Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2010

Many entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Take the strategic risk.

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Entrepreneur Forecast Viral Business Model 243

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Lots of important lessons for entrepreneurs - [link]. 8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs Will Make In 2013 | Forbes – [link]. The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - [link]. Social Networking Eats Up 3+ Hours Per Day For The Average American User - [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Most entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Lead rather than follow.

Forecast 257

Forecast Viral Social Network Business Model 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2011

Most entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Lead rather than follow.

Founder 245

Founder Forecast Startup Viral 245

Gust

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Most entrepreneurs think that risk is just an “occupational hazard” that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman. It’s a bad risk to count only on word-of-mouth and viral social network buzz for marketing, as I see in many business plans today. Be aggressive in your forecasts. Lead rather than follow.

Forecast 188

Forecast Viral Social Network Business Model 188

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs need to look more broadly into the business-to-business (B2B) space for more lucrative opportunities. Groupon’s purchase of Whrrl suggests that Groupon will soon be leveraging location based social networking or "check-ins" on their popular group coupon site. Track the competition. Marty Zwilling.

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B2B Angel Investor Forecast Global 210

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As a beginning entrepreneur, you need to take into consideration all the aspects of your business. Many first-time entrepreneurs think that they’ll begin to develop their brand after the launch. As a blogger, you can tell a wide audience about the latest product updates outside the social network. Brainstorm.

Startup 160

Startup Social Media Forecast Early Stage 160

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. Inbound marketing is not easy, and it’s hard to forecast without trying it for a few months first.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

You can also compare your forecasted marketing and advertising budget against the competition. Gust : Entrepreneurs can post a free business profile on Gust and share it with investors around the world. Financial forecasting and financial dashboard. It’s simple and can create images that will work on all social networks.

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Curation Finder Startup Social Media 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Financial forecast and metrics.

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Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Version One Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2020

His forecast was the most aggressive to date – and even he overestimated the 2020 cost by >2x. . SunRun), I’m ultimately most bullish on the long tail of solar installers and entrepreneurs. Platforms to retrain the masses to work as clean energy entrepreneurs and installers.

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Mexico Finance Balance Sheet Cost 218

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

On the other hand were everybody else including those that tried to make a full time of it like Robert Scoble as well as those that did it as a side job like VCs, CEO’s and start-up entrepreneurs. Tags: Social Media social networking technology Twitter. Now we could all sleep more. Or could we? Thank you, Twitter.

Social Network 219

Social Network Social Media Forecast 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Financial forecast and metrics.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Financial forecast and metrics.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This post highlights some of the reasons why the market is moving again and what entrepreneurs should do about this. The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Luckily the social and casual gaming companies showed them the way.

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IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. Financial forecast and metrics.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

Juniper forecasts 1 billion mobile VoIP users by 2017. As for Juniper’s 2017 forecast, that’s quite possible. Do you see Viber ever moving ‘up the stack’ and becoming a social network tying everything together, rather than a predominantly communications-focused service? Ask me on 1/1/2014.

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Mobile Iran Belarus Cyprus 125

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “ Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. 3) Originate investments.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” What is the True Sentiment of VCs? ” “Sure, prices are dropping. All of these are false.

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Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. We “hacked” Reddit by sharing our blog content in the startups, entrepreneurs, and small business subreddits, and making sure it got high visibility. Lean marketing. With a nice “Can I email you about Slidebean?

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references. Startup executives have three documents to guide their hiring and staffing; a business plan, a product development model and a revenue forecast.

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Customer Development Developer Silicon Valley Customer 227

Professor VC

MARCH 11, 2013

SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network. I wrote a post forecasting the demise of the conference, Are DEMO's days numbered?

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Francisco Social Network SEC 28

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this episode, Dr. Richardson outlines his approach to thinking smarter about growth as a consumer packaged goods entrepreneur. John Jantsch (09:57): And now a word from our sponsor with Q4 closing employee holiday travel and forecasting for 2022 underway, staying connected has never been more important.

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Networking Early Stage Distribution Hosting 88

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Currently Obsessed Joe Heitzeberg – Entrepreneur | Tech Geek | MBA Home About Me Joe Heitzeberg is an internet entrepreneur who has started and sold two companies. Entrepreneurs are generally too focused on pre-money valuation, and VCs know this. He tries to write things that havent already been written 9000 times.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Caroline: I would say ten out of ten entrepreneurs I talked to say that so it’s good that you brought that up because it is a fear that people are afraid someone’s going to steal it and you have to get it out there though. Smart money should bring more to the table than just cha-ching in your bank account. Caroline: Yes.

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Incubator Email Startup Oregon 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, July 9, 2009 10 years of entrepreneurship I recently passed my ten-year anniversary of becoming an entrepreneur. Could we have built the first college-based social network five years before Facebook ? As a young entrepreneur, this is quite motivational. About spot trends. Great post!

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 94