Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. In reality, the financing valley of death tests the commitment, determination, and problem solving ability of every entrepreneur.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

#7- Sustainable development Photo Credit: Peter Chatfield One area where I anticipate developments in my field to accelerate in 2023 is the field of sustainable development. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices should be at the core of a company's strategy in 2023.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Put this buttoned-up concept together with its dreamy-eyed sibling and you have “innovation governance” — something that is sorely needed in many organizations. Innovation governance sounds like an oxymoron, but in fact it’s an extremely powerful concept. Governance = Execution & Discipline. Measure it.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

To create this first year in business checklist, I turned to our in-house experts here at Palo Alto Software: Sabrina Parsons, CEO; Noah Parsons, COO; Josh Cochrane, Vice President of Product Development; and Josh Fegles, Academic and Government Channel Sales Director, and founder of gluten-free cookie company Jude’s Foods.

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Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2018

First, understand your finances. Objectively reviewing your finances is important, and this is a prerequisite to creating a forecast. Things like product development, materials and packaging, performance-based bonuses, and more. Communication (telephone, internet). Variable expenses. Consequences of your plan.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In addition, I’ve noted a few multi-product lending firms, e.g., Kapitus and United Capital Source , which provide RBI as one of many structural options to companies seeking capital. . We have a special program if you are pre-seed and need product development. Alternative Capital. “ You qualify if you have $5k+ MRR.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. There is no discussion of burn, runway, and more financing yet.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is critical since the government is moving toward a speedier payment system, which will reduce the time it takes for victims to get compensation. The Paycheck Protection Program which was formed last year under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, received additional financing. Photo Credit: Jeff Johnson.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2018

It slows product development. A study by the Nielsen Norman Group (NNG) showed that commercial enterprises—as well as non-profits and government agencies—consistently generate a strong ROI from investments in usability. The finance team understands that content customers are less likely to churn and destabilize revenue flows.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Defense and Intelligence organizations drove the pace of innovation in Silicon Valley by providing research and development dollars to universities, and defense companies built weapons systems that used the Valley’s first microwave devices and semiconductor components. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2017

Some believe in the all-in approach to product development: build an advanced app. The end user of the application was those who recycled, however, the recycling and reward redemption process required partnerships with recycling facilities, local businesses, and government agencies.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2016

Finding Financing. Acquiring the amount of financing you need to adequately fund the business in the early years is one of the biggest problems that entrepreneurs encounter. Many new entrepreneurs seek financing from private banks that often aggressively seek out new business in the local community. In addition, the U.K.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

One of the many challenges facing the world’s governments is the fact that no one really knows how this virus behaves. Thus, the world’s scientists, medical experts, and governments are in new territory, determining what works and what doesn’t work as each country moves through the peaks and troughs of this pandemic.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In addition, I warned him that new rockets could explode, and that the market was locked up by giant defense contractors that had hired all the relevant people with the right connections to win all the government contracts available. As it turned out, Elon was totally right and I was totally wrong.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

2005 to Today: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, Government Specific, etc. In a similar fashion, the evolution of IT over the decades has resulted in the change of platforms, resulting in the development of what is known as the 3rd Platform. 1990s to 2000: Infrastructure, Security, Management, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. Money to be used for hiring and additional product development. Offers two products: Palantir Government and Palantir Finance. Palantir’s products are used for integrating, visualizing, and analyzing multiple large datasets. See: TechCrunch.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups. Your Product Plan must fit into context of your overall business mission. Work hard to give yourself some decisions to make on who’s in and who’s out.

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2014

We will finance the exports of purple widgets with profits from our domestic business.”. “We Research government market studies. Identifying Products with Export Potential. Select the most exportable products/services that your company will offer internationally. Find export data available on your industry.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. Consider the total amount of funding for doomed projects that comes from VC’s, large company M&A departments, government grants, and private equity firms. But the book is much more than just stories.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 21, 2010

It also causes them to miss the numerous other kinds of startups that appear in less-glamorous settings: inside enterprises, non-profits, and even governments. I prefer to take the most expansive possible definition of product, one that encompasses any source of value for a set of people who voluntarily choose to become customers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Among those: plentiful financing and nerds , a culture that celebrates both failure and success, and an ethos of openness and sharing. To an early observer, it would have seemed obvious that Route 128 had all the advantages: a head start, more government and military funding, and far more established companies.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Finance, IT, Legal). Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation. New York, California different toilet, same s#@t. The Game, Let Us Live. So what gives? Are all these smart people out of their minds? The Proof Is In The Revenue.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

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