Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Traction in the marketplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

The old approaches of controlling distribution channels, saturating retail, and methodically scaling your brand awareness don’t protect you anymore. Manual tracking and occasional surveys won’t keep you competitive in today’s high volume and rapidly changing market. The real challenge is to win massive consumer preference repeatedly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. Finish the product before marketing begins. Marketing should start before product development.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend. If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Tesla – current valuation $50 billion – sells cars directly through its own distribution channel.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Consistency is the cornerstone of good marketing. Stacked Marketer turned a free newsletter into a six-figure revenue generator by staying actionable, convenient, and entertaining. A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. A marketing playbook gets everyone on the same page.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That might start with the CEO giving the investor pitch to the whole organization, and distributing the current business plan document to everyone. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Traction in the marketplace.

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Bankruptcy 296

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

Most business plans aiming for seed funding, or any sort of initial support, or even for recruitment needs, are distributing the efforts and planning the projections over the business over the course of several years. This includes market penetration, growth, entering new markets, monetization funnels and opportunities, and a lot more.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. IPOs dried up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

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Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

Size of the market. One of the criteria for a good investment is a large and fast growing “potential market.” Investors will talk to their own experts on the size of the potential market and the expected growth rate. Sales and marketing strategy. Having a great product or service is not enough.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Angel Investor 380

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

There are many meeting room booking systems in the market. Responsibilities are distributed. The responsibilities can then easily be distributed. Due to the increasing need to the booking systems, there are many of them available in the market. Ideal working support. Better utility of the conference rooms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones.

Intellectual Property 306

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 306

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Nail the business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

In fact, there are a host of reasons why a non-focused startup business is more likely to struggle for survival, lose market and investor attention, and miss out on the opportunity to capitalize on their scope: Time to market is tied to the size of your offering. Ongoing market leadership requires continuous innovation.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

…suddenly, nearly all technical jobs are remote-jobs, all dev-teams are distributed teams, and virtually all hiring is remote hiring. Fully remote distributed companies used to be a rarity. Companies Must Build a Process for Managing Distributed Engineering Teams. Here is remote work in the time of COVID-19.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The top quartile has distributed 2.03x (vs. 1.68) and the median fund now has distributed 1.27X (vs. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. Based on that metric, the top quartile fund has now distributed 2.03X after 12 years. 2 years ago).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones.

Software Review 285

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property 285

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Copyrights: Protect original works of authorship, such as writings, artwork, and software, from unauthorized copying or distribution. Trade Secrets: Implement measures to safeguard confidential business information, such as customer lists, marketing strategies, or manufacturing processes.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Entrepreneur Limited Liability Company 119

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. Business Models and Sectors. In the last several years, you’ve seen more investors engaging with companies in non-core geographies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Products too expensive for the market won’t succeed, and prices too low will leave you exposed. Match with competitor prices and market demographics. This is not just a product pitch, but must include all elements of your pricing, marketing, distribution and maintenance. Talk to industry experts and investors.

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Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Gain Client’s Trust by ensuring Cybersecurity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Zach Kromkowski In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Zach Kromkowski, co-founder of Sention, about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses and marketing firms.

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Software Review Security Distribution IP 79

Steve Blank

APRIL 3, 2018

It does mean that success in building a company that scales depends on finding product/market fit, enough customers, enough financing, enough great employees, distribution channels, etc. It doesn’t mean that if you have technical skills you can’t build a successful company. Lessons Learned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. Finish the product before marketing begins. Marketing should start before product development.

Intellectual Property 312

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor Viral 312

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? But expanding beyond our core customers was going to take more effort than simply launching in new markets. We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

Exporting allows you to reach new customers, diversify your market, and enhance your brand’s reputation. However, entering international markets comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding Export Readiness Before diving into international markets, it’s crucial to assess if your business is ready for exporting.

Distribution 167

Distribution Technical Review PPC Channel 167

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

VC Cafe

JUNE 10, 2022

The market correction has come for series A and seed startups. For the past few week I’ve been sharing here the impact of the current downturn that started in the public markets on startups and venture capital. The market correction has come for Series A and seed startups (Source: Pitchbook ). How important are margins?

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Valuation Marketing Israel Venture Capital 151

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Alcohol brands aiming to solidify their market position must prioritize speed in their delivery and distribution strategy. The post Why Speed Matters In Alcohol Delivery & Distribution appeared first on Young Upstarts.

Distribution 277

Distribution Marketing 277

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With the right data, you can respond strategically, adjust your positions, and avoid unnecessary risks, even in unpredictable markets. For crypto market makers , monitoring TVL can help gauge a protocol’s health and community trust. High trading volumes suggest an active market. This metric shows its popularity and usage.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

You can also use the internet to research various data that can be useful for marketing such as finding out what keywords other companies are targeting. There are several applications and websites you can use to create and distribute surveys digitally.

Technical Review 167

Technical Review Technology Product Software Review 167

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

These are win-win arrangements leading to continuous innovation, early access to new markets, and a higher return. Business leaders with wide relationships are able to more quickly find and close on alliances to fill gaps in their product line, increase distribution, and reduce costs through common components.

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Technical Review Software Review Cofounder Social Network 218

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Nail the business model.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

Equity distribution among co-founders may be a complex procedure while starting any business. We’ll address the fundamental considerations to consider when distributing stock in a business, including the method of dividing equity among founders and typical traps to avoid, in this post. The differences between shares and options.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Another thing that Dave has done well is to look at the value of different marketing channels: There’s a lot of value in this presentation. channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution We often reference Dave’s work when talking to innovators. Be sure to check out the entire presentation.

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2020

In approaching the COVID-19 crisis from the marketer’s perspective, the question is how, not if, the world will change when the restrictions are lifted. My intuition relies on what marketers believe and researchers have proven – the repeated behavior learned during this several month crisis will form new consumer habits.

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America New York City Technical Review Distribution 222

Rembrandt Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

After all, the way you communicate establishes how members of your target market decide whether or not they want to do business with you. If you haven’t reviewed your sales processes, marketing campaigns, public relations’ strategies, and all of the other ways you communicate with your audiences recently, take a detailed look at the results.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

With content automation capabilities, businesses can efficiently produce and distribute content aligned with their board-level objectives. Multi-Channel Publishing: Businesses can easily distribute content across various platforms and channels, including websites, social media, email marketing, and mobile applications.

Software Review 158

Software Review Software Small Business Social Media 158