Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 1, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs to share how they will prepare for the bad economy and here is what they have to say. #1- Reassess all the differentials based on demand, always prioritizing products and services with greater profitability and better cash generation. Thanks to Jamie Miller, Treadmill Review ! #28- 1- Make a budget.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their businesses. We asked 30 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2023. #1- Business leaders advise aspiring entrepreneurs to make sure that their brand breaks even within a year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

A classic article in the Harvard Business Review “ The Truth About Customer Experience ” defines it as your customer’s end-to-end journey with you, not just the key touchpoints or critical moments when customers interact with your organization. Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist. Shoot for the customers’ hearts.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. See you in 2011.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

But sometimes circumstances align and a budding entrepreneur just knows that the time is right to make the leap. Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs make the mistake of investing too little into their website while expecting large returns. One potential drawback of Shopify is that the code is proprietary so you are limited to the customization options offered by Shopify and their support services.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stephan is also a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and host of two popular podcasts, “Get Yourself Optimized” and “Marketing Speak.” Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! So that's where the experience of a human really differentiates. And don't forget that DTM podcast code.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

And here’s an important point that I think modern entrepreneurs often forget: Investors are “co-owners” of your business. Reviewing financial & operational performance. There are just as many bad entrepreneurs who do bad things. Defections of large swaths of talented employees due to low morale.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. Geoffrey also talked through the product adoption cycle, but this was less applicable to the products I deal with as a Micropreneur.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

With the rise of new cannabis companies, it is important to differentiate your cannabis company from the competition, whether you are opening a farm, extraction operation, or dispensary. The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy. What differentiates your cannabis company from the one down the street?

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

There is no rule which states that an entrepreneur needs to be the most extroverted person in the room. There has been a long line of entrepreneurs who prefer to be behind the scenes, working on the guts of their business, making sure their ship continues to run the right course. WE had a cool product called the XML application server.

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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. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Key Takeaway: Over 90 percent of all new start-ups fail.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The only way to undercut their efforts is to exercise strategies of cost leadership or differentiation, which translates to slashing the prices or offering something more innovative. After opening a new business, one of the greatest concerns that most seasoned entrepreneurs have relates to cash flow management.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 22, 2011

Congratulations, me, you just out-witted your to-do software. That attitude is something I see in most successful entrepreneurs. It’s why I couldn’t just be retired after the sale of Smart Bear , writing blog posts and talking to entrepreneurs. Besides, procrastination has its advantages. Stoke your motor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) Try reading a bunch of reviews, checking 5 different restaurants to try and compare the differences. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. They occupy a lot of people’s leisure time. They do both well.

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Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

We have interviewed many dozens of successful entrepreneurs and executives over the years, for our books and our podcasts, and we can’t recall any who said that an executive education class played a vital role in their success. Three mentioned the same name: Joi Ito, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 That died with waterfall software development. If you plan to charge more than them I need to know how your product will differentiate to command a premium. Ditto for enterprise software companies. I’m talking about your financial spreadsheet.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Following is a guest post on DevOps by Gene Kim , Multiple Award-Winning CTO, Researcher, Visible Ops Co-Author, Entrepreneur & Founder of Tripwire. On this journey, we benchmarked 1,500 IT organization to understand what differentiated the highest performing organizations and allowed them to do what the others only dreamed of.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. Barriers to entry are no longer created by patents or by tech differentiation alone, but by superior traction in the marketplace. This is true in most SaaS categories, including enterprise applications.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

We are all born entrepreneurs. Civilisation and evolution of humans is due to our entrepreneurial nature. Civilisation and evolution of humans is due to our entrepreneurial nature. It’s part of our genetic code. It’s what differentiates us from all other creatures. The word Entrepreneur.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2019

Being an entrepreneur also allows you to choose the business model that proves most beneficial for you, your clients, and your team. That’s why online reviews now hold such significance for many consumers. Yes, this requires differentiating your firm and re-envisioning your business model. Law practice management software.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you’re an entrepreneur or working in a startup, you’ve heard all the hype around the extravagant perks and benefits some companies, especially in the tech scene, are offering. I’m talking differentiating yourself from other employers in a purposeful, meaningful way. Click “reviews.”. Go to Glassdoor.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Five quick pointers on startup hiring and Disagreeing with Entrepreneur Magazine by Dharmesh Shah — Assorted tips, all important. On the other hand, if during the interview she asks how often you do performance reviews, that means she doesn’t understand the startup culture. Or therapy. Potential earnings (e.g. Tweet. -->.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It’s the result of several decades in high tech, three years as an investor in a local Oregon angel investment group , some consulting in due diligence for venture capital, and my experience as founder and co-founder of successful ventures. What I say here is my opinion and mine alone. Startup experience. Closeness.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 27, 2020

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. With the rise of technology, more and more entrepreneurs are adopting YouTube, webinars, and videos as their preferred mode of reaching out to customers. But you can!

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Austin Startup

JULY 13, 2018

When I worked from home, it was hard to differentiate home from work. I was thinking about how I would organize events for entrepreneurs , masterminds for freelancers, and my ideas just never stopped. It brings me joy to provide tools and services to other entrepreneurs and that creates a relationship that involves collaboration.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

It also showcases how getting it right can transform startups into players: Pokemon Go caused software startup Niantic’s revenues to skyrocket by $600 million within just three months of its mid-2016 launch. He also believes that startups often have an advantage in using technological advances to help them innovate customer experiences.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

However, that is wishful thinking if your customer decision makers have budgets for percentage payments and software buying is handled by a different group and a different procurement process. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Before starting an online casino take time to study the online software providers that exist. Determined to give their customers the best software solutions, they have support structures that give the best experience to entrepreneurs. The first move involves identifying a software provider. Setup a white label!

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Austin Startup

JULY 26, 2018

When I worked from home, it was hard to differentiate home from work. I was dreaming about how I could organize events for entrepreneurs , masterminds for freelancers, and… well, my ideas just never stopped. :) So, why did I open MELD Coworking? Example: Are you a coding genius but need a little design help for your new website?

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. AskAnything.VC

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. A better approach is to focus on your strengths and from there determine the method(s) that will work best to differentiate yourself from every other the freelance developers around the world. September 29th, 2009 | Software Development Building your startup?

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