Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Art Of Modern Leadership written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Kirstin Ferguson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Kirstin Ferguson. She is Australia’s most prominent leadership expert and a highly experienced business leader in her own right.

Leadership 93

Leadership Distribution Technical Review Demand 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Every aspect of every product requires development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. Ongoing market leadership requires continuous innovation. Perhaps the focus should be on a single distribution channel, better customer service, or a simplified pricing structure. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile.

Bandwidth 262

Bandwidth Distribution Agile Social Media 262

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. were more distributed.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2017

At the beginning of each advanced leadership workshop session, business thought leader John Spence asks attendees how many currently have a written list of their key leadership philosophy and values. What Is a Leadership Philosophy? Leadership coach Deb Calvert identifies three defining aspects of a leadership philosophy.

Leadership 89

Leadership Developer Programming Distribution 89

The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Deloitte’s Shift Index , which tracks economic competitiveness, has shown a long-run decline in a firm’s ability to retain market leadership. Whether free or paid, a successful distribution channel typically becomes saturated quickly as competitors jump in. Today, a stronger distribution strategy can beat a superior product.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review San Francisco Software Review Distribution 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Too many startups simply follow the standard distribution channels, use standard pricing, and count on their one extra feature to give them the market. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

Advisory Board 240

Advisory Board Forecast Early Stage Product Development 240

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Crafting Your Leadership Story: Lessons Around the Campfire written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Tony Martignetti, a leadership advisor, coach, bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker.

Leadership 87

Leadership Boston Conversion Hosting 87

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

To get competitive leadership, you can’t be an industry follower. Too many startups simply follow the standard distribution channels, use standard pricing, and count on their one extra feature to give them the market. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive. Strategically timid and haphazard marketing.

Advisory Board 232

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

The non-technical leadership attributes of excellent communication skills, high integrity, passion, and perseverance are critical for the success of the whole team. Look for a match in culture and values, as well as technical strength. A great technical LinkedIn profile is a good start, but not enough to assure success in your environment.

Technical Cofounder 260

Technical Cofounder Technology Management Entrepreneur 260

Version One Ventures

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s the age-old debate among start-up circles: which is more important to the success of a start-up: the strength of the sales/distribution strategy or the quality of the product? To be successful, a stand-alone company needs a top-notch product and a clever distribution/sales strategy. appeared first on Version One Ventures.

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Sales Product CTO Hire Sales Cycle 144

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

If you are looking to expand your leadership team or board , are looking for a part-time executive role or board role , or are an investor looking for fractional executives to join your portfolio companies , you should become part of the Bolster network right now. It’s off to a great start. Pick one section each week.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Priorities and strategies change as a company grows – starting with finding product-market fit after a seed round to figuring out distribution between Series A and Series B. They have been the leaders for the company since the start and now need to build a leadership team around them. And that brings us to the B Round.

Leadership 157

Leadership Framework Hiring Employee 157

View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

Innovation is Becoming More Broadly Distributed. I’m sure groups like Cambridge Associates publishes much more detailed analysis of the persistence of returns over time, but this movement in the Midas List suggests that it’s very rare for a firm to maintain its leadership position beyond 10-15 years.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners? Dividing economic pies and handing leadership off between different cohorts of individuals is rarely easy, but the nature of the VC business makes it particularly tricky.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.]

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Lowering/increasing the cost of engineering personnel doesn’t affect this model (although the trend over the last two decades has been to dramatically lower the cost of developing a software product: open source libraries, Moore’s Law, Internet distribution/SaaS are three big drivers).

Lean 263

Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 263

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

Business Model 120

Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Luckily, I had always been a “hands-on” professional, and I had learned the pragmatics of people leadership, marketing, management tools, and funding. Leadership by example works at all levels of a company. Startups need outside experts who can do the work, as well as relate to the challenges of a new business.

Silicon Valley 140

Silicon Valley Social Media Software Review Leadership 140

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Make your ‘thank you’ meaningful by giving each employee a handwritten thank-you card along with any bonuses you distribute. As an entrepreneur, she has accelerated advancement for women to senior leadership. A simple “thank you” can have more power than you think. Give meaningful credit when credit is due.

Employee 211

Employee Technical Review North America Dallas 211

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Social Proof – This is a major factor on the web, and is predicated on “badges” such as one’s number of followers, Klout scores, web hits and other indicators of social leadership. Systematically engaging influencers who are most willing (or least passive) to distribute your contents virally. Nuff said.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Singapore Algorithm Social Media 160

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

Leadership by example works at all levels of a company. If the startup team is distributed around the world, your challenge is to meet their process requirements, rather than expect them to meet yours. There are expert blogs and curation sites, like this one, covering every aspect of business and leadership.

Startup 120

Startup Software Review Social Media Curation 120

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats. His leadership saw UST Global grow significantly, seeing the company grow from 20 employees to more than 25,000 employees today.

Artificial Inteligence 167

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 167

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise.

Security 140

Security Software Review Technical Review API 140

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Every aspect of every product requires development, testing, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. Ongoing market leadership requires continuous innovation. Perhaps the focus should be on a single distribution channel, better customer service, or a simplified pricing structure. It’s tough for an elephant to be agile.

Startup 120

Startup Bandwidth Distribution Agile 120

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

What are some tangible examples of how someone could bring this idea into their leadership skills or into the workplace? What are some tangible examples of how someone could bring this idea into their leadership skills or into the workplace? * Why do you think comfort is really the key to helping people connect?

LLC 99

LLC Technical Review Distribution Leadership 99

Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Here are some lessons I’ve picked up after watching them work with clients distributed across the country, which should be adopted by leaders of a newly remote workforce. They always come prepared.

Sales 105

Sales Technical Review Distribution Vietnam 105

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If there was ever a time that boards needed strong leadership, it’s certainly now. By now, you’ve probably figured out how to have board meetings remotely, but how do you recruit board members in a remote environment to ensure strong leadership during these trying times? Leadership talent agencies. Remote Interviewing Tips.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review Warrant Leadership 98

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

From Lean Startup Machine , Lean LA and San Diego Tech Founders , to countless speeches and workshops, I have seen the impact that their leadership has had first hand. Since then, Brant and Patrick have been tireless advocates for the whole Lean Startup movement. A good way to think about market segment is by thinking about fishing.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur Lean Southern California San Diego 167

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

Interviewing them will provide you with their wants and needs from a messaging perspective and uncover topic ideas and distribution channels. Much like your audience analysis report, it will ensure everyone involved in the planning, production, and distribution process is aligned. Select your content distribution channels.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Pixar was at the forefront of 3-D animation and storytelling but had no knowledge of the movie industry or distribution channels. By partnering, Pixar now had expert guidance and financial backing to distribute and sell their masterpieces. To survive a good partnership, it is important to explore new opportunities.

Small Business 153

Small Business Reputation Partner Distribution 153

Board Effect

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Organizational culture is made up of the values, beliefs and attitudes of the employees and leadership of that organization. And an ethical culture starts with the leadership: The board of directors Executive director Top managers. Once developed, the code should be widely distributed both inside and outside the organization.

Software Review 98

Software Review Government Leadership Employee 98

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2023

billion monthly users, and it quickly became a go-to platform for brands looking to increase their distribution and reach. 16- Collaborative leadership Photo Credit: Josh Weiss With national and global events continuing to shake up the marketplace, collaborative leadership enables teams to cope with these disruptions.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Agile Technical Review 133

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It distributes goods through a network of distributors. Multi-level marketing is good if you have great leadership and sales skills. Multi-level marketing promotes itself through the direct distribution of products. Get On Multi-level Marketing (MLM). Multi-level marketing has products ready for you to sell and promote.

eCommerce 147

eCommerce Global Distribution Reputation 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As small companies, neither startup could afford to extend their product alone, but through creative leadership, we were able to negotiate a win-win strategic partnership for a joint product. It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support.

Partner 434

Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sometimes that’s defensible distribution channels. Find and focus on one reliable distribution mechanism before diluting your time diversifying. (HT Mike Maples Jr ) Corollary: A startup has to be so excellent at one or two key things, that they can screw up everything else up and not die. Sometimes that’s airtight product/market it.

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Restful Founder Revenue Acquisition 202