Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. Every startup has a core competency which should not be shared. Expand the market for both. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. Every startup has a core competency which should not be shared. Expand the market for both. Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Investors don’t invest in services startups. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2010

For “coopetition” (also called a strategic alliance) to work, companies need to very clearly define where they are working together, and where they are competing. Here is the right place to start with a good joint non-disclosure and non-compete agreement. Best of both creates a new market. Cross endorsement.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

They’re also two triggers that direct marketers and copywriters have been well aware of for years. Fear and greed have their place in financial bubbles as well, where, as changingminds.org put it , “prices go up sharply as people compete to buy a relatively scarce resource.” appeared first on ConversionXL.

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ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Logos from prominent companies mattered more than those from non-prominent companies. The lowest score for trustworthiness was the non-professional voice actor male voice (mine, if you were wondering). 3 Growth hacks for early stage startups: Find your scaling lever (HouseTrip, Facebook). Use marketing to amplify your product.

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