Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2013

We spoke with the head of innovation at one Fortune 500 company who told us his only metric for early-stage innovation is “how many assumptions have you tested this week?” If I think I can sell 100 widgets at $10 apiece, and they cost me $5 to build and market, that''s a business model. So you create a mobile widget MVP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

struck in the early days where newspapers would put a little “Tag this article” widget at the end of every story, and in return, they’d get a feed of the keywords used to take the articles, which helped them on search and ad targeting. MyBlogLog could “make any site social” just by pasting a widget. Very simple, very effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2011

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1M each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 14, 2011

If you're in the early stages of building a startup company and are interested in raising your first investment money for it, you may be interested to learn about, develop relationships with and be educated by some of the top women acting as angel investors in tech. The group's most recent Tweets can be seen embedded in a widget below.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

These playlists can even be embedded into any website through a widget, enabling any site to share relevant material to enhance existing content. MentorMob is bootstrapped and has 12 employees. The company is currently seeking first-round venture capital and institutional funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2010

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1M each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. A very common mistake of early stage startups is to request a small investment to get started. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Widget Angel Investor Early Stage Revenue 227

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Whether you’re making widgets or developing a new website, as soon as you’re ready to go public with your product you need a company in place to limit your personal liability in case someone or something is harmed while using it. 5) You’re ready to launch your product. All tags: Forex Brokers. Login or register to tag items.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 11, 2011

I love watching our portfolio companies iterate on their products, especially when they are in the early days. Initial efforts often provide nothing more than learnings, but turning those learnings into an improved product offering is a huge part of what being an early stage company is all about.

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www.quora.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

What I do not think most working people realize is that they are better off building a widget and finding 300 people that will pay 30 $/month for their widget, than they are getting a job at Google. 109k/year plus the option to build more widgets in the future. How much equity do early employees typically get?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Widgets are certainly one way to do this , but it isn’t necessarily always a personalized experience.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Widgets are certainly one way to do this , but it isn’t necessarily always a personalized experience.

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Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization. But it goes beyond just widgets and social networks.

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Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization. But it goes beyond just widgets and social networks.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

IBM Global Entrepreneur , the computer giant’s entrepreneurship outreach arm is looking for the smartest early stage startups around the globe that will help solve tomorrow’s problems. The Video Point - provides a content management system and publisher widget to integrate third party videos on publisher websites.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

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nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

These three roles are critical in an early-stage company, so if a non-technical co-founder can bring two of them to a startup while also being able to bridge the communications to technical people, you will be in a much better position. BlockPlus v4 Released: Block Google+ widgets and links from other Google sites.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While those initial links will be very useful in sending traffic your way in the early stage, they can be massive useful later by allowing search engines to find your site and gain authority and link value.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Avoid highly technical writing because at this early stage, investors are trying to get a big-picture snapshot of your company, not what kind of alloy you use in your widgets. Employ KISS twice: keep it simple, stupid and keep it short, stupid.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Wireframing, prototypes: buil-in widgets and shapes. NESTA : They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programs that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future. Seed Startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even if you’re at a very early stage, if you’re reading this, it’s safe to say that research tasks are below your pay grade, and conducting them will leave you time for little else. Should you direct your prospects to a sales page, a white paper, a tripwire product, a calendar widget, a webinar? End: Call to Action (CTA).

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

This is a long episode (1:20), but it’s a conversation that will resonate with a lot of early-stage startup founders. I’m totally making this up, but you might be working on a calendar widget, and now you realize, “Forget the calendar widget. I need the coupons,” and get going. I just made that up.

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API Software Review Hosting Technical Review 220

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Advice for Startups Entering the Mobile Sector Inside the Mind of an Early Stage Venture Capitalist Need Startup Office Space? Tell them your story, and why your site/widget/product/service matters to their audience. Photo credit: althecat See Also The Startup Financing Dating Game: Courting Potential Investors Be Prepared!

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

He is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands. He's the founder of premium growth solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early stage consumer packaged goods brands. This is John Jansen. My guest today is Dr. James Richardson.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2019

The community can jump start products through votes and (honest) reviews, which are essential in the early stages of campaigns. Some companies run a Facebook group specifically for Product Hunt Campaign, so there you can also find your early adopters. Add a widget on your site to highlight your live launch on Product Hunt.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

People thought I was crazier for having the chat widget on my blog. I know that a startup at the early stages is the founder's baby. Honestly, few people use it. Most of the time, they ask reasonable questions. If I'm busy, I can't answer. Simple as that. I'm not a jerk (according to at least a few people I know).

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