Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. 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. It’s no fun for either side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. Key board members multiply your networking efforts. An experienced Board can give them credibility, as well as advice on the many pitfalls of starting a new company.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

According to Gergo Vari, the founder of Lensa, if your startup is ready to ride the metaverse wave, staying informed and investing in the skills and expertise needed for this new era are crucial. Adapting to emerging trends and staying agile will be crucial for startups as the metaverse grows.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. In today’s marketplace, junior staffers are often the most intimately connected to the market, technology, and the customer network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Who would not want to join the unicorns (recent startups with a current valuation of over $1 billion)? Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 31, 2020

Networking in business helps you reach more clients and more importantly, share your lessons and successes with other business owners. Of course, they’re various other ways you can benefit from networking. Here’s how entrepreneurs and business owners leverage networking in their businesses. #1- 1- Begin conversations.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

In a business scenario dominated by technology, we understand that network maintenance and support is integral and critical to almost every industry. We understand that 80 percent of IT expenses take place after the purchase and that makes network maintenance decisions far more critical as compared to asset acquisition matters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Then every startup has to learn to pivot, because their first understanding of the real problem is usually not quite right. That mentality has to be part of the culture of every startup team member from the start. Having a snappy presentation on your solution or startup is great, but it’s only half the battle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

Too many entrepreneurs I know still believe that that their great idea will carry the startup, and they may even minimize their own value, especially if they have introvert tendencies. Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Constantly strengthening your network of relationships. Your network of connections needs to grow with you and your business. You have to lead by example, setting a personal standard for competence for all to follow if you intend to lead your competitors and customers. No entrepreneur can build a business alone.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In fact, many startups assume they won’t be a target due to their size, so they don’t put much thought into cybersecurity protection methods. . Still, startups that want to stay in business and grow must be prepared to face a cyber-attack such as ransomware, phishing, malware, and others. Source: Pexels.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

They “don’t care what people ate for lunch.&# They’re fine on their existing social networks, which these days mostly means they’re happy with Facebook. Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For a startup, the first goal is to invest in the advertisement of your business to get customers. Here are some tips that can help you when utilizing affiliate marketing for your startup. Affiliate Networks Are Great for Startups. It is a great sales tactic to boost your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

The best startups give everyone business cards and encourage team members to talk about the business with anyone who should be interested. Encourage networking. Empower engagement. That means rewarding feedback from outside, both good and bad, rather than being closed.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 18, 2019

Information security management is more challenging when you’re a small startup, and the temptation is to use your minimal resources and just grant data access to everyone in your team. Establish Control. The more control that you have over your access points, the stronger your online security will be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2023

Many business owners and professionals I know claim they are too busy in their jobs and not interested in taking part in any networking events. In addition, relationships found through networking can make your life a lot more satisfying as well as more productive. Resist airing negative concerns during networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Raising capital isn’t the be-all and end-all of startup success.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2021

Readers of VC Cafe know that I collect and curate Israeli startup landscape maps. There are over 88 Israeli insurtech startups vying to be the next in line. There are more than 100 Israeli startups in the energy tech space. Source: Startup Nation Central and Ignite the Spark ( download ). July 2020 , May 2019.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As part of our ongoing Female Founders series , The Startup Magazine asked Zandra Moore, CEO of Panintelligence, for some insights on her journey as a successful female entrepreneur. Below she offered her views on the importance of having a role model, finding the right support network, and overcoming self-doubt. Networking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

While certain aspects of setting up a startup can be exhilarating, especially in the early stages of the business, there are also plenty of bumps along the road, big and small. So, before you start your startup and invest your time and money in it, you have to ensure your startup does not fail. Build a healthy support network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Thus, based on my experience as an entrepreneur as well as a startup investor, there are indeed situations where a non-disclosure is highly recommended, and others where the potential good far outweighs the risk. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Build trust first.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In the bustling world of startups, every detail counts, from the way you pitch to potential investors to the attire your team dons daily. Dive into the world of branded workwear and discover why it’s an indispensable asset for startups aiming to make a mark.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Israeli startups have gained international recognition as cutting-edge enterprises with game-changing potential. Drivenets is an exciting new Israeli start-up with an ambitious mission: ‘… To build the network of the future. The post 5 Promising Israeli Startups In 2020 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. After covering Google startup outreach and support (from first hand experience), today I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking into the variety of ways startups can engage with the commerce and cloud giant.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

A college syllabus is enough work for the typical student, but some enterprising students still desire to create a startup company in college. This smaller group of students are voluntarily increasing their work quota, with the additional responsibility of running a startup company. Conduct A Personal Evaluation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

Actively broaden your business network to new domains. Take the initiative to meet new leaders in your domain and related ones, at business conferences and networking events. Soon they find themselves more confident in building and leading a team in their own business or career.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now outdated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education. Hence most fail. Perhaps an innate business savvy is no longer a requirement for starting a successful business.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Below is the first landscape of Israeli startups building the Metaverse, which we published last month in Calcalist , which helps explain our view a bit. We mapped over 50 startups that collectively raised more than $3.5 The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (Source: Calcalist / Remagine Ventures ). Gaming + web3/NFTs.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 15, 2023

What’s surprising is that more startup entrepreneurs aren’t recognizing country clubs and their outstanding facilities as fertile business grounds. Networking is vital to companies of all ages and sizes, but particularly for startups. So how can luxurious country clubs help startups establish themselves and network to success?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

There is no skill more vital to an entrepreneur than effective networking. You can’t build your business alone, and networking is the best way to open doors, professionally and personally. In business networking settings, it’s not very memorable to talk only about business. Networking and relationship building should be fun.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The tech industry is valued at $1tn in the UK alone, and with an increase in startups and scaleups, this number will only increase. Certainly, early on, with no marketing, no partnerships, Catherine did as many online events and networking as possible. Therefore, it seemed natural to move into the tech startup and scaleup space.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2013

CrowdIt ( www.crowdit.com ) aims to take a different approach to crowdfunding by building an online community, as well as incorporating elements of mentoring, peer review and business networking for inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs and other associated dreamers.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In most business environments, network outages are relatively commonplace. Your network is integral to your startup — so why aren’t you doing more to prevent downtime? You can calculate your own startup’s downtime losses by dividing your daily revenues by the amount of downtime you suffer. Monitor Your Network Constantly.

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Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

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. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. But most of the time it is just that?—?hope,

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Top-line metrics are indicators of success, not the one bar to clear to raise funding for your startup. 500 Startups created a helpful primer on key B2C metrics. Benchmarks for deep tech startups. Rob Go: How Much Traction Do You Really Need to Raise a Seed or Series A Round? Software as a Service (Saas) benchmarks.

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