Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution.

Intellectual Property 436

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Find customers, partners and channels early. There is nothing like a real customer pipeline to convince you that you need partners and channels, and to convince partners, channels, and investors that you are real. Big bang product launches are the domain of big enterprises, and you can never match their clout and budget.

Agile 253

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 253

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What channels will you use (e.g., What have you done so far to validate the concept? What’s different, special here? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Other types of users? Administrators? How will you be taking this to market? SEO for Startups )? What are your key Startup Metrics

Developer 396

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

Find customers, partners and channels early. There is nothing like a real customer pipeline to convince you that you need partners and channels, and to convince partners, channels, and investors that you are real. Big bang product launches are the domain of big enterprises, and you can never match their clout and budget.

Agile 230

Agile Entrepreneur Social Network Software Developers 230

Steve Blank

APRIL 3, 2018

Some of these world-class innovators get recruited by large companies like professional athletes, with paychecks to match. It does mean that success in building a company that scales depends on finding product/market fit, enough customers, enough financing, enough great employees, distribution channels, etc. Lessons Learned.

Technical Review 335

Technical Review Entrepreneur Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 335

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )? What channels will you use (e.g., What have you done so far to validate the concept? What’s different, special here? Who are the other stakeholders involved? Other types of users? Administrators? How will you be taking this to market? SEO for Startups )? What are your key Startup Metrics

Developer 384

Developer Founder Viral Oauth 384

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While most of the early attention in a startup is paid to finding product market fit ( the match between value proposition and customer segment on the right-side of the canvas) it’s the left side of the canvas that will tell you what your founding team should look like. If you’re a startup it’s easy to get confused on this step.

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Founder Intellectual Property Business Model 335

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. Applying that solution to our job matching site made perfect sense. Profile Blurbs and Writing Prompts Let’s look at our job matching site in more detail.

Generative AI 297

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Houston America 297

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The last thing you need in a startup is a false start, where you can’t deliver on a product change deadline, or a new marketing channel. Make sure they match before you commit. Deliverables and the resources you have to achieve them are two sides of the same equation. How do I measure success?

Metrics 387

Metrics Technical Review Leadership Framework 387

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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. Match with competitor prices and market demographics. Test your channel and support strategy. Confirm that your product or service solves the problem.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. This also applies to key customers as well as strategic partners. Solicit partners with complementary strengths.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Partner Matching Channel 277

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires. Generate end-user demand (to match our revenue goals). Drive that demand into our sales channels. That was it.

Startup 329

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 329

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that you’ve gotten to know your potential channel and customers, regardless of how much money you’re going to make, will you enjoy working with these customers for the next 3 or 4 years? You need to decide what your personal goal is and how it matches what you think this business can grow into. (see 0:30 in the video below).

Cofounder 330

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Liquidity Event Lean 330

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

as a distribution channel have vastly reduced the amount of capital a startup needs at the early stage when the risk is greatest. The reality for a regional investor is that you have to match the capital you raise to the deal/exit environment you are in. The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0

Early Stage 295

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 295

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Tennis offered a way to channel some of my negative emotions, such as anger and frustration, into something positive. I quickly realized that swinging wildly wasn’t going to win many matches. In a singles match, you’re ultimately responsible for everything that happens on your side of the net. Game, set, match.

Phoenix 256

Phoenix Los Angeles .Net Matching 256

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution.

Intellectual Property 312

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor Viral 312

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. What’s looking likely is that instead of physical stores and ecommerce being distinct, separate channels, we will see increasingly tight integration between the digital and physical experience of a brand or retailer — and new forms of retail experiences altogether.

Internet 209

Internet eCommerce Bankruptcy Technical Review 209

Gust

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Find customers, partners and channels early. There is nothing like a real customer pipeline to convince you that you need partners and channels, and to convince partners, channels, and investors that you are real. Big bang product launches are the domain of big enterprises, and you can never match their clout and budget.

Agile 163

Agile Startup Lean Social Network 163

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The last thing you need in a startup is a false start, where you can’t deliver on a product change deadline, or a new marketing channel. Make sure they match before you commit. Deliverables and the resources you have to achieve them are two sides of the same equation. How do I measure success?

Metrics 271

Metrics Technical Review Leadership Framework 271

The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

Regularly auditing your inventory can prevent discrepancies and ensure that your records match physical stock levels. By utilizing Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) also allows you to fulfill orders from other sales channels using your Amazon inventory, improving efficiency.

Cost 167

Cost Technical Review Software Review Stock 167

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

This will be the team who hires the most talented people, channels them in the most productive configuration and gets the most output from their unique capabilities. But it is general pattern matching. In this globally connected world product leads disappear in nano-seconds. The company with the best team on the field will win.

Hiring 399

Hiring Startup Global Revenue 399

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

In response, venture capital firms like Sequoia and Andreessen/Horowitz are hiring new partners just to work with their portfolio companies and match them to corporations. Corporate business development and strategic partner executives are flocking to Silicon Valley to find these five types of innovation.

Acquisition 334

Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 334

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

The last thing you need in a startup is a false start, where you can’t deliver on a product change deadline, or a new marketing channel. Make sure they match before you commit. Deliverables and the resources you have to achieve them are two sides of the same equation. How do I measure success?

Startup 253

Startup Metrics Technical Review Leadership 253

Up and Running

APRIL 13, 2021

Make sure the way you organize the sales forecast in rows or items or groups matches the way your accounting (or bookkeeping) tracks them. Match your chart of accounts, which is what accountants call your list of items that show up in your financial statements. Accounting needs detail, while planning needs a summary.

Forecast 147

Forecast Matching Balance Sheet Software Review 147

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

By removing physical boundaries, the care delivery modality provides an obvious advantage to more efficiently match geographically unbalanced provider supply with patient demand. . Another possible growth channel is through employers, though competing with other benefits is never easy. Affordability . Scalable Go-To-Market .

Vertical 156

Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

For example, our goal could be: Create demand for our products and drive it into our sales channel. Craft messages to match what your audience has already told you. A communications strategy answers the question, “Why are we doing these activities?” Create awareness of our company and brand for potential customers. Lessons Learned.

Marketing 318

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 318

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Each of the teams is assigned a mentor to match their domainv(Head of device R&D of Phillips, Genetech, Crescendo, CTO of UCSF, venture capitalists from Sofinnova, Burrill, Lightstone, M34, etc.). It turns out that for commercialization, the business model (Customers, Channel, Revenue Model, etc.)

Lean 266

Lean Customer Business Model Customer Development 266

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Today’s workforce has radically different expectations, brands are losing their power, physical channels are being destroyed by virtual ones, market share is less important than market creation, and software is eating world. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels.

Private Equity 330

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Small businesses offer the sort of personalized care and customer service that corporate giants can never match. If you can give your targets a cohesively branded look across your channels, you’ll be on your way to living up to their scrutiny and standards. Achieve brand uniformity across all marketing channels.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Channel Audience Web 164

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Match your social media campaigns with current trends and timing to remain relevant. Upload videos to Facebook (and other relevant) channels to showcase the human side to your business. Work on more than one social media channel and always include your website and Google reviews in your scheduling.

Technical Review 167

Technical Review Social Media Campaign Channel 167

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

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. Match with competitor prices and market demographics. Test your channel and support strategy. Confirm that your product or service solves the problem.

Business Model 120

Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

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.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We want to make sure that every time we match an engineer with a company, individuals get up to speed and seamlessly integrate into their new team as quickly as possible. We have over 160,000 developers on our platform from over 140 countries capable of writing code in more than 50 programming languages.

Engineer 150

Engineer Software Review Hiring Development Team Review 150

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A great courier will have a reputation to match, provide high-quality services at reasonable prices, and take extra steps to make sure every parcel is delivered safely to its destination. Ideally, they should have multiple contact channels, including phone, email, social media, and an online chatbot.

Reputation 158

Reputation Atlanta Social Media Matching 158

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

You’ll need to maximize your presence on multiple channels with educational content and influencer marketing to ramp up the excitement. Which marketing channels drive the most traffic? Fit is about reaching the right audience on the right platforms and channels. Slow skimming. Which social platforms deliver the best engagements?

Product 142

Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

Ask yourself: Are there now new customers, new services and new channels to pursue? Then walk them through why the changes you’re suggesting match that plan. What do you think is the right thing to do? Days 3 and 4: Prepare new business model and operating plan. First, think about potential pivots.

South Korea 334

South Korea Salary Business Model China 334

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Having an online presence alongside a physical store alone isn’t enough: your channels need to work together to build a holistic experience. Omnichannel retailing is a fully-integrated approach to commerce, providing shoppers a unified experience across all channels or touchpoints. Brian Berger. A focus on local.

eCommerce 155

eCommerce Cofounder Community Channel 155