SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? How can we phase development to balance cost, features, risk, etc? How do we balance concerns vs. cost?
Board Effect
MARCH 20, 2019
They provide a cost-effective, efficient means for sharing agenda items and meeting minutes online, in real time, and using any electronic mobile device. In doing due diligence in a board management software comparison, it’s important to know whether the provider is an industry leader with many years of experience in the field.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
It costs less money to start companies so the world should have way more startups.&# I’ve heard the “world is different&# argument in every bubble I’ve ever seen. I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Can you acquire them at a sustainable cost? Is there a development step that you must take to fulfill demand for a particular use case, and, if so, how does that cost get absorbed? Are the logistics manageable?
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 30, 2010
So, trying carefully not to rain on his parade, I suggested to my friend that he complete the following analysis as due diligence on the idea before spending his life savings (and others) to roll out a solution: Few competitors. Many products fail because of “dependencies” and hidden costs. Real customer need.
infochachkie.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. Copyright © 2007 - 2011 infoChachkie. startupcto
David Teten
MARCH 24, 2014
We did this again, overweighting emerging markets like Africa and EMEA (Middle East) in 2007 because they were cheap with high growth rates. So, asset allocator can always work to add value and decrease costs (or add costs and over-complicate). These obviously important needs are like the emperor’s new clothes.
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