ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? You should also prepare an elevator pitch, which is a 5 minute verbal summary of your business idea and the plan.
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Refine your elevator pitch.
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Up and Running
JANUARY 15, 2018
Create a Lean Business Plan. Instead, you can create an alternative to a traditional business plan—a Lean Plan which is easier to adapt throughout the life of your business. You’ll also need business cards, stationery supplies, and software that’s specific to your design work. Insurance, taxes, and software.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Refine your elevator pitch. Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) Here are a few perspectives on it: Building a sweat equity team You simply need to network. Go to user groups. Go to tech (or other relevant industry) events.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 15, 2010
I’ve written about the “elevator” pitch before. You can’t help but lean forward and want to hear what the next line is. Be ready for the elevator pitch – This is different than your opening line. But before this I built and sold two software companies. I also did a very short video on the topic. [if
rob.by
MARCH 8, 2012
He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Michael’s second problem comes from holding software engineers to an unprecedented standard of business savviness: Most software engineers aren’t business people.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 4, 2014
One of my biggest challenges at Palo Alto Software is figuring out which ideas to pursue and which ideas to put on the back burner. When you’re first considering a new business idea, skip the formal business plan and start with a one-page business plan or a simple elevator pitch to jot down the basic components of your idea.
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