Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

Every entrepreneur I know finds it a challenge to balance the joys of entrepreneurship against a set of frustrations they never anticipated. What you don’t expect is to feel out of control , or to always be fighting the many demands for your time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Based on my experience advising new entrepreneurs as well as more mature businesses, I recommend the following strategies for building business momentum, while still optimizing the limited resources of every small business: Find more customers that like what you do best. Focus first on finding more of the right customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. Generate revenue around the clock. Focus on recurring revenues. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. That revenue is in on 75,000 customers, earned through the hard work of 500 employees across six offices on three continents. It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The We just announced a few more things. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. Budget time and dollars for each.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

As governments and communities aim to reduce environmental impact, there is a rising demand for eco-friendly transport solutions. Entrepreneurs entering this field should consider adopting environmentally friendly technologies to stay competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Most of the time, we’re told about the qualities that great entrepreneurs possess and the things they do that make them successful. However, incomplete knowledge can be dangerous, which is why it is equally important to know what great entrepreneurs do not do. Here are six things successful entrepreneurs certainly don’t do: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. Generate revenue around the clock. Focus on recurring revenues. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. If the entrepreneur plans to grow the company into a family business, or keep it private, they will either never be interested in buying out investors, or will certainly not be motivated to provide the 10x return that investors are looking for.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app. For example, manufacturing companies use On-demand courier delivery apps for kickstarting their production activities in their factories and plants. Why is an Uber for courier app a viable business idea for entrepreneurs?

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2018

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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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Some of the reasons which have kept business graduates high in demand are as follows: COMMAND OVER DATA ANALYTICS. Many businesses fail to commence or close down after a year because entrepreneurs do not possess adequate management expertise. They strive to devise new strategies and apply them to generate more revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Steve Blank via Flickr by jdlasica I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Pre-Requisites of Funding.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners the businesses they’re starting in 2020 and here are the responses. #1- 1- Design print-on-demand fabrics. Print-on-demand is my preferred dropshipping model since it leaves inventory, shipping, and fulfillment to a third-party vendor. Photo Credit: Fahad Jamal.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards. 7- Increase revenue. To be a successful entrepreneur, one can never standstill.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

By then, I had become a venture capitalist at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and found myself talking to a lot of entrepreneurs who were proclaiming their great technology yet were struggling with little revenue, and claiming they were “crossing the chasm”. Maysee now enjoys hockey stick revenue growth.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. Every new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The mobile IV therapy sector presents a unique chance for entrepreneurs to meet increasing consumer demand for convenient healthcare solutions. Start by conducting a thorough analysis of your start-up costs, ongoing expenses, and potential revenue streams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

Yet, in my daily role as an advisor to entrepreneurs and small business owners, struggling to boost revenues, profits, and earnings, I still see too many managers falling back on command-and-control, a focus on weaknesses, and not enough time for people. Change is hard. But these days it’s required and inevitable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. If the entrepreneur plans to grow the company into a family business, or keep it private, they will either never be interested in buying out investors, or will certainly not be motivated to provide the 10x return that investors are looking for.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 20, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners the businesses they’re starting in 2020 and here are the responses. #1- Merati addresses the demand for 10 million homes across the United States by building high-quality homes, with 25% cost savings, 50% faster build, and reduces construction waste by 90%. 1- A new app idea.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- It's like freelancing. Photo Credit: Richard Burner.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards. Our vision is to not just meet market demands but to set new standards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Now is the time to be an entrepreneur and create a business from your passion. Yet, as an angel investor myself, I can attest that many potential entrepreneurs try to take shortcuts, or ignore the realities of business. In the early Internet days, it would cost a million dollars to get this far.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Any of these situations will demand a valuation to determine current and future projected value. . Capitalization Factor – This can be defined as a multiplier used for converting projected future earnings and revenue into present day value. Three Methods of Valuation. Profits: The Bottom Line on the Value of Your Business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc. These are not scientific, just anecdotal and just trying to provide some transparency for entrepreneurs on what I’ve seen the market. million post-money valuation with no revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution. They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. I think this makes no sense.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

We ruled out jumping insects like grasshoppers (not friendly enough) and mammals that already represented other on-demand businesses (rabbits for example). If patients as a whole started to demand transparency and ethical pricing, then we’d truly be able to improve the healthcare industry. No one honeybee can make honey.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their businesses. It could be more revenue, hiring clients, or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. It’s almost new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

As a starting entrepreneur, you might wonder: why on earth would I want to start a subscription (box) business? Subscription business brings recurring revenue. This allows you to enjoy a constant source of incoming revenue, as long as you’re keeping the subscribers satisfied (that is of course essential). Conclusion.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners of a word that could represent their business in 2021. As a serial entrepreneur who runs multiple software companies from Cambodia, I know exactly what it feels like. Specifically, our site traffic has increased by over 6,000% while revenue has so far grown by 96.4%. 26- Explosive.

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