” Talk about competitors with positive statements about the advantages of your own product. Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line.

Intellectual Property 313

Intellectual Property Cloud Leadership Global 313

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2020

Optimism is essential for long-term success, but it can delay or cloud short-term decision requirements. Using data metrics alone for decisions, without seeking the root problem and alternative solutions, kills creativity. Let’s just be optimistic. Be a realist when making a decision and an optimist when implanting it.

Metrics 392

Metrics Differentiation Demand Cloud 392

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone.

Intellectual Property 150

Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud Agile 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone.

Partner 251

Partner Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Cloud 251

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

Thus they don’t live or fly above the clouds. Angels are actually serious investors who invest their own money, versus venture capitalists who invest institutional money, or regular people who invest in crowdfunding.

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Angel Investor Valuation Syndicate Syndication 322

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. I’m not talking here about a small pivot.

Hockey Stick 307

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Revenue 307

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If you get angry or upset, and adopt a victim’s mindset, your little cloud of gloom will spread like a major depression across the rest of the office. In business, when growth eludes you, it may seem like you have no choice but to cut prices and people, when you could be finding better customer fits and more value.

Angel Investor 298

Angel Investor Agile Leadership Cloud 298

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

Use the cloud and subscriptions for computing technology. With Google, you get all the storage you need in the cloud for free. These steps alone can reduce your monthly burn rate by at least $10K. Gone are the days of required $50K computer servers onsite, with big software license fees up-front.

Entrepreneur 260

Entrepreneur Burn Rate Social Media LLC 260

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Cloud Computing. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives.

Startup 153

Startup Social Media Cloud Retention 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mobility and connecting to work via the ‘cloud.’ Virtually every collaboration platform and mainline business process today has a cloud-based deployment option. They are now actively recruited for many roles.

Startup 154

Startup Stock Options Cloud Differentiation 154