Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. I certainly agree that starting a business is fraught with risk, and none of us get it all right the first time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

I agree with Sharma that it’s time to move on to a new way of thinking, living, and doing business, especially after the recent demoralizing pandemic impacts. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2020

Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

For example, my dictate that entrepreneurs need to find a “ painful ” problem to solve (such as high cost, low productivity) to attract customers, doesn’t really account for many successful startup businesses today, including top social media platforms, dating sites, and new fashions.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. New space companies – If we are entering a future with access to space being as routine and inexpensive as commercial air travel, shipping or trucking… what new businesses does that unlock?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

Entrepreneurs are currently looking at an environment that is unlike any other seen in the history of commerce, while leaders of businesses and startups have to think on-the-fly to learn what potential customers need most right now. New business realities present unique opportunities for startups. Healthcare.

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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. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

A college syllabus is enough work for the typical student, but some enterprising students still desire to create a startup company in college. This smaller group of students are voluntarily increasing their work quota, with the additional responsibility of running a startup company. Create Content Before Your Business Starts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

Attracting the right customers is the key to success in business, whether you have a new startup or a mature enterprise. These days, branding is less about products or solutions, and more about the overall customer experience and expectations. Service businesses to find the best solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Minimize one-time sales in your business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You see, investors invest in people, before they invest in ideas or products. Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Entrepreneurial thinkers see their business mission as enriching the lives of customers, rather than being a better producer of products and services. Entrepreneurial thinkers describe their product or service in terms of the problem it solves and benefits to their customer, rather than more features and performance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Today’s customer buying dynamics are all about “user experience,” according to Brian Solis, in his classic book “ What’s the Future of Business? ”. Startups earn relationships and resulting stature the same way. First Moment of Truth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It’s a crucial part of every business for you to build strong relationships with your customers. According to a survey report provided by ArenaCX, 56% of customers stated that they are willing to pay a premium for a product to get excellent customer care. We will start with an essential tool every startup needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Most new business owners I know feel the challenges of not enough time, money, and resources, and see these as problems rather than a competitive advantage. In fact, that feeling of autonomy makes everyone more productive, more loyal, and feel valued. Adopt alternative business models to address challenges.

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You have a point of view on emerging technology and business models, and you are not afraid to voice your conviction. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Mention that you do “Consumer tech” as a startup founder and you’d be limiting your funding options to one third of the venture capital funds (in Israel that figure is probably closer to 10%). Until now, consumer tech was perceived as a risky binary investment. But don’t just take it from me. The potential is HUGE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones. A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2023

Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. 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. It’s no fun for either side.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 30, 2022

Every aspiring entrepreneur who wants to launch their business and get funding needs to know how to package and present a company to a potential audience and investors. According to Crunchbase, in 2021, startups raised $201 billion in investments during the initial stage of their launch. Drawing Up a Financial Business Model.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

You don’t find many startup ideas as straightforward as an online store. It follows a pretty basic business model of selling products online for people to order. You stock the products in a warehouse or your garage, then ship them off as the orders come in. More product images. Well, not in theory at least!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Excuse the typos and cleanup -- I’ve been too busy to finalize.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks. We’ve never broken the law so we must be ethical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones. A proven business model, ready to scale, is particularly attractive.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 278

View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You have a point of view on emerging technology and business models, and you are not afraid to voice your conviction. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Excuse the typos and cleanup -- I’ve been too busy to finalize.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Great entrepreneurs are proactive, not only in selecting the right idea, but in implementing a product, setting a price, and choosing customers. They insist on greater efficiency, try new business models, organizational improvements, and better cash management. Imagination.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you are a business professional in a big company, or an entrepreneur with a startup, innovation is a key strategy. Many people believe that new ideas are the critical element of innovation, but in my experience as a mentor and investor, long-term business success is more about implementation than ideas.

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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. Value propositions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

New digital technologies, business models, and regulatory rulings are forcing all of us to think outside of our silos and rethink what it means to operate effectively. None of us can afford to be a silo anymore.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

When it comes to startups, the focus often gravitates toward acquiring new customers, expanding market reach, and chasing growth metrics. However, amidst the frenzy of attracting fresh clientele, many startups overlook a critical aspect of sustainable success – client retention.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

If you’re an early employee at a startup, one day you will wake up to find that what you worked on 24/7 for the last year is no longer the most important thing – you’re no longer the most important employee, and process, meetings, paperwork and managers and bosses have shown up. I know a change is going to come. That doesn’t scale.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Great entrepreneurs are proactive, not only in selecting the right idea, but in implementing a product, setting a price, and choosing customers. They insist on greater efficiency, try new business models, organizational improvements, and better cash management. Imagination.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Differentiation Business Model 297