Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. Bartering technically means exchanging goods or services as a substitute for money. Apply for contests and business grants. Barter your services for their services.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

This source is a major focus these days, due to government initiatives to incent research and development on alternative energy and other technologies. Bartering technically means exchanging goods or services as a substitute for money. Apply for contests and business grants. Barter your services for their services.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Greenhorn Connect: Excellent collection of BOS tech events and resources.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Being an outsider, I also wanted to lean heavily on the actual research available on the subject, as well as the voices of women both in the tech space and who have successfully received venture funding. It seems remiss, therefore, to not shed light on this issue. A rare success. Giadha Aguirre de Carcer has had an impressive career.

Venture Capital 82

Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

Up and Running

MAY 18, 2016

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. ” Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business. Once you’ve outlined your plan in bullet points, lists, and tables, you can schedule times to review and revise on a monthly basis. B y Eric Ries.

Startup 80

Startup Venture Capital Angel Investor Lean 80

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. One of them used to be a lead developer at [insert hot consumer tech company here].

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Burn Rate Equity Software Review Early Stage 152

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. Technological upkeep and maintenance. Financing and cash flow. population.

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North America United States Technical Review America 95

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sometimes the consultant has a reasonable basis to think this, since lean startups are programmed to get things for free and may call on the consultant from time to time for free advice. Common-yet-sticky situations are everywhere, and no VC and few attorney bloggers (but you, apparently) gives them the due attention they deserve.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

As I’ve mentioned in several Lucky7 posts before, we are living in the Golden Age of Technology ( here’s one of those posts ). Since I first wrote about the Golden Age in 2014, valuations for tech companies have only increased?—?rather DFS was formed in 1997 to provide Dell customers the best financing options.

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Cofounder Austin Technical Review Advisory Board 48

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Knowing this venture firms have come up with a canonical checklist of what they would like to see.

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 262

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. How to Write a Traditional Business Plan.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. Yes, even bootstrappers.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Four books helped me out a lot over the last few years: Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank, Running Lean by Ash Maurya, The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris and Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson. This is only relevant for non-technical founders like myself. For me, these books were great guides.

Netherlands 159

Netherlands Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 159

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. Week 2 – Getting financed. If you’re a tech/digital startup, angel investment and venture capital funding may be perfect.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Business Plan 166

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

You’ve paid your dues. Find partners or investors. You know a lot about marketing or finance or… whatever. Computer/technology consulting. Passive income can be handy for bolstering your bottom line and an important safety net for lean seasons. Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists.

Small Business Administration 86

Small Business Administration Small Business Social Media Elevator Pitch 86

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

As the former co-founder and CEO of two technology companies, Caroline has experienced both start-up failures and successes, and has raised close to $1 million in investment capital. I’ve pitched in taxi cabs, I’ve pitched on street corners, in board rooms, on stage in front of 400 angel investors.

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. No, I have many ideas.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. We focused too much on technology. Company : Nouncer.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We as a country are suffering from what is known as “ structural unemployment &# where jobs have disappeared from certain segments forever due to technological or structural obsolescence. Either won’t bode well for angels if they’re also hurting on non tech investments. Such is the case with advanced batteries.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Technical Review Balance Sheet Government 298

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. should have leaned on them a lot more, but I didn't, or at least not in the right ways. In other words, the future of financing is continuous funding, not discrete.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

automatic links to generated images Rietveld - asynchronous code reviews on changesets Tech*if*er0*urs – blog on roadmap for learning rails Best free programming books Project Management Basecamp - web-based project management and collaboration tool. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team?

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Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. Girls in Tech. Ad Serving Technology. Analytics review â??

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. Open Sesame! (A

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93