Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Just make sure you can fill in all the details.

Intellectual Property 404

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 404

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

Every person, company, and product relies on transportation daily—creating a powerful demand. Resources for starting a transportation business. Transportation business plan samples. How to start a non-emergency medical transport business. Free downloadable business plan template . Technology.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Green Silicon Valley Non-Compete 97

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

All the teams used the Mission Model Canvas , Customer Development and Agile Engineering to build Minimal Viable Products, but all of their journeys were unique. Hacking for Defense has its origins in the Lean LaunchPad class I first taught at Stanford in 2011. All the presentations are worth a watch. Team: Panacea.

Oakland 277

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 277

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Forever 21, the fast-fashion revolutionizer, first gained the attention of every teenage girl for one big reason: product-market fit. . On September 29, 2019, Forever 21 announced its decision to file for bankruptcy, and people were quick to react. In the end, Forever 21’s downfall comes with three entrepreneurial lessons.

Business Plan 93

Business Plan Bankruptcy Business Model Lean 93

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

The key is to run as lean as possible without sacrificing quality. If you can temporarily reduce your burn rate to zero (or near zero) it may make the most sense for you to look at other areas to make money (freelancing for example) and then lean back into your business when the timing is right.

Burn Rate 264

Burn Rate Bandwidth Lean Business Model 264

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2020

With your review of the previous year complete, you can turn to the year ahead, and map out some plans to try and lean into the successes from last year and cushion the failures. There’s no shame in stealing from the best: Look at some of the most creative ad campaigns 2019 had to offer for inspiration.

Lean 200

Lean Campaign Demand Sales 200

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2020

Lean into the fear! If you have an expert or a product/service to offer that can truly help right now, fine. She was selected as an honoree in Ragan Communications 2019 Top Women in Communications Awards. . The post The 5 Biggest Crisis-Related Mistakes Your Business Is Probably Making appeared first on Young Upstarts.

PR 204

PR Social Media Lean Media 204