Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Or if you’re building consumer electronics the key activities might be: low cost hardware design, high volume manufacturing, user interface design, consumer branding and retail distribution. Therefore the ideal medical device team might be a physician; engineer; operator; business development/financial analyst. ” Radhika nodded.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Existing companies also use network effects of monopolies/duopolies, distribution channel kickbacks, etc., to stifle competition.). What can a company do?

Startup 275

Startup New York City Valuation Distribution 275

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). The number of channels grew with cable & satellite TV but we still have limitations that makes distributing content high. But distribution is now unlimited. Not so fast.

Video 339

Video Technical Review Distribution Aggregator 339

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. The result?

Lean 335

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

This integral element of most businesses is woven through every aspect of operations. Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners.

Management 145

Management Forecast Los Angeles San Francisco 145

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Even a non-profit needs income to operate. This means staffing and delivering the business legally as an LLC or corporation, completing a website and business licensing, and arranging for manufacturing, distribution, and support. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs.

Intellectual Property 235

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Harvest Technical Review 235

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Sedibeng’s primary market advantages are their company culture, consistent “quality” branding, traditional brew recipes, and commitment to rural distribution. Operating without a website is increasingly rare, and ignoring this weakness for too long could have disastrous consequences. SWOT analysis for Sedibeng Breweries. Expansion.

Botswana 148

Botswana Business Plan Oregon Distribution 148

YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2018

One of the major issues that small travel operators face is the payment process. This is how it works: Automated reminders ensure the customers make their payments so that the operators don’t have to go through the extra effort of rifling through their customer list and manually send payment reminders.

Software Review 100

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B.

B2C 62

B2C Austin B2B Cofounder 62

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

To make personalization affordable, leaders must think completely differently about offerings, create flexible operations – like distributed manufacturing and separate supply chains – and reduce waste. Today, customers want personalized products and services at reasonable prices. That applies even to these first four strategies.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 145

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management. What events sparked the major revolutions in business models and distribution? /1

Generative AI 103

Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Business Model 256

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 256

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

Companies manage these three types of innovation with an innovation portfolio – they build innovation internally, they buy it or they partner with resources outside their company. Corporate business development and strategic partner executives are flocking to Silicon Valley to find these five types of innovation.

Acquisition 332

Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. Key partners. Every partner has their own set of activities and required resources. Key resources.

Business Model 334

Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2011

In a developer panel discussion this morning, there was a muted but robust discussion around the creation, distribution and monetization of apps. Chang also said that there are various paid and free app distribution services that can be leveraged. Opportunities and Challenges for Application Developers.

Asia 196

Asia Singapore Application Development Social Media 196

Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

Donors, volunteers, and partners support nonprofits because of their missions. Setting ESG standards for operations is a natural fit for nonprofits in light of their missions. The nonprofit board and leadership can set the tone for the organization by requiring ESG data to be collected and distributed.

Securities and Exchange Commission 52

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Metrics Government 52

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. Examples include pop-up retail experiences like what Bulletin is doing, or efforts by large brands to partner with startups like 19 th Amendment to experiment with different direct-to-consumer models. Most apparel purchases are now in some way influenced by the internet.

Internet 209

Internet eCommerce Bankruptcy Technical Review 209

Start Up Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

This week Australian pay Tv operator Foxtel announced the launch of its IQ4 box. Sporting organizations will very soon realise they don’t even need a media partner – they can sell their own advertising and subscriptions directly for more than their broadcast rights deals generate.

Distribution 86

Distribution Spain Advertising Global 86

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. . We see innovation becoming more broadly distributed over time, and outlier companies being built in more and more places.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Transformify

JULY 27, 2023

With the widespread use and distribution of information, it’s more difficult for companies to monitor and safeguard their data from unauthorized access. Service Organisation Control 2 (SOC 2) plays a key role in this digital age, defending sensitive employee information, preventing data breaches, and boosting operational efficiency.

Management 52

Management Security Reputation Technical Review 52

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 21, 2021

But some say that if logistics is a daily part of your business processes, then you should consider them an operational risk. For those that don’t know, operations are your everyday activities that support processes. So the question is, are the risks you face in logistics really just operational risks? Operational Risks.

Operations 52

Operations B2B Distribution Business Model 52

YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

This will help you fill gaps within your operations that have been created either by losing employees or outsourced partners. Adding value can also mean reimagining your product distribution. McKinsey Accelerate has put together a great article detailing how workplace learning can continue during the outbreak.

Small Business 227

Small Business SBA Small Business Administration SEO 227

YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2015

Unlike sales, a group that typically operates on commissions, defining a plan for the collections department can be trickier. a software development and distribution company. For collectors, include them in a payments-based incentive program to get them to participate in the entire sales process — not just the overdue accounts.

Sales 100

Sales Software Developers Software Development Distribution 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Startups which insist on operating in stealth mode in fear of competitor response miss the more important customer response. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously. In many business arenas, brand-name partners and distribution are a prerequisite to scaling the business.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Startup Stealth Agile 120

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

How to Scale Unicorns With Partner David Zhang, TVC. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV (( Technology Crossover Ventures ). I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. In your mind, what is different in the way companies need to operate in that post-unicorn stage? .

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Before you spend big money on inventory and scale over a wide area, make sure you have finalized your marketing, manufacturing, and distribution resources. Put operational systems and metrics in place early. Many new businesses have lost their credibility by not being able to deliver or having a major recall early in the growth cycle.

Marketing 290

Marketing Leadership Differentiation Equity 290

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

A plan also helps to organize the data and ingrains accountability and transparency into the business, which is important even for solo operations. Everyone involved in the business, whether it’s your uncle that does accounting, or your teenage kids that distribute surveys, needs to know how to protect your data.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Security Cloud 100

Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2014

An operating agreement is the document that sets the rules for your LLC. In this article, we’ll talk about how to create your own LLC operating agreement, what you should include, and where you’ll need to keep it when you’ve made one. Should I have an operating agreement for my LLC? What does an operating agreement cover?

LLC 121

LLC Operations Distribution Balance Sheet 121

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This adds further momentum to their business transformation, potentially changing the dynamics of relationships among IT vendors, partners and their end-user customers. Our CloudSSL is an SSL distribution service available via API and is designed specifically to help web services operate securely in the Cloud.

Asia 222

Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

As an operator, not an investor, I’m amazed at how many casual, throwaway comments that happen inside a VC’s office would be genuinely useful to entrepreneurs building their businesses. To do so, the partners started their search in earnest in March and finalized paperwork in June.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Startup Cofounder Technical Review 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise. Objective 2 – Detect intruders faster to reduce or eliminate the cost of data breaches by implementing traps.

Security 140

Security Software Review Technical Review API 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Businesses that operate with no margin for recovery are doomed go get a bad image, if not total failure. Be ready to complement your strengths by partnering with a complementary co-founder, distributor, or even an established competitor. Don’t assume that all your first marketing initiatives will work.

Marketing 333

Marketing Revenue Matching Viral 333

Board Effect

MAY 23, 2023

Technology offers transformative opportunities to enhance collaboration, streamline your operations, and improve decision-making for your community healthcare board. Managing Meetings From day-to-day operations to large-scale review and planning sessions, modern governance tools facilitate meetings and simplify meeting management.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Community Technology Software Review 52

Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2020

ReferralCandy helps brands set up and run customer referral programs (such as Give $10, get $10) on autopilot — that means tracking referral purchases and distributing referral rewards automatically. And it’s the unlock that’s helped produce nearly a million dollars a year in passive income for my partner, Mark, and me.

eCommerce 152

eCommerce Sales Software Review Canada 152

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. Some of these benefits include the following: Reduced cost of operations. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. by Gabriel Cabot, digital marketing strategist at Firmex, Inc.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2015

a software development and distribution company. Todd currently manages the software development and sales operations for Dynavistics including the design of new software features, management of partner relationships, and customer relationship management. Todd McDaniel is Vice President at Dynavistics Inc.,

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Developers Software Development Software 100

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. The post Announcing NextView Operator Guilds appeared first on NextView Ventures.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176