ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2024

Startups in the cybersecurity sector are facing a daunting market environment , contending with decreased valuations and increasing pressure to sell while competing for vital funding and collaborations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2023

Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In startups, a great success like Google causes busts by stimulating more supply, without regard to demand. Overconfidence. Cheap money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. Here is my perspective on the highest risk elements, from my years of working with investors and watching startups come and go: All the co-founders are first-time entrepreneurs.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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Differentiation Framework Equity Business Plan 378

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. Government matters. Government policies, initiatives, and leadership set the stage for economic growth, and provide resources for improving living standards, and enabling technological advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. Government matters. Government policies, initiatives, and leadership set the stage for economic growth, and provide resources for improving living standards, and enabling technological advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

For early-stage startups, the goodwill component can easily exceed the size of all the financial elements together, or can just as easily mark a company with good financials as not investable. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. Performance accountability processes.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Additionally, initiatives like stakeholder meetings and open forums encourage direct dialogue and feedback, further solidifying stakeholder relations and demonstrating a company’s commitment to openness and ethical governance. The post The Growing Significance of Business Ethics appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. Of course, many startups are capital efficient and generally frugal.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

New startups will emerge to perform the roles of what unions and HR departments used to do to represent and organise gig economy workers. Public and Private Transport Morph: The two forms of transport will continue its trajectory to differentiate from each other. They will be pedestrian-centric with clean air.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Create a visual identity, messaging, and brand voice that align with your audience and differentiate you from competitors. Estimating StartUp Costs and Obtaining Necessary Funding Starting your own business can be a challenging but rewarding experience. Once you know your startup costs, you must obtain funding to finance your venture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

The quickest and cheapest way to startup an online casino. This next level will also require that you work with government regulators. The government will not allow you to conduct your business without a license. The content on your site needs to be unique to differentiate it from your competitors. Setup a white label!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. Government matters. Government policies, initiatives, and leadership set the stage for economic growth, and provide resources for improving living standards, and enabling technological advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. Government matters. Government policies, initiatives, and leadership set the stage for economic growth, and provide resources for improving living standards, and enabling technological advantage.

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United States Business Model Government Differentiation 239

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. 3:49] How would you define the difference between a startup and somebody starting a business? [5:04]

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 5, 2022

Because of their widespread use and flexibility, there is a good variety in the types of rubber stamps you can make, and a rubber stamp business startup is a promising opportunity. The information is generally easy to find, searching either online or by calling local government agencies for guidance. Get free ink from the government!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

Then let’s hope both startups can build national practices. The government has already given them millions in grants so it’s a good start. Still, I think that to succeed they really need to focus on vertical niches where they can differentiate and have more focus on content quality and user acquisition. Team Pip.io

San Francisco 254

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Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. As privacy gets eroded through government activity we can expect a lot more anonymous forums to emerge as powerful web platforms. Phablet anyone?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

If knowledge is power then every entrepreneurial startup should succeed because the information needed to do so is almost in plain sight, out there on the Internet. The analogy is also a good one in terms of the startup world. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had both, according to the startup blog Compass.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In startups, a great success like Google causes busts by stimulating more supply, without regard to demand. Overconfidence. Cheap money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Every startup should size his product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. A key is your differential advantage from alternatives. Either way you lose.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

Governments across the globe have both been working to bring connectivity to those who have none, and private enterprises have also worked to bring about many of the developments. The post The Digital Divide: A Chasm Modern Technology is Widening with Hanif Lalani appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2020

He makes the point that policy decisions impact planning decisions and it’s therefore important for an entrepreneur to understand the mindset of bankers and government officials that leads to their decisions. Evans firmly believes more startups would survive if they had a better grasp of economics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2019

If you already have a proven team in a previously successful business, this puts you ahead of most startups, and investors will give you extra consideration. Many markets, including government and education, are especially difficult to penetrate, and connections to public leaders are very valuable.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

One observation that often goes unnoticed is that the government audit agencies – GAO, DoDIG – are also part of the problem, as they work hard in assuring compliance with bad strategy. New startups/companies rarely break into the system. And we repeated the obvious (that the system is broken) and the not so obvious – the U.S.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wants to work in tech startups. Competitions : YHack , Yale Venture Challenge , $25K Entrepreneurship Prize , Venture Clash at Yale SOM ; NYU vs. Yale Pitch Event; Yale vs Harvard Pitch Event, Startup Yale. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups. Everyone wanted to work in finance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. In startups, a great success like Google causes busts by stimulating more supply, without regard to demand. Overconfidence. Cheap money.

Demand 224

Demand Green Finance Government 224

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As is often the case in startups, the desire to create may be outweighing the motivation to monetize, particularly if there are no hungry investors expecting venture returns. That last sentence gets at the heart of the primary monetization tension in a startup. Price is no longer cost + markup = customer price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2012

Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Startups that target profitable and growing markets with high returns should realize that these will draw many new entrants. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

Differentiation 235

Differentiation Framework Equity Business Plan 235

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Tell us about the startup scene there. What do you enjoy most and least about the startup experience?

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Startup accelerators are great, as far as they go. The problem is that, after startups enjoy several months of pedal-to-the-metal support and mentorship, the vast majority of them exit the programs and hit a brick wall. And even though they talk about the network, after three months all the startups get booted out of the facilities.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. Government matters. Government policies, initiatives, and leadership set the stage for economic growth, and provide resources for improving living standards, and enabling technological advantage.

United States 120

United States Business Model Government Differentiation 120

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2015

Some people have the misconception that credit bureaus are quasi-government agencies. To succeed, you need a strategy to differentiate yourself from your competitors. Your lender will report this activity to credit bureaus. Understanding credit bureaus and what they do can be confusing. Beating the competition.

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