Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

He nails the current key startup parameters, including the following: Crafting a lean business plan as your road map. The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Rounding out the team with employees and freelancers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Early in the relationship, every investor instinctively looks for some key indicators of the ability to get results, like the following: Communicates well in every business medium. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Message delivery must be customized for each investor.

Intellectual Property 278

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 278

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. In a business plan these are only one of the many marketing campaigns which continue to rise in cost. That’s a double death wish.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

This week Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about lean business planning, strategy, tactics, specifics (milestones), and the forecast. Lean Business Planning by Tim Berry – (31:21). Preorder on Amazon.com – Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2012

Bill Payne had a nice post on gust.com late last month titled Using your business plan , in which he lists the different forms or outputs people confuse with a business plan and sets each one into the proper use context. Do not hand investors your business plan when you first meet them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

He nails the current key startup parameters, including the following: Crafting a lean business plan as your road map. The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Rounding out the team with employees and freelancers.

Intellectual Property 404

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 404

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Others will work hard on a business plan, and then mail it indiscriminately to every potential investor they can find on the Internet. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 310

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2020

A 2007 poll concluded that 20% of all businesses would go out of business without the internet. It’s easy to assume that the vast majority of businesses would go out of business without the internet. How much does business internet cost? How Much Does Business Internet Cost?

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Internet Cost Bandwidth IP 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

With today’s worldwide Internet and social media, your brand impact is not set by what you say, but by numbers of followers, influencers, and satisfied customers. Before you get in that position, I recommend you integrate into your pitch and business plan as many of the items outlined here as you can before investors have already opted out.

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Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Investor 368

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Early in the relationship, every investor instinctively looks for some key indicators of the ability to get results, like the following: Communicates well in every business medium. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Message delivery must be customized for each investor.

Intellectual Property 316

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. The challenges are as different for them as a jewelry store owner now building medical devices. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2017

You know you need a business plan if you want funding. And you know you should have and follow a plan to grow your business. But oftentimes creating a business plan takes too long. Below are some tips to help you complete a great business plan faster: 1. Identify Why Your Business is Unique.

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Business Plan Intellectual Property Founder Employee 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2017

Writing a business plan is hard work, so I get lots of pushback from prospective new venture founders that it’s just a waste of their valuable time in this rapidly changing environment. They all claim to have the plan in their head, and writing it down will only slow down their success. Investors classify these as hobbyists.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

If you’re planning on starting a business, you need a business plan. A good business plan will help to keep your company on track and guide it in the right direction, and it will also help you to secure funding from banks, venture capitalists and other investors. There’s no way around it. Don’t go overboard.

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Business Plan Metrics Audience Social Network 147

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Develop a Business Plan. It’s been proven that planning makes you more successful. Determine what type of business plan is right for you . Good lighting.

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

If you sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably already know how to build a business, and even conservative investors won’t worry about the quality of your next business plan. A great business plan doesn’t have to be a book in length, with extensive financial statements.

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Silicon Valley Exit Strategy Startup Business Plan 257

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Others will work hard on a business plan, and then mail it indiscriminately to every potential investor they can find on the Internet. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Marty Zwilling.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Business Plan Angel Investor 299

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2011

Max and his partners had interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. In May they released the first Startup Genome Report — an in-depth analysis on what makes early-stage Internet startups successful. Today you’re invited to benchmark your own internet startup and see how you compare to the winners.

Software Review 292

Software Review Early Stage Technical Review Startup 292

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2019

He offers some practical entrepreneurship lessons I most often see talking about Silicon Valley: You still need a good business plan to start. As an advisor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at how many people believe the myth that business plans are only required to appease big investors.

Silicon Valley 269

Silicon Valley Missouri Technical Review Boston 269

ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2023

Rating for an app: 10/10 Rating for software: 10/10 Rating for technology other than app or software: 8/10 #2: KillerStartups KillerStartups aims to help them both by reviewing up-and-coming internet startups right on the spot, right at their birth. Hence, their editorial mission: Better living through the Internet. Best of all.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Artificial Inteligence 126

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. In a business plan these are only one of the many marketing campaigns which continue to rise in cost. That’s a double death wish.

Viral 268

Viral Marketing SEM Campaign 268

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

Every investor I know is frustrated with the poor quality of the business plans they get. This is sad, since “how to write a business plan” is a frequent topic found in every business journal, and a common title in the business section of every book store. What is the definition of a good business plan?

Business Plan 230

Business Plan Exit Strategy Partner Business Model 230

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. The challenges are as different for them as a jewelry store owner now building medical devices. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

Depending on the size and location of your business, you could easily also end up paying thousands of dollars a month in internet costs and other utility expenses, including electricity, phone service, water, janitorial services and beak-room supplies. Obviously, the more detailed your business plan, the better.

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Cost Founder Software Review Startup 264

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. Our idea was to build a dial-up Internet service to compete with AOL, MindSpring and EarthLink. We didn’t know it at the time, but we had just saved our business. We wanted in.

Software Review 188

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 188

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It can be accomplished by networking with other professionals in your region or via internet forums. If you don’t have enough money, probably, your business won’t thrive because there isn’t much incentive for clients or other sources to stay around long term. Building a Referral Network. Expanding Your Services.

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Technical Review Business Plan Networking Employee 151

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2012

Every investor I know is frustrated with the poor quality of the business plans they get. This is sad, since “how to write a business plan” is a frequent topic found in every business journal, and a common title in the business section of every book store. What is the definition of a good business plan?

Business Plan 240

Business Plan Exit Strategy Partner Business Model 240

VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

Most principles of Lean Startup remain true, as described by Steve Blank in The Lean Startup Changes Everything : Business Plans are dead: Startups a series of hypothesis that need to be tested. Ditch the business plan and when assumptions are proven wrong, pivot Customer Development: Build a product your customers want (vs.

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Lean Seed Capital Startup Burn Rate 214

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

If you sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably already know how to build a business, and even conservative investors won’t worry about the quality of your next business plan. A great business plan doesn’t have to be a book in length, with extensive financial statements.

Business Plan 120

Business Plan Silicon Valley Startup Exit Strategy 120

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Each of us has a list of things we look for early on when identifying whether we want to go to the next step in analyzing a plan. Come to think of it, these are good for challenging any business plan. We are the next Zoom of Internet one-to many interactive broadcasting.”. Size of your total available market.

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Business Plan Naming Revenue Internet 62

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.

SBA 300

SBA Venture Capital Business Plan Social Media 300

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

But long story short, I have ended up consulting several individuals, and more recently even small businesses on various internet entrepreneurship matters. All he needs is his laptop and internet connection. This is particularly true for an internet based business model, which is great for those who are more risk averse.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

Either they are never really ready to commit, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a bygone business era. The Internet and the current information wave have changed everything. With the Internet, you can see all you need explained in a dozen ways in text, videos, pictures, and podcasts.

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Social Media Curation Internet Entrepreneur 301

Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

For instance, companies run the risk of having their data stolen, of being the target of cyberattacks, and of other forms of internet security risks. For the storage of data and the accessibility of apps from any location with an internet connection, for instance, organizations may employ cloud-based solutions.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Others will work hard on a business plan, and then mail it indiscriminately to every potential investor they can find on the Internet. Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.” I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 157