Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

Technical Review 275

Technical Review Startup Software Review Database 275

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc. People who manage processes are not the same people as those who create product.

Government 317

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 317

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I was an early adopter in financial operations and software of lean operational and product development techniques that originated at Toyota, and then of agile as it was promulgated in the Manifesto. Before I wrote my first book I spent a few weeks at a University of Michigan seminar on lean product development.

Agile 113

Agile Leadership SCRUM Lean 113

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Complicating the development of a useful product is the stringent safety and compliance approval testing that varies based on country and industry. Businesses have a lot to think about when they have a new product idea and one missed step in the product development lifecycle can significantly impact business success.

Design 166

Design Development Team Review Product Technical Review 166

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2011

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

Technical Review 241

Technical Review Startup Software Review Database 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Startup Software Review Database 187

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2015

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Product Software Review Database 120

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. Funding process.

Startup 187

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2013

There would be numerous taxes and document-related expenditures that will have to be dealt with for the business to start operating legally. Website hosting, internet access and other IT products will be a part of the technological costs of starting a new business. Product Development and Marketing. Be Realistic about It.

Cost 183

Cost Startup Web Development Finance 183

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. In this article we explore the unique challenges of a lean start-up and how Outsourced Product Development (OPD) can be used to overcome them. Reducing product turn time. Extending the runway. The Lean Start-Up Environment.

Product Development 153

Product Development Lean Developer Product 153

Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

Customer Development 241

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Product development. For a great idea person, the product details keep changing for the better, but nothing ever gets finished.

Entrepreneur 275

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Retention 275

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

New product development business concept on device screen. Before you can start determining the tax treatment for your website development costs, you need to determine what you use your website for. The entire website development goes on your profit and loss statement. Haven’t a clue how to answer those questions?

Web Development 136

Web Development Balance Sheet Cost Developer 136

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Switch your focus from product development to sales. Explosive growth to an enterprise normally requires a scalable sales model, a well-documented process with incentives, training, and metrics for tracking and management. Formal documentation of strategy and progress will be expected by investors.

Merger 379

Merger Due Diligence SEC IPO 379

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two conditions that do matter to your startup’s out-year viability are the cost and length of its product development cycle. Startup founders counting the days until break-even or actively seeking outside capital must focus on streamlining their development cycles. Full treatment of product components and functions.

Cost 100

Cost Developer Small Business Administration Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2010

The solution is to do the right job up front on requirements, document and approve specifications, and have the toughest person you know do the project management. Here are some basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. In all documents, clearly define who must sign off on content and provide business-side feedback.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Software Review Database Demand 129

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Waterfall Development. While it sounds simple , the Build Measure Learn approach to product development is a radical improvement over the traditional Waterfall model used throughout the 20 th century to build and ship products. Waterfall Development was all about execution of the requirements document.

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

Successful collaboration between a company’s business development and product development requires mutual understanding and purpose. Create a P/C/S Document. These documents will help both teams better understand each topic and will help with the prioritization process. Matt Ehrlichman , Porch.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Development Team Review Developer Agile 129

Up and Running

JULY 5, 2021

However, partnering with an experienced attorney allows new business owners to focus on other tasks like product development, employee training, and advertising, rather than the intricacies of trademark law and submitting applications. Application intricacies.

Hiring 133

Hiring Intellectual Property United States Search 133

YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2017

From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. Unless you really love documenting expenses, tracking receipts is one of the most tedious aspects of running a business. Whether they follow through on that knowledge, however, is a different story. Accountant.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Management Arizona Software Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

Entrepreneurs who under-estimate cash requirements or focus on product development while someone else pays the bills are doomed to fail over and over again. Building a business is much more complex than building a house, and I don’t see any houses winning awards that were built without a documented design and plan.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Forecast Angel Investor 120

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. My focus has been marketing strategy and product development. Most people think they can do product design. Remind me about your background Steve? You can see more on my LinkedIn profile: [link].

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Southern California Management Product 179

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Product development. For a great idea person, the product details keep changing for the better, but nothing ever gets finished.

Entrepreneur 237

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Retention 237

Board Effect

JULY 10, 2023

By combining and analyzing these diverse data sets, board directors can gain a comprehensive perspective on market trends, identify opportunities for product development and service enhancement, and ultimately make informed decisions that drive the growth and success of their community bank.

Software Review 52

Software Review Government Community Software 52

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

But even with this in mind we churned out products that were too complex or didn’t meet customer expectations. Getting Customers Involved in Product Priorities – Around the time that Salesforce.com acquired my company we also acquired a company called CrispyNews. Then I met a company that went one step further.

Customer 280

Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

” Below are our favorite pieces from the past few years, divided in to a few key categories: fundraising, company building, product development, industry trends, and the life of a VC. So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” ” (Rob Go). ” (David Beisel).

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Transformify

APRIL 13, 2020

• high level of data/document automation. Coding standards - Ensure that your code meets software development and quality standards and fits into the continuous release process. Ownership - Participate in the whole sprint process for product development. • increased efficiency.

Bulgaria 105

Bulgaria Java Turkey Europe 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The days of lengthy, text-heavy, business plan documents prepared by expensive experts are behind us. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. The cost of social media done well is low.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2018

A forecast is documentation that shows potential investors and lenders what they need to know about your business, but also that you are competent, knowledgeable about your business and its strengths and weaknesses, and a reasonably safe investment. Communication (telephone, internet). Variable expenses. Expense pitfalls.

Forecast 77

Forecast Early Stage Software Review Technical Review 77

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What you’re holding in your hand is a revolutionary document. Do they have better sales, marketing, or product development groups? What the winners start with is the realization that in a world of continuous disruption, they have only a few years to develop new capabilities or be pushed over the brink.

Incubator 408

Incubator Lean Agile Business Model 408

Transformify

APRIL 13, 2020

• high level of data/document automation. Coding standards - Ensure that your code meets software development and quality standards and fits into the continuous release process. Ownership - Participate in the whole sprint process for product development. • increased efficiency.

Bulgaria 52

Bulgaria Java Turkey Europe 52

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

They are used for different things, such as: Some business plans are intended for outsiders, as summary and description of the business, to serve the purpose of raising money with investors, backing up a commercial loan document, and so forth. I don’t, however, wade through scientific documentation.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

Put the results of your trust summit in writing and ask all employees to sign this document. Creating an official ‘standards of behavior’ document helps crystallize the attitude you’re hoping to cultivate. Creating the document shows that your organization is willing to go beyond mere lip service.

Employee 189

Employee Balance Sheet Leadership Chicago 189

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

Put the results of your trust summit in writing and ask all employees to sign this document. Creating an official ‘standards of behavior’ document helps crystallize the attitude you’re hoping to cultivate. Creating the document shows that your organization is willing to go beyond mere lip service.

Employee 160

Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 10, 2020

Without doing this, your sales, marketing, and product development teams might end up directing their efforts toward serving different constituencies – and in the process, they’ll satisfy none of them. With your initial list prepared, the next step is to document some meaningful information about them. Company size.

Customer 180

Customer Startup Analytics B2B 180

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

by William Olsen, CPA, Co-founder and VP of Product Development at Deductr. The most important element of proper record keeping is to document the business purpose for the deduction you are claiming. Either way, deductible business expenses must have a legitimate business purpose and that must be documented.

Utah 223

Utah CPA Cofounder Finance 223

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The business plan document itself isn’t what’s important to investors. A business plan provides the structure for thinking through these things and documents your answers so you’re prepared for the inevitable questions investors will ask about your business. What documents do investors want to see?

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Exit Strategy 138