YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Rarely is employee turnover talked about in business schools — and you won’t see it as a line item on a business plan, either — but it has the potential to be one of the biggest costs for your business. Don’t rest until the customer has something good to say about your company.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2021
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
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YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 30, 2016
It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us. In June of 2005 while on vacation with my wife, I received a call from my brother. We wanted in.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 2, 2017
E-commerce is well within reach of virtually every small retail business, and with consumers demanding an easier way to find and purchase products, businesses need to incorporate an online sales strategy to remain relevant. E-commerce is easy to add into your business plan.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 3, 2014
First dots can be anything from writing a business plan to taking a coding course to brainstorming ideas. Next, think about exactly what action or change is necessary to take you from where you are now to the first step on your journey to your goal. That is your first dot. Connect with People.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
Unexpected Startup Lesson #1: Quitting the day job - Currently Obsessed , May 10, 2010 This post is the first of a series on “unexpected lessons&# learned through my experience as co-founder and CEO of Snapvine , a venture-backed mobile social networking service founded in 2005 and acquired by WhitePages in June of 2008.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2019
In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Amazon's initial business plan was unusual: the company did not expect a profit for four to five years; the strategy was actually more effective than his business plan predicted. He later changed the name to Facebook. Very rare case.
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