Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Bartering technically means exchanging goods or services as a substitute for money. Apply for contests and business grants.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Complicating the development of a useful product is the stringent safety and compliance approval testing that varies based on country and industry. Businesses have a lot to think about when they have a new product idea and one missed step in the product development lifecycle can significantly impact business success.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Embrace technical debt Financial debt plays an important and positive role in our economy under normal conditions. Technical debt works the same way, and has the same perils. I won’t pretend that there aren’t teams that take on technical debt for bad reasons.

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Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168

YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2017

From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. Fortunately, technology offers a way to create your own assistant without dipping too far into your operating capital or hiring someone who doesn’t share your penchant for meticulous detail.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Huge Technical Visio n. Larry always had a 10-year technical vision that he could draw on the whiteboard or spin like a yarn. It wasn’t always perfect, but it was way more right than wrong, It informed our product development to a great degree and kept us working on more or less the right stuff. Larry just blew them away.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks. Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic. In the US, about 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. This reduces guesswork, time, money and effort.

Lean 193

Lean Technical Review North America Startup 193

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As there was no venture capital, these early startups were funded by early sales to weapon systems prime contractors and subcontractors. One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. America’s adversaries understand this.

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Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 312

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To be clear Airbnb posted a GAAP profit in Q3 2020 of over $200M which is impressive given travel remains materially depressed due to COVID. For reference, high-flying megacap tech stocks like Apple and Google have operating income margins >20% and Facebook and Microsoft have operating income margins >30%.

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North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The holidays are just around the corner and for many small or midsized businesses (SMBs) that means the potential for big sales. These numbers are astounding—and what would be even better is if you could turn Small Business Saturday traffic into consistent sales all year. by John Oechsle, President and CEO of Swiftpage. Not an island.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Others in that cohort included Zviki Shimon (CFO), Yair Areli (senior VP of global sales), Nir Mandel (VP of product management), and Aviv Canaani (VP of marketing). The promotion signals the importance of product development for the company’s growth roadmap.

Hiring 172

Hiring Software Review Customer 172

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

A while back I wrote a bunch of posts on Sales & Marketing and have been meaning to get back to that theme for a while. Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Most industries have touched their peak, matured, and there is little room to improve in the world of homogenous products, similar marketing, and standardized, efficient processes. However, in the last decade, a phenomenon has emerged due to the fathom growth in the technological sector, i.e., data.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Forecast Analytics Social Media 158

The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Here’s a problem I bet every non-technical founder has experienced: the communication gap between what the biz dev team wants and what the tech team thinks they want, and vice versa. Give those teams the resources they need to be successful — both in business development and tech personnel. Their answers are below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. To market to Muslims, companies could take note of the holy month of the Ramadan, offer halal products, develop shariah-compliant Islamic financial services, or create mobile apps.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how dramatically your own role has to evolve as you develop a solution, start a business, and expect it to scale into a successful self-managed company. Thus my job as a small business advisor really is really more about getting you developed than perfecting the business.

Leadership 248

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Great product exposure and a sales team dedicated to improving the lives of your customer base act as the face of your company. In order to truly find success this must be matched by a development team that consistently strives to deliver truly life-bettering products and services that customers keep coming back for.

Development Team Review 205

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Gerber memorialized this concept many years ago in his classic book E-Myth , which postulates that most startups are initiated by entrepreneurs with technical skills, rather than business skills, resulting in a high failure rate. In fact, both customers and investors often avoid the perceived high risk of innovative technology pitches.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Startup Angel Investor Social Media 120

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Alternative Capital. “

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2014

Product development. For a great idea person, the product details keep changing for the better, but nothing ever gets finished. Lists of project milestones and technical issues are created, but nothing happens on time, because follow-up on issues is missing. They expect prompt formal follow-up to questions.

Technical Review 270

Technical Review Startup Software Review Retention 270

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Bartering technically means exchanging goods or services as a substitute for money. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

Here are the scrum components: Roles: Team, Product owner, Scrum Master and Team. Events: Sprint planning meeting, Release planning, Daily scrum meeting, Review meeting and Sprint retrospective. Articrafts: Product backlog, Sprint backlog. It leads to scope creep, due to lack of definite end-date. Iterative release.

SCRUM 121

SCRUM Software Review Technical Review Framework 121

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

For example, you could offer sales bonuses and incentives for high-performing workers. It’s important to review policies before and after implementing them. A study by the Harvard Business Review showed that companies take a bigger risk by chasing third-party experts instead of developing the team they already have.

Cost 150

Cost Technical Review Salary Social Media 150

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

COVID-19 was also a key driver to innovation as many people are working from home and need reliable tech equipment. The reason for its success is due to not holding ‘compromises’ as an option. Their focus on technology is also a key role in their innovation. Thanks to Aiden Cole, HIDE ! #2- Photo Credit: Christina Giaquinto.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review SEO 124

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

An estimated 75 to 95 percent of new products fail in the marketplace. These cycles are particularly pronounced in the technology industry, where rapid innovation leads to rapid product releases, and often to rapid failures. pound paperweight,” said the New York Times’ David Pogue in a technology review.

Product 222

Product Technical Review Software Review Green 222

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Product development. For a great idea person, the product details keep changing for the better, but nothing ever gets finished. Lists of project milestones and technical issues are created, but nothing happens on time, because follow-up on issues is missing. They expect prompt formal follow-up to questions.

Entrepreneur 275

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Retention 275

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2017

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

Customer 191

Customer Entrepreneur Technical Review Dilution 191

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

These are the four stages of a product we’ll be focusing on. . However, on a more granular graph, the introduction phase would be preceded by a product development stage. This stage is used to determine the viability of your product and confirm when it should go to market. Image source. Rapid skimming.

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Besides the general focus on customer and product development, an entrepreneur should foresee the next moves that will serve to guide him on the right path. It will be a one-stop shop for finding out about moving services, getting quotes and reviews, and booking appointments. 8- Becoming one of the most reputable tech platforms.

Forecast 129

Forecast Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review 129

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Our sales guys were on the front line and heard what they needed to win deals. They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.)

Customer 280

Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). Although every organization faces some uncertainty in developing new stuff, the conditions are not always extreme.

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

You don’t need a large development team or outside capital to build your own software from scratch. Whether you decide to build or buy, the technology you adopt must align with your business goals. The problem your new software or technology will solve. The skills, technology, or experience to build in-house are lacking.

Software Review 96

Software Review Technical Review Software Acquisition 96

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I realized that this was an opportunity to solve a huge problem for an entire generation of parents and their kids using technology. 3- Create a unique product. Thanks to Jen Ohlson, Interactive Health Technologies ! #5- This helps them generate leads and sales. the golden era of technology.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review SEO 145

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. million registered users, 7500 supplier partners, 600 team members, and a run-rate of more than $150M in sales in just 15 months. Even executives need reviews.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

After helping build the first Ethernet switch startup, I was attracted by Asynchronous Transfer Mode 25Mbit/sec technology, (ATM25) which was 2.5x After many sales calls, early prospects showed little rush to buy it! After many sales calls, early prospects showed little rush to buy it! But customers didn’t agree.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2013

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

Entrepreneur 252

Entrepreneur Marketing Technical Review Dilution 252

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done. It says that you need to take due care in selecting team members. Good enough isn’t.

Hiring 335

Hiring Technical Review Startup Framework 335