View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

So even before you get to product development (20% of revenue) or G&A (14% in 2019), you’re already looking at a narrower potential margin than you might expect from a marketplace or transaction platform.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 341

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 341

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2020

Like most entrepreneurs, you’ve probably mapped out the business plan, dreamed up the layout and you’re already snapping up domains and emailing developers with your plan. However, there is a wealth of information and knowledge that should be gained ahead of developing the MVP, which is known as product discovery.

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Product Cofounder Audience Product Development 264

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A lot of work goes into starting a business, developing and launching products, and running the day-to-day operations, so marketing often gets put on the back burner. Check out these critical tips for developing an effective marketing strategy for startups in boring industries. Choose your Market Audience. Choose a Brand Name.

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Developer Marketing Social Media Startup 159

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc. In government agencies process versus product has gone further.

Government 322

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics 322

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

Product development chasm. Another common chasm is never-ending product development. Focus is required to resist adding a few more neat features, made possible by the new technology, which in fact make the product more complex to use, impossible to test, and very expensive in time and cost.

Technical Review 375

Technical Review Startup Dilution Early Stage 375

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants.

Finance 320

Finance Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 320

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

With funds you could maybe even consider outsourcing the development. Development agency Startya is a team of designers, developers and entrepreneurs with experience in building products for startups. And it’s probably far better than having no product at all. Startya wants to offer you an alternative.

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Technical Review Incubator Product Development Developer 268

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Not sure how to account or tax the website development costs? New product development business concept on device screen. Before you can start determining the tax treatment for your website development costs, you need to determine what you use your website for. Planning on building or updating the website for your company?

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Web Development Balance Sheet Cost Developer 120

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Isaac Cambron is co-founder and CTO of Zensight.co , whose pre-launch product enables sales reps to find and use their best content to close more deals. Below, he answers questions about developing products from scratch, as well as the difficult technology choices and tradeoffs CTOs must make. We did that for a lot of reasons.

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Technology Ruby Startup Engineer 334

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

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Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

Intellectual Property 404

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 404

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

sales to product development), the problems will continue to exist. In cases where customer feedback is provided to the development team, it is crucial that communication be a two-way street. Clients should be made aware of product improvements or new solutions that are in the works.

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Customer Development Team Review Advisory Board Private Equity 347

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

Product development. For a great idea person, the product details keep changing for the better, but nothing ever gets finished. Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model.

Technical Review 333

Technical Review Startup Software Review Retention 333

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

If the features are interesting but not necessary for initial release, they can be scheduled for further development on later releases of the project, whether it be new software, a car, or any other sort of device. Remember that in new product development, as in writing, addition by subtraction is the Golden Rule.

Technical Review 275

Technical Review Startup Software Review Database 275

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Some of the best and brightest wanted to work for defense contractors or corporate research and development labs. Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies. Startups can do anything.

Government 316

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 316

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

It’s never too early to start marketing, since it usually takes as long to build marketing momentum as it does to build a product. Marketing should start before product development. No startup can afford to do these serially. In today’s information age, it takes time and money to make your solution visible.

Intellectual Property 436

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Moreover, quickly resolving issues or integrating customer suggestions into product development can create a partnership feeling with customers. Startups should promote an experimental and creative atmosphere, urging their teams to develop fresh ideas and approaches.

Technical Review 135

Technical Review Startup Differentiation Social Media 135

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 258

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Management Salary 258

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

Product development chasm. Another common chasm is never-ending product development. Focus is required to resist adding a few more neat features, made possible by the new technology, which in fact make the product more complex to use, impossible to test, and very expensive in time and cost.

Technical Review 255

Technical Review Dilution Early Stage Product Development 255

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Without strong PMs you build crappy products that nobody needs or that real people can’t use. Engineering is critical but it is not everything.

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Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

And if their initial guesses were wrong, they needed a process that would permit them to change early on in the product development process when the cost of changes was small – the famed “pivot”. They needed to be sure that what they were building was what customers wanted and needed. The result? Carpe Diem – Seize the Cash.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2014

Feedback driven product development versus visionary (Steve Jobs) driven development. In this clip we discuss why Nanea is a proponent of a lean startup and data driven development methodology. She combines gathering: Quantitative data – data hook implementation, click tracking, A/B testing.

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Technical Review Leadership Engineer RSS 315

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Great product exposure and a sales team dedicated to improving the lives of your customer base act as the face of your company. In order to truly find success this must be matched by a development team that consistently strives to deliver truly life-bettering products and services that customers keep coming back for.

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Development Team Review Security Advertising Technical Review 205

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

The Startup Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

When you are creating new products in your business , you’ll always need to make sure that you are getting the process right if you are keen on trying to make a success of this. The truth is that there is so much to think about when it comes to product development that you need to be aware of, so it can take a while.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2022

I like it in many cases, since it is action-oriented, helps streamline and decrease product development time and costs, and focuses the product and the firm on customer needs rather than technology. Of course, if you fire without aiming, there’s always a greater chance that you will shoot yourself in the foot.

Marketing 302

Marketing Technical Review Cost Product Development 302

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

It’s never too early to start marketing, since it usually takes as long to build marketing momentum as it does to build a product. Marketing should start before product development. No startup can afford to do these serially. In today’s information age, it takes time and money to make your solution visible.

Intellectual Property 312

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor Viral 312

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Timing is crucial in product development. A pivotal stage in this progression involves crafting prototypes to authenticate and enhance designs before proceeding with production. This also speeds up new product development , saving companies time, resources, and money. What is Rapid Prototype Injection Molding?

Product Development 165

Product Development Developer Product Design 165

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Angel Groups Social Media 261

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Frugal innovation has its roots in the developing world, where resource constraints have always necessitated a more creative approach to problem-solving. In recent years, however, frugal innovation has also gained traction in developed countries. Mobile banking in developing countries. Examples of successful frugal innovations.

Startup 198

Startup Technical Review Ghana Guerilla 198

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2020

If you’re looking to develop some software, you may not know how to create a software project that will be successful. Maybe it all comes down to hiring the best developers? Read on, and you’ll learn the basics of developing a successful software project. Finding Developers.

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Software Software Developers Software Development NDA 189

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how dramatically your own role has to evolve as you develop a solution, start a business, and expect it to scale into a successful self-managed company. Thus my job as a small business advisor really is really more about getting you developed than perfecting the business.

Leadership 248

Leadership Technical Review Cofounder Social Media 248

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

The giants in electronic industries have updated themselves in almost every aspect, be it operations, supply chain, repair and maintenance, or consumer-based research and development. Similarly, new product development with advanced features and specs is based largely on new research, making the old surveys redundant and useless.

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Operations Management Software Review Technical Review 152

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2017

Product development chasm. Another common chasm is never-ending product development. Focus is required to resist adding a few more neat features, made possible by the new technology, which in fact make the product more complex to use, impossible to test, and very expensive in time and cost.

Customer 191

Customer Entrepreneur Technical Review Dilution 191

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

You need skills in finance, operations, and marketing to supplement product development, and more hours of work than one person can manage. Both the business and your solution will take more time and money to develop than you expect. Plan to and assemble the right team, including co-founders.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Finance Operations 249