Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by an initial innovation that has served your company well so far. I can think of many companies that waited too long to react to change, including Polaroid and Blockbuster , and were never able to recover. Take responsibility for owning an informed strategy.

Technical Review 252

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Customers now expect services to be more technology-enabled, such as online banking, parcel tracking, transportation on demand, and smart home security. Infusing technology within the customer experience. The overall experience and relationship derived are more and more set by the technology interaction, rather than personal interaction.

Technical Review 247

Technical Review Social Media Media Matching 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

It’s already in use by law enforcement to predict security hotspots, health-care to predict needs, but most businesses are far behind in the use of analytics and big data. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes. Effective prediction of the future is the ultimate force multiplier.

Silicon Valley 265

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Secure outside expansion funding through investors. Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners. These also will keep you better informed on new technologies, trends, and likely competitors.

Technical Review 355

Technical Review Social Media Channel Flash 355

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2013

We all have our “security blanket,” like sessions with a trusted friend, classroom training, or prayers to reduce the pain and keep us moving forward. Contemplate the things that have worked before for you, and things that cause you to go off track. Some people procrastinate, make excuses, or feel real fear.

Security 240

Security Startup Leadership Entrepreneur 240

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Provide a privacy and security statement. Display a logo like McAfee Secure or Trust Guard , in addition to specific policy statements on these subjects, to persuade your visitors and prospects to trust you. Most will give you a membership graphic for your website, and an association link to give your business extra credibility.

Affiliate 221

Affiliate Advertising Technical Review Social Network 221

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Customers now expect services to be more technology-enabled, such as online banking, parcel tracking, transportation on demand, and smart home security. Infusing technology within the customer experience. The overall experience and relationship derived are more and more set by the technology interaction, rather than personal interaction.

Technical Review 321

Technical Review Social Media Media Matching 321

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2020

Think of the risk taken by CEO Todd Davis of LifeLock when he posted his Social Security number online, to assure customers the he could protect them from identity theft. Risk aversion does not always result in disaster, but neither does it create change. Risk takers make things happen. Never give up – there’s always another move.

Technical Review 308

Technical Review Kentucky Due Diligence Japan 308

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When you sign up remote workers, you’ll start to rely heavily on collaborative tools, Internet bandwidth, and new data security tools. “My IT budget will go down as remote users use their own tools.” You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software.

Entrepreneur 303

Entrepreneur Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder 303

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s already in use by law enforcement to predict security hotspots, health-care to predict needs, but most businesses are far behind in the use of analytics and big data. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes. Effective prediction of the future is the ultimate force multiplier.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 312

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

I recognize that there are potential negatives associated with outsourcing and freelancing, including threats to security and confidentiality, continuity issues, communication challenges, and impact on existing employee morale.

Technical Review 308

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Employee 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2022

The second deficiency need encompasses financial, emotional, and physical security. You have to have enough money, security in your relationships, and physical security to assure that you are not in imminent jeopardy of any kind. You cannot be happy, and you will experience tremendous stress, until survival requirements are met.

Startup 318

Startup Security Entrepreneur Product 318

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Provide a privacy and security statement. Display a logo like McAfee Secure or Privacy Label , in addition to specific policy statements on these subjects, to persuade your visitors and prospects to trust you. Most will give you a membership graphic for your website, and an association link to give your business extra credibility.

Startup 263

Startup Affiliate Advertising Technical Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2023

Customer data integrity and security. Customer data, as well as internal data, is a key resource for every business that must be secured and protected. If you can quickly explain how mashup technology facilities this agility challenge, the technology may quickly turn from a negative to a major positive.

Elevator Pitch 272

Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile Technology 272

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

Security and privacy are an opportunity crying for more solutions. Few people are paranoid about something they want and enjoy. The best startups start from a painful problem needing a solution, rather than a technology solution looking for a problem. Have you looked hard at the potential? Marty Zwilling.

Technical Review 136

Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Network Software Review 136

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Provide a privacy and security statement. Display a logo like McAfee Secure or Privacy Label , in addition to specific policy statements on these subjects, to persuade your visitors and prospects to trust you. Most will give you a membership graphic for your website, and an association link to give your business extra credibility.

Affiliate 136

Affiliate Advertising Technical Review Social Network 136

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Keep in mind that multiple studies have found that hardware entrepreneurs who create a good business plan at least double their chances of securing funding and growing a business to change the world.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2019

Honor fundamental rights to personal security and privacy. Your role in business is to manage the transition where humans and machines will productively co-exist to keep human customers satisfied.

Artificial Inteligence 243

Artificial Inteligence Technical Cofounder Cofounder Security 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Provide a privacy and security statement. Display a logo like McAfee Secure or Privacy Label , in addition to specific policy statements on these subjects, to persuade your visitors and prospects to trust you. Most will give you a membership graphic for your website, and an association link to give your business extra credibility.

Entrepreneur 241

Entrepreneur Affiliate Advertising Technical Review 241

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

There are others who are always a bit suspect, or have been hit hard by a privacy or security breach. I know companies who collect sensitive data from consumers all the time, and still seem to keep a squeaky clean image (Amazon.com, Ebay). Even Facebook continues to struggle with this issue.

Technical Review 214

Technical Review Startup Social Network Software Review 214

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

Customer data integrity and security. Customer data, as well as internal data, is a key resource for every business that must be secured and protected. If you can quickly explain how mashup technology facilities this agility challenge, the technology may quickly turn from a negative to a major positive.

Technology 412

Technology Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile 412

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

When you sign up remote workers, you’ll start to rely heavily on collaborative tools, Internet bandwidth, and new data security tools. “My IT budget will go down as remote users use their own tools.” You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software.

Philippines 181

Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder Affiliate 181

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2023

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.” Very confusing.

Early Stage 182

Early Stage Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering 182

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

A common question I get is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan.

Security 120

Security Angel Investor Silicon Valley CPA 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Many aspiring entrepreneurs try to raise capital, without first understanding and complying with government and state rules for disclosure, securities registration, private offerings, and accredited investors. Complete and heed fund-raising legal compliance requirements. The rules for crowdfunding and non-profits are even more specific.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 220

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As near as I can tell these are smaller ones, who don’t sell clothes, but typically sell companies and securities in a particular set of industries. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups. Many investment banks even call themselves “boutiques.” Very confusing.

Silicon Valley 362

Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

There are no guarantees, but various studies have found that entrepreneurs who create a good plan generally double their chances of securing funding and building a successful business. Your idea may be technically right, but without a business plan, it could be dead right, which is not the result anyone is looking for.

Silicon Valley 257

Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan 257

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Provide a privacy and security statement. Display a logo like McAfee Secure or Privacy Label , in addition to specific policy statements on these subjects, to persuade your visitors and prospects to trust you. Most will give you a membership graphic for your website, and an association link to give your business extra credibility.

Startup 230

Startup Affiliate Advertising Technical Review 230

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

Chief Security Officer. Also known as General Counsel, this position is an expensive one to fill and maintain. If your business is managing contracts and patents, it makes sense, but the CLO for most startups is LegalZoom on the Internet.

CTO Hire 252

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Angel Investor Public Relations 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

When you sign up remote workers, you’ll start to rely heavily on collaborative tools, Internet bandwidth, and new data security tools. “My IT budget will go down as remote users use their own tools.” You will need to invest more in training your own team, and increase your capital budget for new hardware and software.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2023

We all have our “security blanket,” like sessions with a trusted friend, classroom training, or prayers to reduce the pain and keep us moving forward. Contemplate the things that have worked before for you, and things that cause you to go off track. Some people procrastinate, make excuses, or feel real fear.

Leadership 310

Leadership Security Entrepreneur 310

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Accredited Investor Syndicate Syndication 265

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2019

The second deficiency need encompasses financial, emotional, and physical security. You have to have enough money, security in your relationships, and physical security to assure that you are not in imminent jeopardy of any kind. You cannot be happy, and you will experience tremendous stress, until survival requirements are met.

Founder 219

Founder Security Entrepreneur Startup 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

If you add new content periodically, it is likely to become a secure and important part of your online resume, and it will come out at the top of any Google searches on your identity. There are several major free blogging platforms you can use to claim your identity, including WordPress , Google Blogger , and LiveJournal. Twittering.

Reputation 248

Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 248

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2012

Think of the risk taken by CEO Todd Davis of LifeLock when he posted his Social Security number online, to assure customers the he could protect them from identity theft. Risk aversion does not always result in disaster, but neither does it create change. Risk takers make things happen. Never give up – there’s always another move.

Technical Review 332

Technical Review Entrepreneur Kentucky Due Diligence 332

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Secure your company’s sustainability through multiple revenue streams and customer sets, and solid core business processes. Don’t wait for a distress situation in the business or your personal life, and hope that the ideal acquirer magically appears. Keep a critical lens on payment options and tax implications.

Exit Strategy 248

Exit Strategy Valuation Acquisition Metrics 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2013

Think of the risk taken by CEO Todd Davis of LifeLock when he posted his Social Security number online, to assure customers the he could protect them from identity theft. Risk aversion does not always result in disaster, but neither does it create change. Risk takers make things happen. Never give up – there’s always another move.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Entrepreneur Kentucky Due Diligence 278