Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. An experienced Board can give them credibility, as well as advice on the many pitfalls of starting a new company. The cost of a co-founder is usually fifty percent of your equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. Again, you get what you demand and reward. For a startup, you don’t have a recognized brand to bring in the leads. Sales will be the organization’s sole focus.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before. Some startups not only ignore this and don’t budget for it, but they actually plan on the free viral marketing to generate enough revenue from click-through advertising to fund operations and future growth. Seed viral activity. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. It has played almost no role in the emergence of current non-US bred startups, including Alibaba in China, Waze from Israel, Paytm in India, and many more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! In my view, the increasing consumer demand for personal marketing and personal assistants will soon overcome paranoia, and reasonable boundaries will emerge. There are already many examples of startups edging into this space.

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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. Not only this but reviewing available taxi listings can offer valuable insights into the types of vehicles currently in demand among passengers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

As an advisor to many startups, I’m convinced it’s an expensive and painful approach, but I do see it used all too often. In the rush of a startup, it’s tempting to start spending the money you expect any day from a rich uncle or a major new customer. But things do go wrong, and you will be left holding the bag.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

In the bustling and often unforgiving realm of startups, where the lines between personal and professional life blur, understanding how to maintain a healthy entrepreneur work-life balance is not just beneficial—it’s essential. Prioritize Ruthlessly The cultivation of work-life balance in a startup begins with meticulous prioritization.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Delays can make or break a startup. In the fast-paced startup environment, where every customer counts, delays can quickly spiral into lost opportunities and tarnished reputations. Startups often juggle multiple priorities with limited resources, making it easy for delays to creep into operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. These companies usually end up going extinct, like Lehman Brothers, WorldCom, and Enron. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

That challenge is a major business opportunity, as well as a risk, for startups. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Prioritize Your Tasks Effective prioritization enables entrepreneurs to focus on tasks that are crucial and urgent, rather than reacting impulsively to less critical demands. These practices not only help manage business demands effectively but also support overall health and personal satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. You need the funding and support, but venture capitalists can be very demanding, and set high targets.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In Q3 of 2024, AI-related startups landed $19 billion USD, which equates to 28% of total venture dollars. The rise of startups in the pet care space A recent analysis of veterinary services in the US showed that the number of graduates from existing vet colleges will be enough to meet demand through 2035.

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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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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. Climate tech – We have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change if startups offer commercial solutions to decarbonize society or remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

A pop-up message demanding payment to unlock your computer most definitely is. The post New Year, Same Threats: 8 Ways to Prepare Your IT Infrastructure for the Holiday Break appeared first on The Startup Magazine. So establish a clear escalation path and rotation schedule for the holiday period.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

By Gayle Jennings OByrne Though interest rates have gone down slightly, ongoing market volatility means that funding for startups is still difficult. Typically spanning several months, these programs are often like mini MBAs, demanding a high level of rigor and competition among their participants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite their passion, of what it takes to provide the high-quality service expected. Then make sure that everyone on the team does the same, and are motivated to improve the match with your startup. Service people need this as required team support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. It’s time for a new startup model. How far behind is your startup? Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw a while back, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

Yet I suspect that few of you have seriously thought about the scope of problems that every CEO must face, and what capabilities are the key to success, whether your company is a small startup, or a multi-billion multi-national conglomerate. Manage the conflicting demands of leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2020

This will improve your effectiveness in your current role, and give you a head start towards a future role, such as startup founder, where you are the boss. The most productive people get things done by working in concert with others, not demanding actions and results, but by orchestrating win-win relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2021

Use that same technical and business expertise that served you well on this startup to find the next opportunity. Smart entrepreneurs in any given industry, like publishing, recognize the appearance of new technologies which threaten their survival, including digital publishing and print-on-demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

The most common business entity used for startups is a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), which is the cheapest and simplest to manage. All startups, including non-profits, need revenue to thrive, such as such as from subscriptions, retail, online, licensing, or services. Description of the business entity you plan to form.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Brokers may improve their services and quickly adjust to shifting market demands by staying up to date with emerging technological advancements, which guarantees their continued competitiveness and operational effectiveness. The post Essential Skills Every Freight Broker Should Develop appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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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%). Despite the renewed potential offered by AI, consumer startups still need to overcome significant challenges.

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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. Startups with no exit planned will minimize investor returns. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Expanding a startup beyond domestic borders is a significant milestone in any business journey. Both countries offer diverse markets, favorable trade agreements, and unique consumer bases that can help startups broaden their reach and enhance profitability. its stable economy, and a highly educated workforce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

As a startup mentor and investor, I am approached regularly by aspiring entrepreneurs who assert that business plans take too much time, are inaccurate, and rarely add value. You’ve built a successful startup before, and plan to use the same investors. From my perspective, much of this advice is urban legend and just plain wrong.

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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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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed whether 1) that was true or just anecdotal 2) if true, was it the same in other research universities, 3) why it happened (software startups are getting funded at obscene valuations)? The goal is to meet its local chip demand by 2030. is dependent on TSMC , located in Taiwan, for its most advanced logic chips.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2023

This will improve your effectiveness in your current role, and give you a head start towards a future role, such as startup founder, where you are the boss. The most productive people get things done by working in concert with others, not demanding actions and results, but by orchestrating win-win relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As an investor in startups, I most often see entrepreneurs who are technologists, or at least have a real passion for a specific product. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A positive result of being a recognized category expert is that it gives you the credibility to broaden demand and start new trends, instead of waiting for outside influencers and other customers. Naturally, you then get the lion's share of that increase in demand. Customization – convince me it was made-for-me.

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