View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. Business Models and Sectors. I think the level of signaling risk from series A VCs doing seeds will be higher in a FOLD world.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Assume passion level defines business opportunity. Not every great idea is a viable business.

Intellectual Property 436

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model. New goldmine of innovations and technology.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

Startup 296

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 296

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

Startup 286

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Startup Angel Investor Technical Review 283

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Success depends on finding startups that have identified acute customer pains in large markets where conditions are ripe for a new entrant. Few entrepreneurs find this scalable and repeatable business model because it’s not easy. . ——-. Tech investing is risky. The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0

Early Stage 295

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 295

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model. New goldmine of innovations and technology.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? What product, market testing have you done so far, if any? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing. Who's the customer? How does the product solve a pain?

Fractional CTO 264

Fractional CTO CTO Hire NDA Technical Review 264

Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

Virtual channels include Dedicated e-commerce, Two-step e-distribution and Aggregators. Their week 6 business model now looked like this: . They ditched the residential market as they realized that a more accessible and profitable customer segment(s) were cities, lighting companies and utilities. The Nine Teams Present.

Channel 234

Channel Artificial Inteligence San Francisco Business Model 234

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? What product, market testing have you done so far, if any? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing. Who's the customer? How does the product solve a pain?

Fractional CTO 259

Fractional CTO CTO Hire NDA Technical Review 259

TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Proving your Business Model Works - Build, Define, and Review But how do you prove your numbers? Another thing that Dave has done well is to look at the value of different marketing channels: There’s a lot of value in this presentation. These two questions/answers can help define the early proof points for your company.

Metrics 260

Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Assume passion level defines business opportunity. Not every great idea is a viable business.

Intellectual Property 312

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor Viral 312

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model. New goldmine of innovations and technology.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Your objective is to build a business that marches with power and purpose past its goals and objectives.

Intellectual Property 281

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Gain Client’s Trust by ensuring Cybersecurity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Zach Kromkowski In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Zach Kromkowski, co-founder of Sention, about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses and marketing firms.

Software Review 80

Software Review Security Distribution IP 80

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. A team with diverse skills is harder to manage, but more likely to build a thriving business. Hence the pressure to deliver.

Engineer 261

Engineer Entrepreneur Distribution Restful 261

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Your objective is to build a business that marches with power and purpose past its goals and objectives.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 260

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Here’s an email I got last week: Hello Jason, I am a big fan of your advice and wanted to see if you could offer any advice for marketing my start-up XYZ. Marketing, advertising, positioning — they’re all forms of persuasive writing, just like an op-ed in the New York Times. Any advice will help.

Customer 279

Customer Software Review SEM Technical Review 279

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

For a business, you must define the absolute minimum features you need to satisfy the customer problem, and test it in the market. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Your objective is to build a business that marches with power and purpose past its goals and objectives.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2013

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. A team with diverse skills is harder to manage, but more likely to build a thriving business. Hence the pressure to deliver.

Engineer 250

Engineer Distribution Technology Entrepreneur 250

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2012

It’s a long way from an entrepreneur’s “idea” to a working product with a real market and paying customers. I always hate it when I see startups invest millions of dollars in technology before they validate their ideas in the market, only to find that customers seem to be looking for something slightly different.

Startup 242

Startup Early Stage Database Distribution 242

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

It’s a long way from an entrepreneur’s “idea” to a working product with a real market and paying customers. I always hate it when I see startups invest millions of dollars in technology before they validate their ideas in the market, only to find that customers seem to be looking for something slightly different.

Entrepreneur 236

Entrepreneur Early Stage Database Distribution 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Solutions and inventions alone do not make a business. Find market evidence of customers with means who are willing to pay for a solution. A single innovator can envision or even build an innovative prototype, but it takes a team to build the solution into a business. Choose a business model that will win in the market.

Technical Review 201

Technical Review Government Agile Differentiation 201

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This is especially true if the company lacks access to capital markets or bank loans. Your pitch deck provides an overview of your entire business. This deck shares insights about your service or product, business model, funding needs, and the skills of your management team. Management team. Investment amount needed.

Venture Capital 179

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Security 179

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Attractive Consumer Opportunities in 2025 and Beyond While there hasn’t been a blockbuster IPO for consumer tech companies (mobile apps, B2C model startups) that matches the scale of Uber, Airbnb, Roblox, DoorDash, or Unity over the past 5 years, it feels like the momentum for consumer tech is rapidly changing. Speed is also critical.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Learning could be about product features, customer needs, the right pricing and distribution channel, etc.) These hypotheses span the gamut from who’s the customer(s), to what’s the value proposition (product/service features), pricing, distribution channel, and demand creation (customer acquisition, activation, retention, etc.).

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

On the other hand, the global courier delivery market covering Express delivery and Parcel Pickup and Drop services is all set to surpass a whopping $400 billion by 2024 with a growth rate of 8-10% every year. Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. In my experience as a new business advisor, a business is nothing until people are aligned and work in sync. Key activities. Key partners.

Business Model 334

Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

As with any large-scale acquisition, there is a degree of risk for Microsoft, especially in consumer-oriented markets such as gaming. On the surface, an immediate opportunity created by the acquisition appears to be a greatly expanded customer base to which Microsoft can market Windows software, devices and services.

Acquisition 157

Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2019

If you like what you read here, be sure to read the complete 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. Choose a business model. In our guide on how to start a small business , we suggest that aspiring entrepreneurs choose a niche for the best chance at success. Fill in the business blanks. Barrel Cap Laws.

Small Business Administration 39

Small Business Administration Design Distribution LLC 39

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

This accentuates the need for talents in the hospitality industry to harness the power of digital marketing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, in preparation for the Hospitality 4.0 It will enable individuals to understand the travellers’ needs and expectations intimately which can result in new hospitality business models.

Singapore 165

Singapore Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Myanmar 165

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. Nail the business model. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

Startup 161

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 161

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model. Back in 2009, Cloudera placed news of its Distribution for Hadoop launch in tech blogs and reputable news sources , and reached 1.5 Think of this as a marketing expense; these early adopters are the most valuable members of your social marketing team.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2010

They collected information that justified their assumptions about the problem, opportunity, market size, their solution and competitors and the their team, They rolled up a 5-year sales forecast with assumptions about their revenue model, pricing, sales, marketing, customer acquisition cost, etc. It’s static. It’s dynamic. “So

Business Model 332

Business Model Business Plan Customer Cap Table 332