Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2019

Grants are a big opportunity to get some money to start your dream business. State and national governments offer grants to new establishments. According to Medium.com , there are three fail-proof methods you can use to raise capital for your business. You can even consider offshore forex brokers when you start your journey.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. Government restrictions and fears of infection pushed companies that had previously held out to accept remote working, and many discovered that it’s more manageable than they had expected. Factors that are tipping the scales.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

It should address not only the creation of new jobs, but also the continued hemorrhaging of jobs and entire strategic industries offshore. Their job is to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. They attract investment from equally crazy financial investors – venture capitalists.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Some folks cut corners by ordering equipment made offshore. It is a constantly coordinated, ongoing set of relationships with customers, government officials, craftspeople, and your internal people. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries. Each brewery will have its own unique model and plan.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Some folks cut corners by ordering equipment made offshore. It is a constantly coordinated, ongoing set of relationships with customers, government officials, craftspeople, and your internal people. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries. How Ninkasi Brewing grew their brewing capacity.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

was OK a few months ago, the hurdle is now higher and should be close to CAC>1 – Keep only reps making quota and cut marketing activities with lower ROI Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV) >0 – Adjust operations, RD and GA to make your business model profitable 3. Is Government a good idea?

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Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

A similar trend is happening in alternative energy, the industry that has greatly benefited from both venture capital and US government assistance over the past decade. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

In the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, momentum shifted to the enterprise as large businesses supported innovation in PCs, communications hardware and enterprise software. Government and the enterprise are now followers rather than leaders. What we’ve learned is that while companies execute business models, startups search for a business model.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

the failure rate of new ventures (startups had no formal rules and were a hit or miss proposition), the slow adoption rate of new technologies by the government and large companies. For consumer hardware, no startup has to build their own factory as the costs are absorbed by offshore manufacturers. Consumer Internet Driving Innovation.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

and British governments have forced much of the rest of the world to create a more transparent financial system in which bad actors are more likely to be reported to authorities. Most offshore jurisdictions have had to shift their businesses away from helping. But the U.S.

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