Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

They don’t realize that business projections with no third-party validation have no credibility with investors, and smart potential investors will walk away. Every good business plan needs an early section which sizes the total market opportunity, and then breaks down that total into the most relevant segments for your focus.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Welcome to the future of work where employees may reside anywhere from Bali to Boston or Barcelona – how can you tap into this global talent pool to create your own successful enterprise with remote workers? Photo by Windows on Unsplash The Business Plan: Writing Your Roadmap to Success. So wear those pajamas proudly!

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Nowadays, they can leverage AI solutions to create a business plan. That’s why it’s wise to choose AI tools that can scale with your business as it grows. To illustrate this, imagine being an entrepreneur who initially built a customer base locally but later decided to expand globally.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The healthcare space is adapting at a rapid pace and the startup ecosystem is one of the major reasons why this is happening so quickly. . If one looks at some of the most far-reaching changes in healthcare tech over the last decade alone, they will observe a major spike in the role startups play within the healthcare niche.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Starting a startup is definitely no easy endeavor. In fact, many experts say that around 90 percent of startups end in failure. However, there is hope for all you startup founders. With a bit of due diligence, how to develop a successful marketing plan for a startup and rules to ensure your endeavor grows and becomes successful.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

It’s a tangible demonstration of how business practices can align with environmental stewardship. As future leaders, your engagement with this environment cultivates an ethos of responsibility and innovation—values that are increasingly indispensable in the global business landscape.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Scalable startups are on a trajectory for a billion dollar market cap. Not all start ups want to go in that direction – some will opt instead to become a small business. There’s nothing wrong with a business that supports you and perhaps an extended family. Born Global or Die Local. ———-.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. It’s all about making your business life easier, doing what works best, getting the best results by tracking what works and always improving.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. This occurs when a new product, service, or business model renders the old way of doing business obsolete. Globalization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2022

Potential startup founders are always looking for ideas to implement, when they should be looking for problems to solve. A related “red flag” in a business plan is a missing competitive analysis section, or a short paragraph that essentially says, “this product has no competition.” Fix something that’s broken.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

by Arsalan Sajid, startup community manager at Cloudways. Life is not a box of chocolates and startups are not always easy to start. There is a complete process that governs the startup lifecycle including inception to exit. This startup stage starts from the day you decide to work on a startup idea. Early Stage.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

When starting a new business you should consider the potential industries your company may have the best opportunity to compete in. To help with this, we’ve compiled a list of the top 4 industries that show the most promise for startups in 2020. Why Transportation Industry Businesses are Trending. SAAS Business Startup Guide .

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Considering that the global economy has been taking a toll on monthly expenditure, a tutoring business is an excellent way to supplement your income by giving you the freedom to choose your business hours and regulate your client portfolio. Working Part-Time.

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Up and Running

MAY 30, 2022

One of the most important things you can do to increase your chances of success is to have a business plan. From attracting potential investors to keeping your business on track—a business plan helps you to achieve important milestones and grow in the right direction. And it’s not just for startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Yet, as an angel investor myself, I can attest that many potential entrepreneurs try to take shortcuts, or ignore the realities of business. I suggest the following sequence of startup preparation steps: Create a business entity early to isolate business efforts. Ideas are not enough to gauge business potential.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2013

In my 21 years as an entrepreneur, I would come up for air once a month to religiously read the Harvard Business Review. It was not only my secret weapon in thinking about new startup strategies, it also gave me a view of the management issues my customers were dealing with. Today, we’ve come full circle as Lean goes mainstream.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

With countless roadblocks along the way, it’s not uncommon for a startup to falter to the point of folding before it has ever reached even the simplest of business goals. The solution: Startup Labs. What is a Startup Lab? The Startup Lab usually takes equity in return for talent that is dedicated to the company.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. business models. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). like WeChat.).

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This article is part of our Business Startup Guide —a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! Starting up a business requires a lot of different steps. Howard Schultz brought the espresso bar concept from Italy to the United States and grew Starbucks into a global phenomenon.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. A large percentage of startups never apply to either.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

I found that role validated and highlighted in a new book, “ Scale or Fail ,” by Allison Maslan, who has built ten successful companies from the ground up, and consulted with many more in her current role as founder and CEO of Pinnacle Global Network. For example, I knew Bill Gates back in the early startup days of Microsoft.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The recent explosion of global unicorn startups shows that anything is possible. Funnily enough, these are also key qualities needed to take your startup worldwide. Banish all of those worries by following our simple steps to global domination. Perfect your business plan.

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Argona

JANUARY 15, 2024

Business enterprises, including startups, aim for continuous growth and development as part of their business strategy, but challenges like limited budgets, fierce competition, skill gaps, and inconsistent marketing approaches can hinder their progress.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Today’s global economic climate means that expansion is no longer an option for successful companies. Startups face a different set of challenges when it comes to expansion. Unlike large companies, they don’t have the resources and experience necessary to take their business global quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. The same concept applied to every startup which test-markets its product in a local area, then scales the business for national or global access. I have to disagree. Marty Zwilling.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2013

In my 21 years as an entrepreneur, I would come up for air once a month to religiously read the Harvard Business Review. It was not only my secret weapon in thinking about new startup strategies, it also gave me a view of the management issues my customers were dealing with. Today, we’ve come full circle as Lean goes mainstream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Business plan assistance. Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

They don’t realize that business projections with no third-party validation have no credibility with investors, and smart potential investors will walk away. Every good business plan needs an early section which sizes the total market opportunity, and then breaks down that total into the most relevant segments for your focus.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The coolest thing you can say to anyone todat seem to be when you announce that you’re launching a startup. Definition of A Startup. He also said, “A company ceases being a startup when it “starts to be reactive rather than proactive—play more defense than offense. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2011

I spent the month of September lecturing, and interacting with (literally) thousands of entrepreneurs in two emerging startup markets, Finland and Russia. What I found in Finland was: a whole lot of smart, passionate entrepreneurs who want to build a startup hub in Helsinki. Startup Blog: Arctic Startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After many years in business, working in large companies as well as startups, I’m no longer surprised at why mature and successful companies struggle with introducing innovative new ventures as the market and environment changes. A documented business plan for the new venture is critical here.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

How can a tech startup engage with a Fortune 500 company for mutual benefit? The chasm between the typical Fortune 500 company and a startup is typically too vast for a standard partnership. I worked with our intern team to look for the Fortune 500 companies making the strongest effort to reach out to the tech startup community.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 27, 2011

The most visible step was the first International Business Model Competition , hosted by the BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. What’s A Startup? Therefore the very foundations of teaching entrepreneurship should start with how to search for a business model. Business Model Versus Business Plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. They can also connect you to area businesses.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Startup CEO (OnlyOnce – the book!), My book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business , is now available for pre-order on Amazon in multiple formats ( Print , Kindle ), which is an exciting milestone in this project! Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. business models. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). like WeChat.).

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