Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

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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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. With new technology emerging, we can only imagine the changes it will bring along to the business platform. Thanks to Jamie Miller, Treadmill Review ! #4-

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Today with every city, state and country trying to build out a technology cluster, following Dino’s progress can provide others with a roadmap of what’s worked and what has not. Tech investing is risky.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I usually envision a 50-50 ownership split for their efforts, but every engineer believes the technology side deserves the majority share. If you consider yourself a technologist, you probably believe and may be propagating one of the following myths: The first priority for funding should be to develop the technology.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He is a co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organization.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

When the Amazon recruitment team responds to an applicant, it is considered a match. They are free-thinkers and I admire how they viewed the potential in technology and made it happen. I admire her innovations as it empowers women to start a business, and give them confidence that they can be as good as men when it comes to business.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. My business partner and I were elated.

Technical Review 118

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products. Stay tuned.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. AskAnything.VC Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2021

If you can’t find anything that matches your needs, you may have just discovered an opportunity to break into a new industry. Similarly, you don’t want to rely on tools that work well for one business model but not another. Partner with other brands. Expanding your business is a lot like starting one.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I reminded her that all the Lean tools she learned in class–Customer Discovery, business model and value proposition canvases– contained her answer. Create awareness for fundraising (VC, angels, corporate partners). Craft messages to match what your audience has already told you. Here’s how. Lessons Learned.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He is a co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organization.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here are our best tips that aren’t overly invasive but have a proven track record of attracting a target base matching your products. If your business model allows, offer a personalized gift in exchange for some basic information. Leverage technology. Segment your audience. Give them gifts. Everyone loves a free gift.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. Other models will certainly emerge, and will find new ways to couple data science and business model innovation to get the right products in front of the right customers.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. This past week while I was in Tokyo for meetings with potential partners for Fab, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on startups. So, here goes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. No business thrives with people who can only see the negatives and risks, or don’t have the confidence to believe in themselves.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I myself recently covered the topic when I spoke about why GRP Partners invested in Ad.ly. I know that advertising is important to inform consumers of offers – the same reason many tech companies use SEM. GRP Partners invested in GoTo.com which rebranded as Overture. The more things change … At Ad.ly

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand. We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Almost by accident. Thanks to Robert Harbauer, Laser Bonding Tech, Inc. ! #2- 23- Due to prior experiences and education.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Can it scale?”

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2010

In my last post I described my approach to one of the three classes I teach at Stanford in the engineering school: Fundamentals of Technology Entrepreneurship. The key things I want students to take from the class are: Understand that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a profitable business model.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Charles Edge :: Partner, 318 Author :: Mac Tiger Server Little Black Book April 16, 2007 1:37 AM Shashank said. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Whether we deliver Clinical Evaluation Reports, Literature Reviews, or continued Post Market Surveillance and Vigilance monitoring, their ease of compliance (and acceptance in Europe) is our proudest achievement. The middle circle are collaborators, partners and stakeholders, “We.”. Photo Credit: Ethan Drower. The center circle is “Me.”

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Americas new business model: Sharing. Sponsored Links Americans with heaps of stuff, skills and time are connecting online with tech-savvy and early adopters eager to share and rent homes, cars, tools and services in exchange for deep savings.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Small Business Blogs. New Communications Review. Emergent Research.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Whichever type of plan you choose, remember that a business plan is a living document. Set a specific time each month to review it , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. Assumptions change based on experience, and your business plan should change along with these assumptions. Be specific.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

The decision is yours as to how you package up your offering in a way that matches your goals. If you have a sales model that involves relationship selling to high-level decision makers, you can be sure they would prefer a detailed proposal from you with a request to “sign here.” A price of $2 per share means nothing in itself.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

Running my own business has been terrifying at times, but having the freedom to work when I want and with who I want has allowed me to dedicate time to my true passion – animal rescue. 3- Due to financial difficulties in my family. So I got to work and jumped in on starting my business, TTYL—a tech-free community.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Potential partnerships with media and telecom giants make it attractive enough though, and hopefully there will be cross polination between the Israeli startups and the great tech cluster in London. Utilizing a recently developed innovative technology, BetterView leads a revolution in the content world. Applicaster - Company Website.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The goal of growth hacking as marketing is rapid growth, using strategies and tactics that leverage (and even exploit) technology, platforms, and behavior to reach an end goal. Here are three examples of brands that leveraged technology and behavior to achieve rapid growth. On its official launch in 2014, it had 15,000 daily users.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

When my partner Marc wrote his post describing our firm , the most controversial component of our investment strategy was our preference for founding CEOs. The macro reason: that’s the way most of the great technology companies have been built. At Andreessen Horowitz, our primary goal is to invest in the great technology franchises.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. The general rule is one business model drives the business.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. It’s time to dig into the process of actually writing a business plan. In this step-by-step guide, I’ll take you through every stage of writing a business plan that will actually help you achieve your goals. An S-corp ?

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. If you are an entrepreneur seeking funding, try our free Funding Recommendation Engine to identify a list of angels, venture capital and state grant programs that best match your business. You should sign up for our newsletter here. It’s free.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams. and Path Intelligence.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Small and Medium businesses have been the holy grail of High tech and software companies for quite some time now, but the quest is far from ending. "If If you would ask me what part of the market is most underserved by technology companies today, Id tell you its small and medium sized business. Cracking the SMB code.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

They are not there to run your business unless that’s part of the agreement. That’s what you’re supposed to be doing and what your partners and employees are supposed to help with. If your investor is a match with your industry, believe it or not, the next most important thing is YOU and your TEAM. They’re the step ladder.

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