Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. They are too busy with the “crisis of the moment” to focus on follow-ups that may save a major customer, close a partner deal, or solidify a process that isn’t working well. Here are a few: Business networking. Investor negotiations.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The rise of electric and hybrid vehicles addresses these issues, reducing operating costs and appealing to those who value sustainability. Potential owners should thoroughly research different vehicle models, including their performance, reliability, and costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs. This may require you selling exclusivity, doing channel development, or alliances with new partners. Don’t forget to address the risks and cost of doing nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

People respond to positives, such as new growth, versus problems implying costs and loss of customers. This also applies to key customers as well as strategic partners. Solicit partners with complementary strengths. Position challenges as future growth opportunities. For yourself, be very sensitive to first impressions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Get support from credible industry groups and partners. This reduces the cost of customer acquisition, allows easy upgrades for service and new features, and improves customer loyalty in the face of new competitors in the market. Take advantage of low-cost modern tools and automation.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Acting as the bridge between shippers and carriers, freight brokers ensure that goods are moved efficiently and cost-effectively. By nurturing these relationships, brokers secure repeat business and build a reputation as reliable partners in logistics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2020

Everyone knew these had potential, but had not demonstrated success to date due to infrastructure and support requirements, or cost constraints. Very few new startups are getting funded at this stage, and existing ones are looking for strategic partners and being acquired to achieve continued growth.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

A strong third-party risk management strategy will increase transparency, streamline operations, and cut costs. Partnering with vendors offers unique opportunities to fill gaps in expertise, finances, or time. Ins and Outs of Third-Party Risk Management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever. Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials. The cost of social media done well is low. Marty Zwilling

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Be sure to identify areas where you can cut costs without compromising quality too much. Always be on the lookout for partners whose business compliment your own. You should make sure that you are regularly reviewing your financial statements to understand your cash flow. It can also open the doors to new markets for you.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You might like to think that a bunch of savvy venture capitalists saw a market niche for raising smaller funds or perhaps there was a generational shift where disgruntled junior partners spun out of bigger firms to start their own gigs. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

The company is toying a Phd level AI Agent that will cost $20,000 a month. NEW APPOINTMENTS Big congrats Iren Reznikov on joining Vintage Investment Partners as a Partner! Google has introduced AI Mode, an experimental feature in its Search platform , aimed at handling complex and open-ended queries.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 9, 2025

It provides an avenue to leverage expert SEO expertise without the associated cost and complexity of in-house operations. Providing SEO services through a trusted white label partner builds client trust and retention. It converts fixed labor costs into variable costs that can be scaled based on client demands and project sizes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

Work with a partner you can trust. Every approach is a compromise between cost, time, and return, so forget your perfectionist tendencies. The best way for a first time entrepreneur to learn problem solving is to find a partner who has “been there and done that.” This is where I say “two heads are better than one.”

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Since employees have been working remotely, organizations have seen a significant increase in productivity and communication, making employers more open toward hiring or partnering with people that are located throughout the US and all over the world. Cost Savings. The second major area where we saw cost savings was around talent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

It takes more than one person to build a business, so the lone entrepreneur, without support from any visible team, advisors, partners, or potential customers, will not attract investors. Being the first mover or lowest cost is not a good long-term strategy. Surrounded by the right people and track record.

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View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

One of the weaknesses of the Midas list methodology (so I’ve heard) is that it under-emphasizes the impact of one’s cost basis and ownership relative to fund size. At a firm level, I think that getting multiple partners on the list is a great milestone as well. In 2009 Bessemer had the most Midas List partners with 6 investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

The next default of waiting until later is equally bad, since partners who bow out early will still expect an equal share of that first billion you make later. Investors may not be called cofounders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

New ways are being developed every day to reward and influence people who participate in crowdsourcing, for a very low cost. These dedicated fans and partners believe so much in your brand, your cause, and your product, that they do all the force multiplying work for free. Flash mob activities created for immediate impact.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Key Roles & Costs: CMO, Marketing Director, or VP of Marketing Monthly Cost : $15,363 - $29,732 Pros : You get a seasoned marketing expert who’s fully dedicated to your business. Cons : The cost is high, and for many small businesses, it’s just not practical. Cons : Costs add up quickly.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

” Many small-business owners hesitated to embrace digital marketing before partnering with the agency. Back then, there was no reliable way to measure ROI, yet the costs kept climbing year after year.” A Rhode Island-based general contractor had zero internet presence before partnering with the agency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2020

Some team members may get results, but at the high cost of damaging team morale and destroying the goodwill you and your team have accrued with others. The leadership capital, and other costs to support square pegs is a huge startup resource drain. Any other action will drive them to a lower category. Steamrollers.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Partnerships allow for shared responsibilities but can lead to conflicts between partners. LLCs and corporations provide limited liability protection but may require more paperwork and higher startup costs. Exploring various financing resources ensures you have the capital needed to cover startup costs and initial expenses.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? And how much will it cost to win them? Apply costs to each channel. Finally, review the numbers with your partners. And most importantly, how does it make money?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From the next generation of AI solutions, and revolutionary software engineering solutions to cost-saving consumer solutions, heres a list of 10 breakout innovation trends and companies to watch out for in 2025. Its also helped to highlight that more targeted, cost-effective models will come to the fore in the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

It takes more than one person to build a business, so the lone entrepreneur, without support from any visible team, advisors, partners, or potential customers, will not attract investors. Being the first mover or lowest cost is not a good long-term strategy. Surrounded by the right people and track record.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Think about your core values and priorities, and look only at potential partners who have the same culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In this context, connecting with other complementary brands will help you share costs, as well as audiences across your industry. Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners.

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View from Seed

MARCH 11, 2020

Due diligence may seem like a drag, but partnering with an investor is a serious commitment, and you want to make sure that whoever you work with has built real conviction about you and your company. There is also social capital at stake in certain parts of the process that creates real cost as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Trim your vision into a simple and focused quick solution that illustrates your potential, but doesn’t have to wait too long or cost too much to be appreciated. Show results with a minimal viable product (MVP). Business leadership and success requires whole-brained satisfaction with you and the whole environment.

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Rembrandt Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But the good news is that you can start selling more and reach your year-end goals cost-effectively… even if you are in a nightmare situation right now due to COVID-19 repercussions, employee turnover, overdue bills, and more. This is not only cost-effective, but it can be a lot of fun and energize everyone involved. N – ourish.

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View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

But the risk to founders is that these investors may not be very committed partners and might quickly disengage if things go sideways. I think you’ll also see more focus on companies that demonstrate capital efficiently, and investors will encourage founders to be more focused on sound unit economics than growth at all costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most business professionals I know have been conditioned to think of inflation as highly negative, driving up their costs, and reducing customer buying. I see it as an opportunity to find new ways to attract customers , make long-needed changes to improve productivity, and lower your own costs of doing business.

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