Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 30, 2022

Businesses are being more concerned about the changing habits of their stakeholders and are adjusting their culture and operations accordingly. There are also staffing issues, which limit full operational services. This won’t just be about daily business operations but performance. Photo Credit: Bailey Whissel.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g. Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. 1/ Social Network Interference. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Good implementation requires a plan, and a great plan and great operational decisions come from great people. Herb Kelleher, who started Southwest Airlines, wasn’t the first in the airline business, but he saw the need for low-cost short hauls, with exemplary customer service, and transformed the industry. Failure is an option.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2018

HR software also known as HR tools is a software designed to improve, streamline, and automate human resources process and operations. With the right tools, HR departments will enjoy many benefits such as ease and speed operations in the department. The software automates HR operation which helps to save time. SmashFly.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

It was during this time, while working with artists, Koutonin thought about a solution that would allow them to focus on cultural and artistic expressions instead of the stresses and high cost of marketing and promotion. GoodBuzz allows organizers to leverage on various channels – email, social networks, banners, word-of-mouth, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs who are determined to operate in stealth mode, for fear of giving away their secrets, will find they lose more than they could gain by sharing. Use networking, the Internet, and personal contacts to really understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind related success stories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Good implementation requires a plan, and a great plan and great operational decisions come from great people. Herb Kelleher, who started Southwest Airlines, wasn’t the first in the airline business, but he saw the need for low-cost short hauls, with exemplary customer service, and transformed the industry. Failure is an option.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter? There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. Leveraging network effects. For most businesses, the initial cost of acquiring a customer, and building a network, is relatively high.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. Unpakt is the first company in the industry that allows users to compare movers and costs in real-time before booking their move online. 9- Discord.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. First, I encourage business owners to create resources on your website or social network feeds for clients to better understand the products that are provided. 8- Reduce our cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Check your business network for a great co-founder or a great designer. Low cost infrastructure. Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. So the cheaper your company is to operate, the harder it is to kill. Notice the empty offices that are wasting away as you drive down the street?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Research by Bain & Co for Harvard Business Review, which looked at the costs and revenues associated with servicing customers, found that increasing customer retention by 5% could increase profits by between 25% and 95%. In this technological age, it is easier than ever to operate a mailing list or similar. Social networking sites.

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Most have felt the program worthwhile and given them a jumpstart on their operations. Click With Me Now makes 1-click Web-sharing for consumers possible; with no cost, no downloads and no frustrations. Material Mix owns and operates an exchange for reusable industrial byproducts. billion market opportunity.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

monthly active end-users who are engaging with content created or operated by Unity solutions in 2020. The future of social media and 3D interaction is the biggest priority to Facebook. Recently, Unity’s CEO John Riccitiello, sparked controversy with the game developer community, which could put future adoption at risk.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

evolved around trends that focused on the idea of user collaboration , sharing of user-generated content, and social networking, so too does the concept of collaborative governance. In fact, according to The Data Warehousing Institute, ‘dirty data’ is costing businesses $600B a year. Just as Web 2.0

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In addition, we consult visionaries achieve clarity by creating vision, mission values, 5-year and 10-year business plans, processes and operational manuals and implement them even on a remote level. In addition, we also focus on a LinkedIn lead generation. Lastly, finding capital to start your company during COVID-19 can be challenging.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. link] Harry.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

There are rarely more than ten people at these, so it’s a great environment to learn and network. And on the periphery, we like to help our members with some basic resources, at no additional cost. In most cases our teaching members are happy to offer their advice at no cost. In that way, we see the value from both sides.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. This begs the question: how much time do users spend in Snapchat today compared to other social networks, and how will that number change over time? Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Productivity cloud-based services like Google Docs, Square and PayPal are making it easier than ever for businesses to operate entirely online. Online advertising needs to be targeted and cost-effective, making Facebook’s $50 ad packages a great way to advertise within the social network and direct users to that business’ page.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 12, 2011

Another great invention is the use of small-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for advanced urban operations. This technology will be a noteworthy advancement in urban operations such as traffic reporting or area monitoring. Share, connect and be in the loop with HippoCampus, the next big thing in the social networking field.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Good implementation requires a plan, and a great plan and great operational decisions come from great people. Herb Kelleher, who started Southwest Airlines, wasn’t the first in the airline business, but he saw the need for low-cost short hauls, with exemplary customer service, and transformed the industry. Failure is an option.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Prerna began her startup journey after leaving a job as a management consultant, and launched Yaari, a youth-oriented social network in India. She shares: “We now use metrics like cost-per-learning and validation velocity to show progress since traditional things like ROI weren’t applicable.”

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

That may be OK for Twitter — today — but what about the 100 other social-networking-slash-link-sharing networks that didn't survive? billion market cap), mid-sized (NetBotz with millions in revenue and funding), and small (sub-$1m operations like us). You just need to try it" and "trust me" don't cut it.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 17, 2013

Quora is quickly becoming my preferred social network to ‘invest’ time in. Their shipping costs will eat up any money they save. iOS – a brand new operating system that doesn’t run a single one of the millions of applications that have been developed for Mac OS, Windows, or Linux. It will be free.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The alternatives range from giving the product away for free (revenue from ads), to pricing based on costs, to charging what the market will bear (premium pricing). It’s naïve to think you can sell below costs, and make it up by attracting more customers. Price based on product costs plus margin.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

In the interconnected digital landscape, a single recommendation from a loyal client can ripple across social networks, reaching a vast audience. Enhanced Profitability According to Forbes , acquiring new customers often entails substantial costs in terms of marketing, advertising, and sales efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2019

Check your business network for a great co-founder or a great designer. Low cost infrastructure. Negotiate, or use social networks, which are virtually free. So the cheaper your company is to operate, the harder it is to kill. Notice the empty offices that are wasting away as you drive down the street?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2019

Their compelling format encourages users stay until the end of the content, and their results encourage shareability on social networks. Again, this cuts down on costs and saves time. Quizzes are somewhat of a catch-all term referring to content which requires user input to questions. Why it works. corporations.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

As an engineer at Boeing, I had no idea how the company I worked for really operated. Do you find yourself hiring operators or PMs with that background? Clark: Competing through Social Networks. Poort (Rescale): Most important to my personal development, HBS was extremely helpful in building confidence in myself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Operational risk. Even small operations can have breakdowns of specialized equipment and complex support processes. Technology risk. Businesses with high attrition rate risk.

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