Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. Even if they did, what if the assumption – that we had developed a better approach to teaching entrepreneurship – was simply mistaken?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2020

Engaging an app development company is going to allow you to make big strides with your idea, bringing their technical expertise and context to the project, steering you to make decisions and ask the right questions. The truth is there is a lot of rigour around app development, so approach this with your eyes wide open.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In addition, like an entrepreneur with a new business, you have to factor in all the indirect costs previously covered by employers, including training, health care, and time off for vacations. Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

As someone who owns eight successful daycares in the Chicago area, I know the strategies and approaches that work when it comes to developing a sound business plan for a daycare center. Another thing to watch out for with monthly rent is all the added costs. so keep these all in mind when calculating the costs. Projected costs.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

What’s the difference between an elevator pitch and an elevator speech? An elevator speech and an elevator pitch are very similar, but a pitch is frequently delivered to investors in a more formal setting and it’s likely that you’ll have a presentation slide deck (also called a pitch deck) to help you out.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

How easy is it to acquire a customer, and how much will it cost? How much money and effort will it cost to deliver value? Create an elevator pitch. Develop a tagline. Estimate your startup costs. Refine your elevator pitch for investors. Define your ideal customer. Do you know your industry?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties. Business model. Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2012

This is a key element of every elevator pitch, with enough specificity and fuel to keep you and everyone around you moving toward the beacon in the fog. Scaling models charge by the transaction, or subscriptions, or have digital assets with no cost to reproduce. Develop reward systems. Create a catalyzing statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2011

This is a key element of every elevator pitch, with enough specificity and fuel to keep you and everyone around you moving toward the beacon in the fog. Scaling models charge by the transaction, or subscriptions, or have digital assets with no cost to reproduce. Develop reward systems. Create a catalyzing statement.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties. Business model. Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” You need both to survive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I say that because I’ve heard too many abstract pitches about the next paradigm-shifting technology, which I can’t relate to, and only a couple with stories that really grabbed me. The result will always have more impact than merely outlining a new technology, cutting costs, or tackling a known problem, such as world hunger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2010

This is usually in the form of an elevator pitch, an executive summary, a pitch deck, a financial forecast, and a business plan. You need to assess risk vs. reward; cost vs. benefit. Value communication is about helping capital providers see the “Aha!” Poorly executed value communication gets you nowhere.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Gust

DECEMBER 9, 2012

This is a key element of every elevator pitch, with enough specificity and fuel to keep you and everyone around you moving toward the beacon in the fog. Scaling models charge by the transaction, or subscriptions, or have digital assets with no cost to reproduce. Develop reward systems. Create a catalyzing statement.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

The key is this; you MUST spend however long it takes to create a concise, easy-to-remember elevator pitch for your company. If not, it's going to cost you dearly. Here are two exercises I recently developed to help you create an elevator pitch that others can "remember" and "repeat": 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Identify your sustainable competitive advantage, like unique benefits, cost savings, or industry ties. Business model. Executive team.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Develop your brand. Yet they still need to create a marketing plan, develop strategies, and execute. Once you know what you’ll be offering to your potential clients, you’re ready to move on to the next step – developing your brand identity. Develop Your Brand Identity. Choose your niche. Spread the word.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Part of the reason we spent a full day researching and figuring out location, has to do with what it will cost you to start. If you’re working from home and not seeing clients, you may find your startup costs are limited to marketing, stationery and legal. Startup costs. Day 8: Write a one page pitch. A sales forecast.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Business owners must add marketing training as a major component of the ongoing development of every member of the staff. This is your core marketing message packaged in an elevator pitch kind of way. Now cutting cost in their department can contribute to lowering the client acquisition cost.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply Dan Hodgins , on November 13, 2009 at 1:12 am Said: Hi Steve, Just listened to your “Retooling Early Stage Development&# for about the 10th time tonight as I was cleaning my room. Your results may vary.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In thinking about the bigger goal of digital transformation, 46% say they have been able to identify and create new product and revenue streams, and 45% of organizations are now using data and analytics to develop new business models. Issues such as changes in design, unexpected costs, and your checkout process can all impact conversions.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2020

Is there a way to use storytelling or, I know you talk a lot about elevator pitches for gaining trust. So I think getting your foot in the door, especially if you’re here to, let’s say a networking event, a good elevator pitch is not an invitation for a 10 minute monologue. ” Horrible ending.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2012

Can you sell it for five times the cost? R&D is expensive, “overhead” is high, and they have to cover the cost of the nine out of ten products that fail. Even a single-product startup better assume twice the cost if they want any profit. The pain level is not yet high enough for people to buy “green” at twice the cost.

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Up and Running

JUNE 30, 2014

Develop an elevator pitch. If you can develop an elevator pitch that will intrigue people and show your idea has potential in that amount of time, you’ll inevitably be afforded more time to discuss matters with them later. Find out what your customers want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2011

Can you sell it for five times the cost? R&D is expensive, “overhead” is high, and they have to cover the cost of the nine out of ten products that fail. Even a single-product startup better assume twice the cost if they want any profit. The pain level is not yet high enough for people to buy “green” at twice the cost.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

Having worked in an Australian app development company that helps small to medium enterprises, I’ve come across many small business owners who have brilliant app ideas but fail to animate them in their pitch. Understand app development, and they have funds and an idea. Understand app development, and they have funds and an idea.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Elevator pitches and pitch decks. In this case, it’s the pitch feature that allows you to get all of your most important points down in one place, either as a one-page format or as a pitch deck that you can export to Powerpoint if you need a slide deck for a presentation. Payment systems.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Find elevator pitches. But our messy habits result in confusion for the designer or developer who inherits your work. Frontend Developer - STYLIGHT - (Munich, Germany) - FullTime STYLIGHT is aiming to be the most visually engaging social applications for fashion. Does it really need to be this way? Smashing Job Board.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In consumer internet, that usually means one front-end user-facing developer, one back-end server-side developer, and ultimately a business person (details will come in a later post). With that out of the way, however, it’s critical that you look for people with complementary skills to your own. Short and sweet.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? s easier to use/develop with. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t Codeacademy.

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