Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 208

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Kristin Zhivago, in her book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Schedule and run the necessary sessions to update strategic product offerings, processes, and marketing programs. Build and deploy a revenue growth action plan.

Technical Review 234

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Kristin Zhivago, in her new book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Schedule and run the necessary sessions to update strategic product offerings, processes, and marketing programs. Build and deploy a revenue growth action plan.

Customer 242

Customer Technical Review Business Model Revenue 242

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 271

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock 271

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.

Technical Review 267

Technical Review Due Diligence Entrepreneur Intellectual Property 267

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Some people are very good as defining metrics, roll-out programs, and reward systems for marketing and sales programs. Satisfaction comes from the gains you get from highly engaged teams, and the revenue and brand scaling to new marketplaces. Rallying the team also requires that they be rewarded for progress and success.

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Metrics Early Stage Finance Programming 272

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Dr. Tabrizi is a renowned business transformation advocate with decades of experience with executive programs at Stanford University, Harvard Business School, and his own consulting practice. Fundamental to this transformation is the underlying emotional commitment of the team to something bigger than profits and revenues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

This is a marketing program on the Internet that you make so popular it spreads like a virus, like "word of mouth." Rates per click are very low, so don’t try to live on ad revenues until visit rates are very high. Techniques include search engine optimization (SEO) and paid result placement. Viral marketing. Crowdsourcing.

Internet 239

Internet SEM Wiki Viral 239

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

After more than three decades as an educator -- in both the classroom and the corporate world -- I've found that the most impactful learning and development program integrates this theory from beginning to end with three main strategies. Make it learner-centric. Why should an employee take this training? Follow the "Think, Pair, Share" model.

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Employee Community Hosting Developer 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Rates per click are very low, so don’t try to live on ad revenues until visit rates are very high. This is a marketing program on the Internet that you make so popular it spreads like a virus, like "word of mouth." Viral marketing. " Examples include give-aways, contests, and celebrity stunts that grab attention.

Internet 224

Internet SEM Wiki Entrepreneur 224

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 308

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance. Lead-stage content performance. Nurturing stage email performance.

Demand 144

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 144

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

For example, Netflix uses a digital model to unbundle television programming, creating new customer value. Digital disruptors have also introduced the concept of value vampires , who shrink the overall revenue and profit pool in a market to gain competitive advantage. Digital customization creates unique experiences for each customer.

Customer 258

Customer Advertising Cost Networking 258

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $55 billion, which was a 50% year-over-year increase. The best marketing programs today for small businesses are the “genius of the AND,” including traditional print and video advertising, complemented by proactive efforts in a selection of the new social media domains.

Social Media 355

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 355

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, universities, and even high school programs. In the pressure of early revenue, it’s easy to be bent toward what’s in front of you today, rather than follow your strength and your vision.

Entrepreneur 335

Entrepreneur Framework Incubator IPO 335

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2020

If your goals in life revolve around social change or the environment, aim in that direction for your startup, rather than maximizing revenue and profit. Bill Gates learned to appreciate the power of computers at a very young age, but was frustrated that available models were large and hard to program.

Entrepreneur 379

Entrepreneur Matching Finance Revenue 379

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

For example, Netflix uses a digital model to unbundle television programming, creating new customer value. Digital disruptors have also introduced the concept of value vampires , who shrink the overall revenue and profit pool in a market to gain competitive advantage. Digital customization creates unique experiences for each customer.

Marketing 310

Marketing Advertising Customer Cost 310

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content. Demand generation revenue performance. Lead-stage content performance. Nurturing stage email performance.

Metrics 120

Metrics NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Only when people know what’s expected can they put the right programs in place, rather than working on the wrong objective, and losing trust in you at the same time. For example, measuring marketing team members on sales leads may not get you the revenue growth or trust you expected. Define metrics to measure what you want to achieve.

Metrics 245

Metrics Matching Employee Leadership 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $55 billion, which was a 50% year-over-year increase. The best marketing programs today for small businesses are the “genius of the AND,” including traditional print and video advertising, complemented by proactive efforts in a selection of the new social media domains.

Social Media 246

Social Media Media Reputation Viral 246

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Since the economic downturn started, neither angels nor VCs have given much attention to startups without a product and a revenue stream. For VCs, early-stage means customer revenue is less than $10M. Super Angels.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2018

He speaks from years of experience as director of an advanced management program for global executives. They made big bets on IVORY soap earlier when they predicted candle revenues falling, and push the limits today with environmentally sustainable products. Leverage seismic shifts in the market or economy.

Dilution 149

Dilution Global Technology Leadership 149

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2011

McNealy's background is surprisingly all business, after an MBA from Stanford, rather than computer science or programming, and unlike most members of the Silicon Valley community. Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Entrepreneur 279

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder Salary 279

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Since the economic downturn started, neither angels nor VCs have given much attention to startups without a product and a revenue stream. For VCs, early-stage means customer revenue is less than $10M. Super Angels.

Early Stage 231

Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

Getting investors to trust you with their money is always a challenge, and it’s even more difficult in the early stages, where you don’t have a significant revenue stream, a few customers, or maybe even a product yet. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2013

If it doesn’t fit into one of the Four Fundamentals: growing revenue, getting new customers, keeping the customers they already have, or eliminating costs, they should rethink what they are doing. Managers often stress a particular message or a program for a couple of weeks, and then assume everyone gets it.

Founder 260

Founder Leadership Employee Management 260

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $5 billion, which was a 40% year-over-year increase for the last quarter. Why not ask them for feedback before there is a problem, and watch what they are telling their friends, both good and bad? Keep up with the competition.

Social Media 271

Social Media Media Startup Reputation 271

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2012

If it doesn’t fit into one of the Four Fundamentals: growing revenue, getting new customers, keeping the customers they already have, or eliminating costs, they should rethink what they are doing. Managers often stress a particular message or a program for a couple of weeks, and then assume everyone gets it.

Leadership 248

Leadership Entrepreneur Founder Employee 248

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

For example, Netflix uses a digital model to unbundle television programming, creating new customer value. Digital disruptors have also introduced the concept of value vampires , who shrink the overall revenue and profit pool in a market to gain competitive advantage. Digital customization creates unique experiences for each customer.

Customer 120

Customer Advertising Cost Networking 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Last year, Facebook’s revenue from advertising was over $26 billion, which was a 50% year-over-year increase. The best marketing programs today for small businesses are the “genius of the AND,” including traditional print and video advertising, complemented by proactive efforts in a selection of the new social media domains.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Reputation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

If it doesn’t fit into one of the Four Fundamentals: growing revenue, getting new customers, keeping the customers they already have, or eliminating costs, they should rethink what they are doing. Managers often stress a particular message or a program for a couple of weeks, and then assume everyone gets it.

Founder 120

Founder Leadership Entrepreneur Employee 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2011

If it doesn’t fit into one of the Four Fundamentals: growing revenue, getting new customers, keeping the customers they already have, or eliminating costs, they should rethink what they are doing. Managers often stress a particular message or a program for a couple of weeks, and then assume everyone gets it.

Founder 263

Founder Startup Leadership Employee 263

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Asking for early-stage money before you have customers and revenue will likely kill your credibility with real investors. While an accelerator offers a specific program to startups for a fixed period of time, usually 90 days to four months, incubators tend to be more open-ended. Startup incubator seed funding.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Finance Early Stage Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

Last year, Emarketer estimated that Facebook’s revenue from advertising was $3.8 The best marketing programs today for small businesses are the “genius of the AND,” including traditional print and video advertising, complemented by proactive efforts in a selection of the new social media domains. Keep up with the competition.

Social Media 198

Social Media Media Marketing Reputation 198

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Colloquially speaking in the United States, a non-profit corporation or association is one which has been exempted from Federal income taxes by meeting the criteria set out Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, most notably religious, educational, and charitable entities. unless it relies wholly on donations. 4 Junior Police Academy 3.7%

Startup 215

Startup Africa United States Salary 215

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Charging by the month or user lowers the entry cost, provides a predictable revenue stream to startups, and allow updates to be done transparently. In many cases, the revenue from innovative value-added services can exceed that of the base product. Everybody wins. Advisory services. Product sharing services.

Startup 253

Startup Technical Support Social Media Engineer 253