Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Cofounders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. At a large company, sales usually means someone else has done the broad shaping for a potential customer. Customer Success roles : This is akin to handling a source. You make sure the customer is happy and keeps buying, preferably more. Read part one here.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. But even with this profitable Q3, on a trailing twelve months (TTM) basis Airbnb has a GAAP net loss of >$1 billion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2020

Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. The resulting entity will gain complementary skills, economies of scale, new customer sets, and hopefully a larger growth opportunity. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. A great CFO will help you plan that. Board Preparation.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 5, 2023

Neko Health will be able to revolutionize the healthcare industry and expand its operations beyond the borders of its home country of Sweden as a result of the funding received. This ensures that both customers and investors have a clear understanding of how the company’s technology functions.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It means you’ll have the chance to capture all kinds of new and existing customers looking to buy gifts for their loved ones (and take advantage of the great deals for themselves, too). Make it easy for your customers to buy online. Update your inventory so in-stock items are clearly marked. Things are about to get WAY busier.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most of the machines were custom-built to crack a specific code, and increasingly used a new ERA invention – the magnetic drum memory to process and analyze the coded texts. ERAs systems were designed to solve problems defined by their Navy code-breaking customer. ERA’s headcount grew rapidly. million today.)

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To turn your company’s stock into cash, you engaged a top-notch investment bank (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs) and/or their Silicon Valley compatriots (Hambrecht & Quist, Montgomery Securities, Robertson Stephens). Replacing the founder when the company needed to scale was almost standard operating procedure. The founders.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

by Howard Tiersky, author of “ Wining Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance “. At one time these brands exceeded customers’ needs and stood for something they cared about. But today’s customers are different. Digital is no longer just a ‘need’ for customers. REASON 1: You Need to Remain Relevant to the Customer.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 13, 2023

When compared to rival inventory robot manufacturers, Simbe Robotics stands out for its emphasis on front-of-store operations. Retailers can save time and money by employing inventory robots to manage their stock. million hours of data capture operations without any help from store employees or customers.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The expansion of e-commerce should also bring about seeing returns as a strategic lever, similar to how companies used faster delivery to drive customer experience and revenue. In that initial growth phase, running out of stock can be detrimental and slow down the momentum of your business growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. In fact, people lower in the organization are often closer to the customer and have more insight into what works and what doesn’t.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

Your current customers will never be excited about paying more. Instead, poor planning is to blame: Companies neglect to plan a price increase until there’s a financial squeeze or, for the thirtieth time, a customer confides that, “You know, you really ought to charge more.”. But that’s not why raising prices is so difficult.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. Mark: 10% warrant coverage is like stock options. Passion: Have to be able to motivate people, customers, team, yourself.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

Business startups need a tool that can help them increase customer intelligence for increased sales and revenue if they have to grow fast amidst stiff competition. It therefore helps businesses to stay connected to their customers, improve business profitability and streamline processes. But what is CRM? Increased Agility.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Some customer segments value the DVD business and these may be more price sensitive. Some customer segments value the convenience of instantly available films. Netflix needs to segment their customers and charge each what is appropriate. We need video reel to show customers that you care. ” customer segment.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Now that we’re months into the pandemic, most customers are understanding and aware of delays and items running out of stock, but that understanding will be put to the test for the holiday season. Being transparent and open about your stock and delivery times is more important than ever. Be transparent about logistics.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

IN THIS EDITION Fintech products ease more Americans into the stock market In defense of the IPO, and how to improve it What’s inside your (mobile) bank? Among the most interesting is Stash’s “stock back” program, which is essentially an alternative form of rewards. Thanks for signing up. in addition to home ownership.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

As a company grows, corporate leaders must become fixated on the stock price, internal politics and compliance. Unfortunately, we couldn’t help most of those customers because they were too small and manufacturing as we knew it was set up to only support large corporations. The end of corporate arrogance. The dinosaurs?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2020

Then, you turn up to people’s desks like an unwelcome door-to-door salesperson, trying to convince them of the virtues of customer-centricity. So how do you convince people with little motivation—throughout the entire business—to focus more on your customers? So how can data help you? Challenge opinions. Show the financial impact.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Because inaccurate protection can deprive my business of the data, it needs to function properly and ruin relationships with customers, who may lose trust in my company if their information is mishandled. I believe developing these technologies will pave the way for fully personalized offers for your customers. 9- Customer Retention.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Prepare for success : Make sure your website, shipping logistics, and customer service team can handle a sharp increase in demand. Offer free shipping (even if you have to set a minimum purchase for customers to qualify). Ensure your Return Policy is customer friendly and clear to entice first-time shoppers. Operations.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

That year, as management tried to coordinate all the operating details across all the divisions, the company almost went bankrupt when poor planning led to excess inventory, with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash. Durant kept building for a future assuming the flow of cash and customers would continue.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Some sportsbook operators add casino platforms and a racebook platform. Online platforms have legitimatized becoming a sportsbook operator. If you decide to become a sportsbook operator, the best way for you to be a successful bookie is to partner with an organization that provides everything you require. How well did that work?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

In order to be able to make these sound, informed business decisions you need an accurate and efficient operating system. Overwhelming data and time pressure to analyse it all will lead staff to make rushed, uninformed decisions leading to errors, stock imbalances and second-rate performance. The need for stream. Up with the trends.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 27, 2020

Start-ups like 4DHealthWare and Biobot Analytics are leading the way, and business today is all about customer satisfaction. Bill Gates coined the phrase, ‘Customer is King.’ With so many world-class options available for every product and service, the only way to differentiate in the marketplace now is how you treat your customers.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 27, 2021

4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. 5/ The rise of operator angels + micro VCs explodes in 2021. cash + stock vs. FTEs. As of this writing BTC is at $48K and this ended up happening in early Jan 2021.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

You can’t sell your stock optimally if you’re not keeping track of it—without the visibility that a well thought out inventory management process can give you, you’re lost. An inventory management process is the system by which your store handles its stock. Unorganized inventory is a burden. What is an inventory management process?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

The metric is useful for measuring the chances a customer would recommend your products or service. Leads generally refer to the customers interested in the company’s product or services, which may turn into prospects. It is the metric that determines the number of potential customers. OPERATING CASH FLOW.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Value factors include your related product breadth and depth, relationships with thought leaders, key vendors, and large potential customers. Co-founders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

From distribution chain standstills to labor scarcity, the need to package and deliver at customers’ doorstep has tremendously increased. If you want to enhance your agility and flexibility and own a custom packaging solution, this article will guide you through the process. Satisfaction of Customer. Durability.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, as your business grows, managing inventory, shipping, and customer service becomes increasingly complex. Understanding eBay Fulfillment Order fulfilment is a service that helps sellers, such as those on eBay, manage their inventory, pick, pack, and ship orders, and handle customer service inquiries.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A recent study from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business states, “Executives variously defined culture as a company’s tone, operating style, standard of behavior and even the “invisible hand” that guides a firm”. However, achieving topline objectives remains most organizational leaders’ top priority.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2019

Much has been written recently about the requirement to focus today on the total customer experience, as a competitive edge or even for survival. The challenge I hear from savvy business owners and entrepreneurs operating on a shoestring is that providing a superior customer experience costs money.

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