Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

In light of this, software developers are beginning to cater to the digital transformation needs of SMBs. Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business. This means finance, operations, sales, and marketing departments as well as leadership can all access the same data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences. Well, there will be 2 copywriters, 1 editor, 1 blogger, 3 programmers, 1 Project/Product Manager, 1 Business/ Finance, 1 Sales/ Marketing expert.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Construction, utilities, transportation, retail, finance, insurance and real estate startups are industries that hit hardest on startups with an average failure rate among them of 40%. The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

More often than not, whatever it is you are building will require a complementary skill set, whether that’s business/finance, sales/marketing, or design/engineering. Alex understood he knew next to nothing about software development and engineering, so he searched for an engineer.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most Startups Are Poorly Managed The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. That was before we even discussed the required software development. Without demand, startups falter and ultimately fail.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

When it comes to financing a brand-new startup, most founders find themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. I’m seeing more people using credit cards for financing,” says David Worrell, founding partner of Rock Solid Finance , which helps business owners find solutions to their financing problems.

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Research and development is the process of creating innovations using scientific methods and data analysis practices. Investment in research and development, in turn, means allocating and using finances to support this process with technology solutions, scientific and tech talents, equipment, etc. Final Thoughts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

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Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

Jobs in finance, media and fashion generate the best incomes in New York. Singapore Average salary: $50,690 Tech, finance and engineering are all thriving industries here and professionals in these sectors enjoy fantastic salaries and excellent career progression. The country also has very low unemployment rates.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2020

Maintaining your business through the coronavirus crisis has likely led you to cut costs, revise your sales projections, and potentially seek out a loan to help you stay afloat. PayPal Working Capital , Intuit, Fundbox, and Behalf are just a few of the fintech organizations that provide alternative financing alongside your local bank.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Consumers skip through the classic Google ads on Youtube but they sit through “tutorials” their favorite influencers deliver and drive up engagement and sales with the discount codes tailored to the influencer. 16- Rise of citizen developers. 24- Personal finances awareness. Thanks to Josh Stomel, Turbo Finance ! #25-

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

With talent in sales, marketing, and technology, Niesh was still missing some critical processes and systems – including elements of finance and human resources – to support their growth. Motivated to find a way to help students reduce costs, Yoo worked with advertisers to subsidise student printing.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Participants in the incubation program learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurial management, finding financing from incubator companies, modern office space, and fully permitted labs with a wide range of technical equipment and engineering resources. Innovation Depot.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Zendesk is heavily financed by Benchmark and Charles River and has 10,000 customers. Guttula, Bizosys' CEO, and Karana founded the company with the goal to "simplify software development." Toward that end, they have created two products. 10Screens is currently also a finalist in the Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

A Guide To Post Seed Financing Options | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1eVEel8. The Sale After The Sale: The New Reality Of Selling Display Ads - crowdspring.co/P1Tb07. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

Kickstarter: Financing Small Movies Online – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Amazon May Soon Need to Collect Sales Tax – [link]. Collective intelligence and genetic structures of groups – [link].

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. I discovered this firsthand when I contracted a software developer to build a system for the English teaching company that allowed classes to be purchased and scheduled via web application. We’d never hired anyone. Did it need be bug-free?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This is a positive in uncoupling them from a dependency on a single company or boss, but the downside is that they have to suddenly manage all facets of a business, including finances, strategy, and savings for the future. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional. We are becoming a society of entrepreneurs.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. Having JEI status is pretty much a golden ticket to financing, and JEI startups also get tax breaks and other benefits. To qualify, your project has to have an R&D element.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

For enterprise software companies, this was quite far from the truth. We heavily underinvested in sales and marketing but have been able to reinvest and recover from that nicely … I think it is critical and make a big difference in the trajectory of the company. Our class was at least a third finance and a third consultants.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The traditional method of product development, known as the waterfall model , the design and creation of a product follows a very liner, and sequential process. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. So what’s wrong the product development model?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

This is a positive in uncoupling them from a dependency on a single company or boss, but the downside is that they have to suddenly manage all facets of a business, including finances, strategy, and savings for the future. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional. We are becoming a society of entrepreneurs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Crowd funding offers entrepreneurs a shot at financing their dream – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. BlockBuster puts itself up for sale – [link]. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

RWW: How do you know whether crowdfunding is a better approach for your startup than seeking traditional forms of financing? It comes down to a sales pitch. Ultimately, you’re trying to reach either as broad an audience as possible, or a very loyal and passionate [niche] audience of fans. That’s what you’re competing with.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? But many are. Fuzzy Governance.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? But many are. Fuzzy Governance.

Early Stage 20

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2019

By hosting all of this data in one financial dashboard, teams can have a central view of the finances of projects, along with the tools to make informed decisions that help them understand the financial performance of each field. Vadim Katcherovski is the Founder and CEO of Project Management software platform, Easy Projects.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2021

Early adopter verticals — such as software development and tech sales — is mostly in Gen 3. Some of the largest markets including construction, health care, finance and agriculture are moving into Gen 1 and 2, with specific toes dipped carefully into 3.

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