The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Namely, as many as 50% of them never make it to their fifth anniversary, and around one-third are unable to conclude the initial year of operations. After opening a new business, one of the greatest concerns that most seasoned entrepreneurs have relates to cash flow management. Small business failure is a high risk for any startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. Of course we can’t.

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2016

Below, you will find a list of books recommended by serial entrepreneur David S. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. ” Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business. Not so much. B y Eric Ries. B y Tim Berry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 28, 2014

Post written by Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries, co-hosts for The Lean Startup Conference We’re seeking speakers we don’t already know for this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 10 -11 in San Francisco. What we care about is the business experience you have to share, not the speaking experience.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 25, 2020

If your name pulls up anything that might be likely to put customers off doing business with you, then you must spend some time cleaning up your online image before you get your business up and running. Maybe you uploaded inopportune content onto your company social media pages when you were still a young, fresh-faced entrepreneur?

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Startup Reputation Social Media Finance 86

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

And self-financing puts the emphasis on business credit. For this reason, many small business owners lean on their personal credit to fund their business. While opening new credit cards isn’t always advisable, you should consider opening a credit card in the name of the business and use it wisely. We’ve got that for you.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.) So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. Would you mind if you could share to us the name your competitor who stole your ideas ?

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Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 253

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

We use the lean planning methodology to figure this out. While we advise students and new entrepreneurs to do market research before they start, we’d like to clarify that you should not let ‘doing market research’ hold you up if you already know your market. Have you registered your business name? Get financed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

The Lean Startup Book is done. If you've been waiting for a comprehensive account of the Lean Startup and how it can help you achieve dramatically better business results, this is it. And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Be sure to take our quiz to find out if you’re entrepreneur material , too. Other things you will need to do include deciding on a business name and researching availability for that name. If you will be seeking outside financing, a business plan is a necessity. Analyze your industry. Start the planning process.

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Venture Capital Business Plan Limited Liability Company Finance 166

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If you simply want to map out the aspects of your business for internal use, you can consider a Lean Business Plan. Your executive summary will include the following sections: Who you are: Your business name, location, and contact information. . You can choose from a few different types of business plans depending on your needs.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

Six years later, in 1886, her parents called upon Anne Sullivan, an experienced teacher of the blind, to help a seven-year old Helen learn to communicate in terms of names and letters. In that moment, language and naming “clicked” for Helen. This data and execution framing technique isn’t limited to financings. then go do X.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

A Lean Business Plan might be a better fit if you simply need to think through all the different aspects of your business. A Lean Plan will be shorter, and it lends itself to quick revisions, but both types follow the same general outline. They tend to be lengthier and more detailed. Do not neglect it; just write it last.

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Up and Running

DECEMBER 31, 2018

You don’t necessarily need a degree in business or finance to be successful. That acronym stands for “Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats” This is a flexible, simple analysis format that you can do on your business idea, and on yourself as a budding entrepreneur. Start with a Lean Plan. You can do it.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For example, instead of bidding on the same terms as rival platform Asana, which will probably be more expensive, monday.com bids on its competitor’s name: Because of lower competition, competitor brand names tend to be cheaper. That Databricks is contributing to Entrepreneur shows they know their stuff. Databricks.

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Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start a business outside of the United States, you might be looking for assistance and resources that are available in your specific country. There are plenty of local resources and services available to help entrepreneurs in their local areas around the globe.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

I have counseled innumerable entrepreneurs to change their focus to revenue, and many companies who refuse this advice get themselves into trouble by running out of iterations. Now, in some situations, this over-selling would lead to a secondary problem, namely, that customers would realize they had been duped and refuse to re-subscribe.

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Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

But we were cutting corners in the development methodology as well as in the code, in the name of increased speed. I now believe that the "pick two" concept is fundamentally flawed, and that lean startups can achieve all three simultaneously: quickly bring high-quality software to market at low cost.

Software Review 164

Software Review Engineer Management Technical Review 164

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, developed a methodology for creating businesses that runs in parallel with the traditional product development process. Using this model, entrepreneurs build products and plans based on what they think about their target market, then present the offer after the fact. image source.

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. What this meant for entrepreneurs and VC’s was simple– the gold rush to liquidity was on. What Do VC’s Do?

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

For example: Dropbox, Reddit, and Birch Box, to name a few. Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. Koa Lab – Shared workspace in Harvard Square founded by serial entrepreneur Andy Palmer. The Grand-daddy.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

Contrast that with the fact that when I wanted to change the name of my course at Fordham from Innovation & the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Innovative Entrepreneurship, I was told that I had to go through a curriculum committee and it would take several semesters to make that happen after the course was reviewed again. It was easy peasy.

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New York CTO Hire Technical Review New York City 132

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

We have two great teaching assistants , plus we’ve rounded up a team of 25 mentors (VC’s and entrepreneurs) to help coach the teams. There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) Deliverable for Jan 18 th : Find a name for your team.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you have a mediocre meeting with a high-quality prospect and you don’t think they’re likely to lean in they drop to a B or C. Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). Even though I got a “no” he helped me understand why I wasn’t a fit for him and that always set the bar for how I wanted to treat entrepreneurs?—?friendly,

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. For Tim, choosing a company name was a strategic action. “My My partners and I decided on something very close to home: a combination of two of our names. How to Choose a Brand Name That Can Be Trademarked.

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Reputation Cofounder Naming Business Plan 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. You've seen how venture capital works from both sides--as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Up and Running

JULY 24, 2015

When you’re ready to launch a startup, the name of the game is research. This list is broken into categories and is meant to be a one-stop-shop for aspiring entrepreneurs. But here at Bplans, we make an effort to provide entrepreneurs with the resources they need to start and run successful businesses. Entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneur Small Business Administration SBA Pennsylvania 60

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Javier Saade. It is money extremely well spent.

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Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Entrepreneur news from reporter Eric Markowitz. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. In the 1990s, Graham was one of those entrepreneurs giving away equity in exchange for crucial services. Technology | Thursdays. Franchises.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Jason Blumer (01:29): Yeah, well we serve a community of them and they're, I was saying off, off hair, they're just as weird as normal entrepreneurs and need just as much care. I, you know, if it doesn't okay, you know, it doesn't work, but I'm gonna give somebody my life and my finances and, you know, trust is gonna be a big deal.

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CPA Technical Review Revenue Forecast 70

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2018

I’m a partner in his latest venture, the Corporate Entrepreneur Community (CEC) , the newest addition to his long history of reinvention work that spans industries ranging from football to banking. Two weeks later, I was named the executive director of global marketing for GE at the corporate level, working for Beth Comstock.

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Southern California North America Finance Lean 123

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs. The Connected World of Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Magazine Blog. I wont bother going into details on start-up financing terms ( see this post for an overview of typical VC terms) except to say if you dont know and understand: the firms cap table and valuation. Disclosure Policy.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Resilience – the ability to bounce back from adversity – is one of the key attributes of entrepreneurs and was the focus of my first weekly radio show, Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , on Sirius XM Radio Channel 111. Sometimes the best lessons are the most painful. There are 3500 students that signed up for this.

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Entrepreneur New York Cofounder Equity 120

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Cofounder Austin Technical Review Advisory Board 48

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. (I link] Lean Startups Blog – rants and raves from the startup trenches.

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Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

The Next Web

DECEMBER 5, 2013

I asked a panel of fellow founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following: Name one SaaS product your business uses to convert more leads into actual sales and why is it so effective. Patrick Vlaskovits , The Lean Entrepreneur. . Andrew Schrage , Money Crashers Personal Finance. .

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Sales Product Aggregator Database 136