Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Yet many of you are telling me that we are all missing big opportunities by not recognizing the unique challenges faced by startups in developing countries , where infrastructure is lacking, and talent is not so concentrated. Assemble a distributed A-team from top world talent. Manage risk – don’t just “move fast and break things.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

I explained why authorities like Sam Altman of Y-Combinator , Angel List’s Naval Ravikant, Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, and Bill Gurley, GP at Benchmark Capital , believe boundaryless companies built by remote-distributed teams are the future of work. The Big Question: Why isn’t every company distributed today?

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Board Effect

MAY 15, 2024

Enter technology and board development — the secret weapons for enhancing board engagement. Those efforts include strong onboarding programs and continuous board training and development. Board development helps members understand their governance roles and the legal responsibilities that come with those roles.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Many small businesses are turning to customer relationship management systems(CRM) to better understand customer wants and needs. Customer Relationship Management is a technology designed to help your business manage customer relationships and interactions in an organized way. What is CRM? Who is using CRM? Share information.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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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. That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For companies that manage a large amount of content, a translation management system is essential. More than likely, there’s no translation management system (TMS) that’s perfect for your company. To learn how smart businesses choose the best translation management systems, read on. Workflow management.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

…suddenly, nearly all technical jobs are remote-jobs, all dev-teams are distributed teams, and virtually all hiring is remote hiring. And finally, we’ll dig into the fundamental changes in leadership, management, and mindset that will allow people to weather this period of extraordinary change and come out the better for it.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

For manufacturing startups, here are several ways to achieve effective supply chain management: Understand Your Supply Chain Elements. Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A mixture of globalization, improvements in technology, and cost advantages of telecommuting has created the perfect conditions for building and directing distributed teams. The advantages of these teams are well known, but they do require a different style of management that empowers individuals while directing them toward a common goal.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

However, if not well managed, debts can ruin your venture. This move will help you set realistic goals, improve how you handle finances, and develop a debt management plan for your business. However, to achieve the best results, you need to develop a strategic marketing plan. Eliminate Non-essential Costs.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

Additionally, you’re not expected to excel at every single vertical of successfully managing the business. Most business plans aiming for seed funding, or any sort of initial support, or even for recruitment needs, are distributing the efforts and planning the projections over the business over the course of several years.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 8, 2023

Successful Remote Work Through Asynchronous Management written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Liam Martin In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Liam Martin. Key Takeaway: Asynchronous management is a crucial approach for effectively managing remote workers.

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Transformify

JULY 27, 2023

With the widespread use and distribution of information, it’s more difficult for companies to monitor and safeguard their data from unauthorized access. Let’s explore how you can provide efficient workforce management in the digital age with proper SOC 2 compliance. Each type caters to different aspects of data management.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. Gore , I’ve found two corporate strategy tools developed by other smart people helpful in bridging Lean Startups with Corporate Innovation. Each horizon requires different focus, different management, different tools and different goals. A 50x speedup kind of fast. Here’s how.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 28, 2024

We asked entrepreneurs what has been their favorite technology innovation and here is what they have to say: #1- Personal finance management Photo Credit: Shammika Munugoda I founded and created a personal finance management app about 8 years ago. Thanks to Michael Sawyer, Ultimate Kilimanjaro ! #7-

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A good grammar checker can easily replace several proofreaders and editors and save you hundreds of dollars or euros when you are developing your website texts or your first marketing campaigns. While most of these problems can be addressed through a well-designed system, you need to develop it right from the start. Scaling Up.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2022

The benefits of using software in business processes include cost savings, back-end management, scalability, innovation, and flexibility. Website Development . You also need to learn from those data and develop strategies. Project Management Software. However, it helps you manage the project delivery with ease.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

We don’t want to compete for the largest AUM (assets under management) with the biggest firms in a race to build the “Goldman Sachs of VC” but it’s clear that this strategy has had success for some. But I thought a better way of thinking about how we manage our portfolios is to think about it as a funnel. super size or super focus.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With an extensive background in the corporate realm, he demonstrates expertise in diverse areas such as inventory management, wholesale operations, logistical analysis, and day-to-day operational oversight. Beyond logistics, he also plays a key role in managing aspects of finance and human resources within the organization.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Traditional office working is losing ground as the “best way” to work, and managers supporting it are either of a generation where using social technologies is seen as lazy or timewasting, or they have the wrong team – i.e. a team that requires intense scrutiny to keep it working. . scaling distributed teams. management styles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

This is the last step of the process, where surprises in the evaluation of the management team, documentation, and personnel problems can derail the investment. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction. Validation of product. Sales and marketing strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Marketing automation software will help to create logical buyer journeys, provide data insights that drive targeting the most valuable customers and prospects, and enable agile development and optimization of marketing campaigns that ensure that you are maximizing your marketing investment to drive revenue. Project management tools.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

With this strategy, financial institutions can better communicate with their target audience, manage their online reputation, and negotiate the intricacies of the digital financial market. In order to remain competitive and relevant, companies in the financial industry need to use digital platforms for their financial PR campaigns.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

by Aaron Adlem, Managing Director at Mercury IT Solutions UK. With a nation-wide reliance on remote working schemes calling for countless employees to carry out the business’ essential processes from their own homes – proficient IT support and management has never been so important. Data Storage and Management.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

So, what are the in demand products during this time of pandemic that both budding and seasoned entrepreneurs may want to consider manufacturing or distributing? Digital products, like business management software, cloud-based data storage systems, and communication apps, are also in demand. These are some of those: 1.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Real-time supply chain management – and live monitoring of inventory and fleet will help entrepreneurs track parcels 24×7. The growth of parcel services has been boosted due to – Free trade agreements (FTAs) signed between various countries and the development of special economic zones (SEZ) in different economies.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2020

Invest in building an official website with the help of an expert web developer. Having a dedicated social media manager allows startups to engage and reach out to the target audience through Facebook, Twitter, and more. Create A Blog: Many companies nowadays integrate a blog on the company website to add a voice to their brand.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web.

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Up and Running

JULY 27, 2020

In fact, you can use your financial forecast to actively manage your business and improve your chances of success and growth. A key benefit of using your forecast as a management tool is that you’ll be able to significantly improve how you manage your cash and cash flow. Why is cash flow management important?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

As a new age web development platform, Drupal allows creation and modification of big web sites with a difficult structure. Drupal speeds up your development process because it is easy to extend, easy to build. Drupal offers modules and distributions which provide necessary site features and functions in a single download.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To be fair, many businesses had distributed teams even before COVID-19 blindsided us. Often, managers worry that their out-of-sight teams are not sincere about their working hours. The funny thing is that 59% of remote managers are least concerned about their workers’ emotional well-being, which has a cascading effect on team morale.

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