Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

Some analysis and due diligence along the following lines should be performed on every idea, as a reality check, before committing your efforts and other people’s money to building a business: Look for places where competitors are few. Passion, optimism, and determination are necessary but not sufficient to assure a successful startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Some analysis and due diligence along the following lines should be performed on every idea, as a reality check, before committing your efforts and other people’s money to building a business: Look for places where competitors are few. Passion, optimism, and determination are necessary but not sufficient to assure a successful startup.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

This is the dreaded “due diligence” process. In my view, understanding due diligence can only improve information flow, and leads to a better long-term partnership with your investor. If results don’t match what they have been told, all bets are off. Secondly, conduct your own due diligence of the investor.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We just held our fifth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding. Firms will start to torture founders with endless diligence requests.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2021

Whether you want to say it was the COVID-19 pandemic or the market is changing with the times, real estate is embracing various forms of technology to get the job done. The combination of technology and the real estate industry has led to a new industry called proptech. Agent matching. Mortgage and financial tech.

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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. I tell them that if their idea or solution is technology intensive, they clearly need technology strength on the team. Outsource your technical requirements.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

If one looks at some of the most far-reaching changes in healthcare tech over the last decade alone, they will observe a major spike in the role startups play within the healthcare niche. We will be looking at a few ways technology is helping healthcare startups streamline their operations and improve overall care quality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Additionally, nonprofits that receive federal funding may be required to demonstrate that their boards match the demographics they serve. The good news is that, as with many facets of volunteer board operations, technology can help you more effectively and efficiently progress toward your board diversity goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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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. I tell them that if their idea or solution is technology intensive, they clearly need technology strength on the team. Outsource your technical requirements.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2010

In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. Now, most often technical advisors are part of a broader advisory board. In Why assemble an advisory board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, the frame, typically made of durable composites or light metals, provides the foundation that all other elements mount onto, so measurements must match perfectly. Savvy drone buyers weigh specifications, capabilities, and reviewer experiences before purchasing rather than simply sorting price: low to high.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 17, 2024

Customizable approval workflows BoardEffect’s customizable approval workflows lets you tailor the approval processes to match your unique workflows. Talk to your Diligent customer success representative to find out more. It’ll help save them time and enable them to do their board business on any device, any time, anywhere.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

Due to their unique oversight, governments have a surplus of data at their fingertips. social media giants, product review sites, and travel companies) to be wary of sharing large customer datasets. Governments want to share data, and startups need that data to power technological innovation. . What is the perfect match?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

You may feel good when that first burst of customers arrives, but don’t assume that “ word of mouth ” and those early adopters will grow your business to match your dreams of success. Acknowledge every customer feedback and review. Don’t let that one negative stand out as the only review submitted. They won’t find you.

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Mucker Lab

JULY 11, 2023

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec , the CEO of Capconvert , to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. Page Speed Page speed is a critical factor in SEO rankings due to its impact on user experience.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 3, 2018

That) takes focus, diligence, discipline, flexibility and perseverance. Some of these world-class innovators get recruited by large companies like professional athletes, with paychecks to match. But what I’ve noticed is that it’s rare that the smartest technical innovator is the most successful entrepreneur.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At every point of contact, make sure your goods, services, and marketing messages match and even exceed the expectations of your target audience. In today’s fast-paced economy, you can reach new levels of efficiency and competitiveness by staying on the ball when it comes to the newest tech on the market.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Search engines are always changing their algorithms to match new search patterns. What this means is that businesses have to constantly review their SEO practices so as not to get left behind. Without the right tools, SEO audit can quickly get cumbersome and bothersome, especially if you are not very tech-inclined.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. I encourage you to be proactive, even with constraints, in exploring variations on your base technology that can expand the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Direct customer-facing non-technical roles should be the last ones outsourced. If you do your due diligence hiring job right, the contractors you outsource will already be trained in their jobs. In addition, they often find the need to pivot as they learn more out their customer needs and solution match to the market.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Getting great reviews online is so important in attracting new customers (and, sometimes even keeping your regulars as perceptions can change over time). So, how do you improve your reviews as a restaurant owner… and, what’s a sure fire way to ensure you patrons get clicking on those stars? Instigating those ‘feel good’ vibes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 120

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Medical tech startups are regulated by the FDA and must abide by strict regulations at all times. Whether your medical tech startup produces low-risk or high-risk devices, compliance is a crucial and complex necessity. The same can happen in the medical tech world. Warn patients not to mix-and-match components.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. With new technology emerging, we can only imagine the changes it will bring along to the business platform. Thanks to Jamie Miller, Treadmill Review ! #4- Thanks to James Angel, DYL ! #5-

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2020

Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. Then match your pace to cover all the material.

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Technical Review Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Startup 295

View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Editor’s Note: NextView recently kicked off a Boston-based workshop series on technical interviewing with Google. For the company, he’s led multiple tech teams focused on products like voice and image search, Google Search for iOS, Google Glass, and Android Wear. Portfolio companies can contact us to learn more.)

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The CMS comes with ready-made themes, templates, and frontends that can get edited to match business needs. Businesses can operate in two ways, the traditional brick-and-mortar store and the online business, which has gained popularity due to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. It doesn’t require technical staff for updates.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The connection between Forex and technology is an obvious one. Because of the characteristics of currency trading, it’s normal to assume that technology can help investors perfect their strategies and make the most of the money they put in this trading method. In this context, being tied to a desktop 24/7 was practically impossible. .

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

Some food banks saw demand 3-4x normal, just as their volunteer base shrunk due to worries about COVID-19 infection. We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time.

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