Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

(In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.&# ) I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things done. Entrepreneurs make fast decisions and move forward knowing that at best 70% of their decisions are going to be right. This paralyzes most people.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Fractional CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 414

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2019

A refrain I often hear from technology entrepreneurs to investors is that their product or solution is so innovative that it will cause a “paradigm shift” in the industry. Clearly large-scale change efforts, whether driven by an entrepreneur or an enterprise, need strong leaders and a proven approach to beat the odds of failure.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

At Remagine Ventures we invested in Sneaky Panda , a mobile gaming studio founded by serial gaming entrepreneurs pioneering a new genre – Luck Puzzler. The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% year-over-year, downloads were up 0.4%

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. Forecast revenue growth that defies business principles. Every business takes time to scale and penetrate a market due to organizational growth, hiring, training, brand building and customer adoption.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Forecast Angel Investor 120

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Secondly, I want other entrepreneurs and women to learn from the authors’ successes and failures in their business journeys. TSM: Going back to your early career decisions, tell us what factors influenced your decision to be an entrepreneur yourself? Being an entrepreneur has allowed me to own and control my own schedule.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Trying to save money by recruiting family members, or hiring only interns, is a bad risk. In reality, all risks are not the same.

Startup 283

Startup Forecast Stock Options Technical Review 283

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Trying to save money by recruiting family members, or hiring only interns, is a bad risk. In reality, all risks are not the same.

Forecast 161

Forecast Stock Options Technical Review Metrics 161

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Cutting costs , revisiting forecasts , and stabilizing your business. Driven by job cuts and budget reductions urging businesses to hire more freelancers , online freelancing platforms will enable companies to tap into expanded pools of global talent and hire qualified workers. The first stage in this crisis was survival.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Analytics Forecast Artificial Inteligence 131

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2019

Many small business owners and entrepreneurs begin their first foray into self employment neglecting some of the most crucial aspects of running a business. Forecasting how much you need to start your business will, of course, depend on many things, including: Premises – lease establishment, renovations, signage etc.

Software Review 176

Software Review Due Diligence Startup Stock 176

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Some say that if we could only run a company without people, the entrepreneur’s job would be easy. Maintain your focus, but assume that changes in your plan will be required.

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Advisory Board Forecast Early Stage Product Development 240

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2019

Business leaders must change how they hire and train employees. An oft-quoted 2013 Oxford University whitepaper forecasts that 47 percent of jobs could be lost to technology over the next 20 years. There are far better signals on which to base hiring decisions, and companies are slowly starting to realize this.

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Artificial Inteligence America Software Review Technical Review 200

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Trying to save money by recruiting family members, or hiring only interns, is a bad risk. In reality, all risks are not the same.

Forecast 120

Forecast Startup Stock Options Technical Review 120

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Make sure you go back and look over your budgets and forecasts and see how you’re tracking. If you’re finding it challenging to cut costs, consider hiring an expert to suggest other cost reduction strategies. The post 11 tips for reducing costs in small business appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. 7) SEEK OUT AN EXPERT.

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Cost Small Business New Zealand Technical Review 91

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Set time aside to sit down and revise the plan , comparing forecasts to actuals and revising as necessary. . Hiring plans. Outline what positions you might need to hire to fill skills gaps in your management team and how much you plan to pay them. You can include expanded versions of your sales forecasts and other financials.

Business Plan 154

Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

He just hired Meg Whitman. Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. Startups wrote business plans, generated expansive 5-year forecasts and executed (hired, spent and built) to the plan. the ex-CEO of HP and eBay, as CEO of NewTV. And it may work.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

If you ever have to interview, hire, judge the performance of, decide whether to promote, assign clients/regions to them or have to decide whether to fire sales people, I think having a framework for thinking about them is helpful. Mavericks do work well in early-stage companies and are probably your best bet for you first hire or two.

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Early Stage Startup Sales Campaign 350

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Some say that if we could only run a company without people, the entrepreneur’s job would be easy. Maintain your focus, but assume that changes in your plan will be required.

Advisory Board 232

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 232

Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs make the mistake of investing too little into their website while expecting large returns. However, it’s not easy to do this on your own, and you should expect to hire a skilled developer to implement some of the more complex steps.

eCommerce 149

eCommerce Development Team Review Hosting Security 149

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Besides the general focus on customer and product development, an entrepreneur should foresee the next moves that will serve to guide him on the right path.When an entrepreneur can forecast his next moves, even his/her employees become part of the moves the business makes. 7- Several forecasts. Photo Credit: Jaimyn Chang.

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Forecast Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur SEO 59

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Plan Long Term It seems obvious that every company should have a business plan, yet experiencing sudden growth can affect these plans and too many entrepreneurs are eager to leap ahead without considering how it could affect the business. So, how can you avoid the dreaded crash and burn that has plagued so many enterprises? You want to soar.

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Startup Forecast Social Media Cost 124

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2020

Entrepreneurs live with it. Write down for yourself and your early team the key bullet points of strategy (about the problem you solve, why you solve it, why you, strategic focus) and execution and tactics , and essential projections including sales forecasts , expense budgets , unit economics , and cash flow.

Lean 186

Lean Business Plan Software Review Angel Investor 186

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2014

At some point in their journey, most entrepreneurs will reach a tipping point where they need to grow from a one-person shop into a small business with extra help on board to really expand and reach their goals. Hiring a part-time employee is another way to play it safe if you’re not sure there’s enough work for a full-time position.

Hiring 189

Hiring New York City New York Forecast 189

Hearpreneur

JULY 16, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, entrepreneurs are constantly seeking innovative ways to market their ventures. By fostering a culture of innovation, entrepreneurs inspire their teams to think outside the box and develop cutting-edge marketing approaches that captivate consumers and drive their businesses to new heights.

Artificial Inteligence 107

Artificial Inteligence Marketing Entrepreneur Social Media 107

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learn more from their failures than their successes. Don’t hire people who like your ideas all the time. Be quick to fire and slow to hire. Pull the trigger fast when a new hire isn’t working, but don’t forget to be human and follow all the steps.

Entrepreneur 243

Entrepreneur Forecast Hiring Leadership 243

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Does that muddy up the forecasting, the models, or the accounting? [12:31] 15:59] What’s the first strategic sort of leadership hire that you think an agency needs? [17:07] I'm gonna go hire 'em now they know. You know, we aren't getting enough content written, hire somebody, you know, that's right.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I’d say about 80% of the experienced entrepreneurs & VCs I know privately agreed with me. One great solution I see is to hire an outstanding CFO who runs both. This person can do budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, legal, HR, office moves, etc. Naturally some didn’t. But they aren’t the COO.

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Operations CTO Hire Startup Early Stage 292

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. This applies to both founders and to VC’s that work with them.

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CTO Hire Management Technical Review Part-Time VPE 308

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. On Saturday, April 9, 2011, I arrived in Chennai at 3 a.m. after a 24-hour journey from California. At 11 a.m.,

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 11, 2019

What’s the financial forecast? The more detailed and objective your financial forecast, the clearer your feasibility picture. Also consider how easy or difficult it would be to hire for the skills, qualifications or experience you lack. Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. NZ Entrepreneur.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property New Zealand Forecast Naming 52

Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

This week Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about lean business planning, strategy, tactics, specifics (milestones), and the forecast. Strategy, Tactics, Specifics, and the Forecast – (11:45). “Here’s our forecast.” Tweet at us: @Bplans (include the hashtag #BCast).

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Lean Business Plan Forecast Software Review 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

The challenges stem from the simple fact that every entrepreneur is starting something new, where things are predictably unpredictable. Some say that if we could only run a company without people, the entrepreneur’s job would be easy. Tags: entrepreneur startup worst case survival. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

Advisory Board 125

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 125

Gust

OCTOBER 14, 2012

It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learn more from their failures than their successes. Ryan Blair, a serial entrepreneur who admits to his share of million dollar mistakes, as well as some multi-million dollar successes, sums these up nicely in his book “ Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain :”.

Entrepreneur 174

Entrepreneur Forecast Hiring Leadership 174

Hearpreneur

APRIL 16, 2016

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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Italy Entrepreneur San Francisco PR 48

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

While many traditional jobs still can’t function remotely, or have difficulty adjusting, many entrepreneurs have found success in starting a business from home. With fill in the blank templates, powerful financial forecasting tools, and lender approved pitch designs you’ll go from template to a full business plan in no time. .

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Up and Running

JULY 18, 2017

As a founder, you’ve probably been focused on writing your business plan , building out your financial forecasts to position yourself to get funding, and managing the day-to-day minutia of running a business. Hiring the right team is a good start. But how can startups avoid getting bogged down in constantly processing change?

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Founder United Kingdom Leadership Washington 115

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. It felt like there was a wavelength with management and somebody wasn’t on it. Commitment. Startups are hard.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

But every year thousands of entrepreneurs become millionaires by buying and growing businesses without the startup headaches of venture capitalists, zero revenue, and no business processes. Use the cash forecast in the report to secure better terms on your business loan or lock the owner into seller financing.

Due Diligence 185

Due Diligence Forecast Deal Structure Valuation 185