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6 Due Diligence Goals When Vetting Business Partners

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to do the due diligence to make that decision before you sign away your equity. As a former startup investor, I was often involved with due diligence on founders, and I felt that founders should do the same on co-founders, as well as investors. The same benefits also apply to a joint venture.

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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

YoungUpstarts

To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. Tech Debt 2.0

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30 Entrepreneurs Say What Changes They Expect in Their Business Due to Technology

Hearpreneur

Technology disruption is happening at a rapid pace all around us. We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1- I also expect to see more technology to assist with personalized experiences at trade shows, both in person and virtually, shortly.

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6 Reasons Technical Expertise Does Not Make A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Gerber wrote a best-selling business book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now outdated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

We just completed the fourth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape all the elements of national power (America’s influence and footprint on the world stage).

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6 Key Principles For Inducing Customers To Buy Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. During today’s dynamic customer journey, consumers often find themselves at a point of indecision.

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7 Startup Laws Of Finance That You Dare Not Shortcut

Startup Professionals Musings

A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a classic book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. In startups, cash is king.