Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Implement a modern real business model. Measurements and business intelligence along the way also mitigate risk.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

The most successful entrepreneurs have always used the realities of the environment around them as a basis for exploring opportunities and developing new ideas that actually provide value for people and are structured to create profit. New business realities present unique opportunities for startups. Healthcare. Hospitality.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2010

He turned to the other VC’s and added, “That’s why we write the checks and entrepreneurs run the company.”. The Search for the Business Model. A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Pivoting the Business Model. Types of Pivots.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 19, 2023

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. Dr Jenny Douché, Callaghan Innovation.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. Most are founded and run by experienced entrepreneurs that have previously built companies and who understand the difference between theory and practice. How Venture Studios Work.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

You’ve come up with a brilliant business idea, and you’re ready to get started as a brand-new entrepreneur. Are you a Necessity Entrepreneur? Necessity Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Businesses. But, just an importantly, they’re also in business to put food on the table for their families and employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2020

If you don’t think there’s a millennial behind your favorite business or franchise, think again. Millennials are increasingly becoming sought-after and successful entrepreneurs. That may be because millennials are interested in seeing their business ideas play out to the fullest extent. That follows the data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Starting with your passion rather than with a compelling market need inherently increases the risk of your […] The post Turning Passion into a Business Model first appeared on Dr Jeff Cornwall. Passion is often the fuel that propels people to take the entrepreneurial leap.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2023

The pandemic-induced disruptions have spurred innovation and accelerated digital transformation, leading to the emergence of new business models and opportunities. In this article, entrepreneurs from various industries share their economic outlook, offering valuable insights into the current business landscape. #1-

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

If you are an entrepreneur not using this model, it may be time to consider a pivot. In fact, in a classic book “ The Automatic Customer ,” by John Warrillow, who runs the successful subscription based research business The Value Builder System ™ , I saw the nine most common variations on the subscription model today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business prosperity really haven’t changed in the last hundred years. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Personal initiative. Enthusiasm.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners who are their favorite disruptors and here are the responses; #1- Elon Musk. One of the most important lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Dropbox is to adopt the lean start-up methodology and start. It led the way to a new kind of business model and changed the game.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

In the competitive business world, you have to innovate ideas on how your business should run. Different entrepreneurs take on diverse approaches to implement innovative ideas in their businesses and some emerge to be successful. He is also the most engaged business leader on Facebook in Africa. 1- Strive Masiyiwa.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

This could be a home-based business, franchise option or whatever option looks attractive to you. One thing is certain, your business can succeed if you can put in the right energy and bring in the right people to kick-start it. This can be just about any type of for-profit business so long as it balances profit with purpose.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Beyond that, it acts as your business's guiding roadmap, ensuring you stay aligned with your goals as your operations adapt to evolving circumstances. As a dynamic document, it remains rooted in your business's core objectives while flexibly responding to change. Thanks to Evan Tunis, Florida Healthcare Insurance ! #2-

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2023

Running a business successfully encompasses learning from mistakes that happen along the way which in the end, helps your business to be more strategic and to get back on track. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the tough lessons they have learned in 2022. #1- Thanks to Tom McSherry, Premium SEO ! #13-

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2021

The lesson of the pandemic era is clear, as market conditions change, business models must evolve. Success is not, as you would think, about having stable business models across market conditions. There is one consideration that should be paramount in your thinking about your business model.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2023

Business owners are optimistic that 2023 will see better days, especially with most of the people immunized with COVID-19 vaccines. The new normal might see a return of business and provide better opportunities for people to explore. Here's what entrepreneurs predict for business in 2023. #1- 1- Continued work from home.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2014

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. business entrepreneur focus startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements. Create a formidable and durable business model.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How do you monetize a unique business model based on users rather than selling an actual product? We asked members of the Young Entrepreneurs Council for their thoughts. We have a very simple business model. The biggest challenge I’d flag for other entrepreneurs is that offer-supported apps depend on scale.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Australian entrepreneur and consulting firm owner Luke Lazarus understands that launching a business is not easy. Operating a competitive business and turning a significant profit is even more challenging. Despite the odds against new business success, Lazarus started and operated four businesses by the time he was 25 years old.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A business model is the idea that underlies a successful business. It describes how the business creates value for customers, delivers that value to them, and captures a portion of the value for its owners. The post Translate Your Idea into a Compelling Business Model appeared first on Gust.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

With new technology emerging, we can only imagine the changes it will bring along to the business platform. 5- Business model innovations Photo Credit: Bram Jansen New forms of commerce and sources of income are becoming possible thanks to technological advancements. Thanks to James Angel, DYL ! #5- In the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2023

As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Many are just not facing the reality that their passion had a critical business flaw. Physically or emotionally moving yourself above the business. Never take your eye off the ball in business. Fail fast and pivot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). Proving the business model requires a different approach than proving the technical concept. So how do you go about proving the business model? Prove the technical concept.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

In my years as a business advisor, I have seen many of you crash and burn the second time around, despite the confidence. Here are some key insights that I and others have collected for mature company leaders, as well as serial entrepreneurs. There is no substitute for new business model work and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Business model to maintain lifestyle is the primary driver. It seems that more people are focused on money today. Cobb and M.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright and the number of entrepreneurs will increase but others argue these changes are meant to work against budding or would-be entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2017

They have gone through many of the experiences and situations that people in the businesses they are helping are going through at the moment or will go through in the future. 3 Great Examples of Entrepreneurs Turned Investors. Unless you have started a business yourself, you won’t fully understand what’s involved.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Developing a sound business model is key to the successful launch of a business. But you should never assume the business modeling is finished once the business begins to grow. Keeping a business model current is critical for long-term success. All businesses experience changes over time.

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