Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top. But I, what I wanna do in the a book is tell entrepreneurs, you can't just dive into it. You have to prepare.

San Francisco 95

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

Almost on a weekly basis, I meet new aspiring entrepreneurs looking to execute on their ideas. Others believe in the start small, grow strong approach: build a small version of the app, test user demand, and then take it from there. Then, about two weeks before launch, I distributed a survey to those 256 partners.

Technical Review 96

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. After all, entrepreneurs can do many good things, not least to create wealth and employment, pay taxes and help the balance of trade through exports. Surely we can do better?

Entrepreneur 82

Entrepreneur Technical Review Silicon Valley Lean 82

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2024

In a progressively saturated market, these startups need to reevaluate their strategies and wisely distribute resources to remain competitive and sustainable amidst the demands of investors and well-established competitors.

Down Round 154

Down Round Marketing Artificial Inteligence Startup 154

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

As our group sweltered in the July heat on the outskirts of Cairo , each of these purported minions of the state — none of whom wore a uniform or badge — in turn blocked our entry, determined to exercise the modest amount of authority bestowed on him by demanding that my host surrender his digital SLR camera.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

ABM/Demand Gen), Richard Crowley (Slack, Ops Architect), Misha Brukman (JanusGraph, co-founder). While developers can now spin up applications faster than ever before, one of the downsides is the complexity of managing these distributed applications and technologies. Many of those went back to doing other things.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? Early liquidity. Emily Campbell, Esq.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. This next frontier lies in building enterprises as an entrepreneur, rather than waiting for innovation and opportunity from large corporations.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. This next frontier lies in building enterprises as an entrepreneur, rather than waiting for innovation and opportunity from large corporations.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Since that takes four months, we have to be able to predict the demand for technical support at least four months in advance, because we have to be hiring for that future demand right now. Usually it’s starvation — can’t get enough customers (distribution) to pay enough money for long enough (product/market fit).

Government 223

Government Startup Cofounder Technical Support 223

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

By the end of the 20th century, case studies and business plans had reached an evolutionary dead-end for entrepreneurs. These explosions in company size and scale created a demand for professional managers. The case method and business plans are the antithesis of how entrepreneurs create startups.

Lean 436

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 436

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Other companies have only seen a slight decline and may be expecting demand to return to normalcy later in the year. The reality is that when unemployment sinks in demand is likely to get worse. Not anywhere nearly as hard as being an entrepreneur. To win the best deals entrepreneurs need to trust you and want to work with you.

Marketing 263

Marketing Valuation Churn Rate Balance Sheet 263

Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2019

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes work against their expansion and business operations. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- Solopreneurship. 2- Growth in entrepreneur movement in the US.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Distribution Employee Arizona 92

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Balancing business and family, and ensuring demand for your product were key lessons shared by two veteran entrepreneurs on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. You had to convince the wholesalers and the distribution channel, but you also had to convince the end users, right? Magdalena Yesil.

Silicon Valley 141

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

As an advisor to business professionals and entrepreneurs, I often hear about an innovative new solution that could lead to business growth or a new business. Even adding money won’t do it – you need to create a committed and engaged team and partners for marketing and sales, as well as production and distribution.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Government Agile Differentiation 201

Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Balancing business and family, and ensuring demand for your product were key lessons shared by two veteran entrepreneurs on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. You had to convince the wholesalers and the distribution channel, but you also had to convince the end users, right? Magdalena Yesil.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley California Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. This next frontier lies in building your own enterprises as an entrepreneur, rather than waiting for innovation and opportunity from large corporations. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Be sure to take our quiz to find out if you’re entrepreneur material , too. If you don’t have time to perform the research or would like a second opinion, there are people you can go to for help, like government departments and your local SBDC. Industry suppliers (again to get a sense of demand and for market information).

Venture Capital 166

Venture Capital Business Plan Limited Liability Company Finance 166

Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

State Department, and the State Department included in their background check an in-person inspection of my residence: they had to make sure they could protect me should circumstances demand it. Before a change in the way France distributes passports to French citizens in the U.S., All this for the post of Honorary Consul of France.

France 48

France Technical Review Texas Austin 48

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. The Governor of Colorado was there promoting Colorado as a hub for blockchain and distributed ledger technology. With this in mind, there’s been incredible growth over the past few years.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Cofounder Colorado Security 97

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Replicate what I was doing for others. We saw that many food entrepreneurs had these same problems. We currently operate a large 17,000 square foot facility, 5 stores to sell products in, and a distribution business to sell the product to retailers.

Entrepreneur 145

Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 145

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Instead of spending so much on a 20 th century business model, the city could focus more on coordinating efforts between local energy entrepreneurs, the university, research labs, and consulting companies, providing thought leadership on new energy solutions. Government Boulder daily camera energy Innovation municipalization'

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New Mexico Silicon Valley Mexico Florida 138

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Take "on demand" economy companies, for example. When those people demanded fairer employment status, s**t hit the fan , and many of those companies are having to scramble. Not surprisingly, most of the investments being made are in white, male entrepreneurs , even though, according to the NY Times, ".blacks it mentioned.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Balance Sheet Hawaii Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. This next frontier lies in building enterprises as an entrepreneur, rather than waiting for innovation and opportunity from large corporations.

Offshore 139

Offshore Merger Technical Review Distribution 139

Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To achieve that vision, we need new technologies; new collaborative strategies between governments, NGOs, and the private sector; new methods of sharing and scaling what works. Entrepreneurs find the right innovations from networks and build them into products and services with business models. We need entrepreneurs of all sorts.

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Networking Chile Government Global 28

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2016

OFM manufactures, distributes, and provides wholesale school furniture from their headquarters – North Carolina. For twenty years, OFM has provided affordable, quality furniture through a dealer network to businesses, government, health care and educational facilities offering the latest concepts and designs in the furniture industry.

North Carolina 48

North Carolina Mexico Taiwan China 48

K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service). Patrick is completely correct here.

Revenue 72

Revenue Developer Java Customer Development 72

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

My general opinion is that anything that makes the financing process faster and easier or otherwise educates entrepreneurs is a good thing. (A The liquidation preference would not apply in this situation, and any distribution to stockholders would trigger the dividend preference. Registration rights. Voting agreement.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

In our guide on how to start a small business , we suggest that aspiring entrepreneurs choose a niche for the best chance at success. The contract company would handle the other business aspects such as distribution, marketing, and sales. The alcohol industry is governed at both the federal and state level.

Small Business Administration 94

Small Business Administration Distribution LLC Small Business 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. This next frontier lies in building enterprises as an entrepreneur, rather than waiting for innovation and opportunity from large corporations.

Offshore 120

Offshore Startup Merger Technical Review 120

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2019

And by having an intimate knowledge of the industry, not to mention tens of thousands of hours as an entrepreneur, Darin believes that he can bring a new beginning for the industry. Governments will not stand for it, but it doesn’t mean there isn’t a solution. system to run the most advanced distributed casino platform in the world.

Open Source 86

Open Source CTO Hire Fractional CTO Algorithm 86

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. Anyone who is trying to innovate without knowing what's going to happen is an entrepreneur, their venture is a startup. Some are from famous companies that you've heard of, like Dropbox or Groupon.

Lean 167

Lean Startup Metrics Private Equity 167

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. As the son of entrepreneurs, it’s in my blood to create a business for myself. Start our FREE Business Blogging Course!

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

The vast majority of business owners and entrepreneurs aren’t business experts. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make in their business plans is stating that they don’t have any competition. Your prices need to match up with consumer demand and expectations. Distribution. > Don’t be intimidated.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

We decided to find out, and talked with around 130 founders, entrepreneurs, investors and analysts. Unfortunately, as founders, we''re so enthusiastic, so governed by our reality distortion field, that we often run the experiment and then find the results we want. Data-driven business is here today; it''s just not evenly distributed.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Widget Metrics 167

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

We’re actually a distributed team, so we’re in both SF and LA. They won’t demand a five-year pro-forma revenue projection for a 10k pre-seed check. We have a distributed team for a reason, which is that if you cut your travel time to work completely, you actually have a lot more time to work efficiently. I drink a lot of water.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review San Francisco Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 65