Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

For example, if you start a new business with a software product you developed, you really need to know the basics of marketing and finance, but you will probably never be the expert in marketing and finance you require. You have to pay big salaries to get top-notch help. More money would solve all your startup problems.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. Rather than putting developers on hold while you still pay their salary, you can simply communicate your changing needs to your outsourcing firm. Finding A Reliable Company.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I can’t remember how many times at Smart Bear I tried to sell Code Collaborator with the argument that it “saves you money.” Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. The trouble is that software isn’t tangible.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2021

After launching a new startup, you’ll be interested in growing the business as quickly as possible, thus generating more revenue, securing more stability, and improving your reputation as well. What Makes Employees Productive in a New Startup? So what is it that makes employees productive in a new startup? Limited budgets.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There are those amongst us the are willing to abandon the comforts of a job with a salary and perhaps the prestige of being able to tell family members, loved ones and friends that “I work for Google, Goldman Sachs, Apple, FedEx, Verizon or Coca Cola” and instead put out selves out there to potentially look stupid one day.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Organizations such as Revature not only provide certifications and accommodations, but the Revature project manager salary is also quite high, even if you do not have ample experience. . Even though conventional marketing still has significance worldwide, digital marketing is taking over traditional marketing due to its price and analytics.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

After all, nonprofits have operational expenses such as rent, energy bills, and salaries. If nonprofits want to attract top executives, then they must also pay competitive salaries and need the nonprofit fundraising to support it. However, nonprofits can’t generate revenue through conventional means due to their nature.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Launching a new startup is always exciting. When you have the right idea at the right time, a startup that begins life as two people in a garage can eventually become a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. Oftentimes, new startups are inclined to cut costs that seem superfluous or unnecessary for the core business model to function.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2020

Pre-pandemic these coffees were usually about what startup to join or how to find product/market fit. You could consider alternate vocations – medical research or joining a startup in therapeutics, diagnostics , medical devices , or digital health (mobile health, health IT, wearable devices, telemedicine, and personalized medicine).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Cash is the fuel of every startup. It continually amazes me how two startups, seemingly comparable in stage and objective, can be so far apart in their burn rate. Here are some recommendations on how to keep the rate low, and help your startup to prosper at the same time: Measure it and manage it. Which would you bet on?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

No salaries followed by low salaries. ” Almost all startup founders experience a deep and prolonged sadness after selling their company , even when the sale is an outrageous success. The answer is important and fundamental for all startup founders, whether or not they ever intend to sell their company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Could your startup be the next one? Sweat equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

conversation literally every week with startups. It forces you to keep salaries reasonable in a market where wage inflation has been the norm for years. I understand this instinct for more capital and I have two very different personal experiences: In my first company we raised an A-round of $16.5 I have this “How much should I raise?”

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Pros and cons of using your own money for startup costs. Office space, equipment, software, and talent are the most obvious, but you’ll also need tax help, general counsel, and marketing (among other services) to get operations off the ground. One major drawback to this source of funding can be an over-reliance on your own cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Cash is the fuel of every startup. It continually amazes me how two startups, seemingly comparable in stage and objective, can be so far apart in their burn rate. Here are some principles on how to do that, and help your startup to prosper and live another day: Measure it and manage it. Which would you bet on? Great strategy.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 14, 2012

So many tech startups begin the same way: One founder, one dream and a plan to make it happen. But to succeed, most startups need a much broader set of skills and experience. So what does it actually take to build a kickass startup team? She sold her first tech startup econfidant.com to a larger technology company.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Payroll management entails several steps, including: Calculating allowances (such as rent and travel expenses) and salary components (variable and net pay). Having an in-house payroll team or sophisticated HR software specifically specialized for payroll processing can be rather expensive. Payout processing and accounting.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

When is the next payroll due? Purchase of fixed assets like machines, vehicles, real estate, or capitalized software. What if my Startup Runs Out of Cash? Startups have unique cash challenges due to their raise-burn-raise-burn cycle. Stop founder salaries. Is it enough to cover payroll? Old aging inventory.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2017

Joining a startup is no mystery. Also the fact that you can brag to your friends who are in corporate that you are working in a fast growing startup that is about to change the world. I was reading law and I managed to get a role as a content marketer at a local ecommerce startup called iPrice. Find a lot of startups you like.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

For most startups, one of the most exciting and frustrating phases is deciding how to price their offering for their first paying customer. Pricing is especially tricky for enterprise startups because there’s very little data available, and new entrepreneurs often price their product or service way below its value. Revenue Growth.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Andrew is the co-founder and CTO of Parse.ly , a technology startup that provides big data insights to the web’s best publishers. Startups die due to a variety of causes. In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. Distraction is fatal to startups.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

There are hidden startup costs can quickly surpass available funding, highlighting the importance of careful startup budgeting. In addition to these common outlays, there are several hidden startup costs that entrepreneurs tend to overlook or never know existed. It’s not enough to base your estimates on salaries alone.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2022

The benefit of collecting rent checks via mail is that it’s free (you don’t have to pay for any sort of software or service). Rent Collection Software. Finally, there are numerous rent collection software and services available online. Automate With Software. Or, if it’s convenient, you can pick it up each month.)

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Two developments have changed the face of startup investing in the UK in recent years. When startups can do more with less money the returns from investing small amounts of money go up, and that can be seen in rising Series A valuations and declines in the average amount of money raised before exit.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

My partner Steven Dietz is an expert on cars (and auto startups having funded DealerTrack , TrueCar , Digital Airstrike , Uparts and others) and I called him and he said, “Decline everything. The people who really are working hard at their startups with no money to pay real salaries and sharing a cramped office.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO.

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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. While some lucky startups attract angel investors or have access to money from friends and family, the vast majority are on their own, at least at first. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing. “At

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 25, 2011

Everyone says small startups require focus. As a maven of the Macintosh API and still willing to admit it, I landed lots of small contracting jobs fixing up code that other developers wouldn’t touch. Given my specialty and my goals, traditional career (or startup) theory says I should have said “no.&#.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

Your team is directly correlated with the valuation of your startup. All of the above is true, but it is also true that many startups have failed because they hired too early, too fast, or fired too late. Many of the points below can be found among the best hiring practices for startups and there is nothing wrong with them in general.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

We’re tired of hearing how small software companies usually fail. But what about the companies that die even though they did sell some copies of software, and where the early team isn’t dysfunctional? The initial marketing channel was sustainable for a while , but got wiped away due to external forces.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. So here’s a five-day playbook to help CEOs of cash-flow negative startups, or ones about to go negative, assess the new normal and respond with speed and urgency. For companies burning cash, such as startups, how much cash do you have? External Assessment.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Still, you can use accounting software or work with a tax professional. Still, it makes it easier to pay salaries and file tax returns accurately. A company handbook is a collection of information regarding a company’s values, policies, mission, and code of conduct. Also, you can invest in business accounting software.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. One of them is profitability.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2019

Although there are many different programming languages, some have become very popular due to their performance and adaptability. Not only is data science one of the most exciting fields to be working in right now, but it also offers the highest salaries. Python developers command really good salaries all around the world.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 14, 2019

It is estimated that at least 80% of all startups rely on personal funds from their founders for operations, albeit in their formative stages. If you need any money from this account, let it be in the form of a salary. It pays to draw the line and separate your funds from those of the startup. 4. Plan ahead.

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