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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 6, 2020
To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. Tech Debt 2.0
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2011
I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. I tell them that if their idea or solution is technology intensive, they clearly need technology strength on the team. It definitely works, but may be beyond your budget.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 31, 2012
I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. I tell them that if their idea or solution is technology intensive, they clearly need technology strength on the team. It definitely works, but may be beyond your budget.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
AUGUST 9, 2010
By definition, if you're a startup founder you're explicitly not your customer. Even if I concede that some folks can't grok mock-ups, remember that your first customers will by definition be early-adopters who are OK with alpha software. Now: How many do you suppose are decent pieces of software that basically work? (My
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2013
To understand what Social CRM is, let us first consider this definition by Metz: The customer owns the conversation now, so companies need to change the way they do business. T = Tools, the myriad platforms and software needed. P = People and your relationships with them. O = Objectives, ie what your brand wants to do.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Penelope Trunk pushed me over the edge when she wrote that for the last two years she's been schlepping around a Harvard Business Review article called "The Making of an Expert" because: "The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. They have access to diet, training, technology, and facilities that didn't exist years ago.
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