Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

Technical Review 399

Technical Review Product Advisory Board Business Model 399

View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding. Firms will start to torture founders with endless diligence requests.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2022

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the key barrier-to-understanding elements: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 342

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 342

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

What does your Chief Technology Officer do all day? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim." But along the way, something strange happened.

CTO 168

CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 168

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Tech startups are at the other extreme. Second in importance only to talented people, IP in all its forms is the key asset comprising most of the value of any tech startup. Copyright is the right to control reproduction and distribution of original works of authorship fixed in tangible forms of expression. Intellectual property.

Intellectual Property 149

Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review IP 149

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Salesforce Distributed Marketing refers to the marketing platform that companies embrace when some consumer touchpoints of their brand lie outside the general eco-system of corporate marketing. Distributed marketing helps businesses fill in this void, especially when they are engaged in marketing across multiple channels.

Distribution 161

Distribution Customer Marketing Cloud 161

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Rigorously testing the final version of the solution to eliminate technical bugs and glitches. .

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 261

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the understanding barrier categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Entrepreneur 254

Entrepreneur Semantic Technical Review Retention 254

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Much work goes into the agenda before the secretary can send it out to the board members in enough time to prepare for the upcoming meeting.The board chair reviews the agenda of the previous meeting, as well as the minutes. Technology can help make the setting and distributing the agenda easier.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Jacksonville Software Review Florida 92

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2019

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the key barrier-to-understanding elements: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 235

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 235

YoungUpstarts

JULY 14, 2013

While marketers go gaga over social technologies and their impact on digital commerce, it is often our physical perceptions of a product which influence buying decisions. Also known as haptics, one’s sense of touch is distributed across one’s skin and mouth (via the cutaneous system) unlike other more focused senses.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Customer Michigan Framework 159

TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Proving your Business Model Works - Build, Define, and Review But how do you prove your numbers? Finally, review the numbers with your partners. channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution We often reference Dave’s work when talking to innovators. Don’t worry about scaling just yet.

Metrics 260

Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

For many entrepreneurs and inventors, mass producing and distributing products simply doesn’t play to their strengths. These involve finding funding and getting up to speed quickly on the highly complex manufacturing and distribution processes. In order to choose the right person to license it, you need to conduct due diligence.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence Los Angeles 100

VC Adventure

JULY 27, 2011

Before Foundry makes an investment we perform extensive due diligence. We meet with various company managers, talk to other people in industry to get their take, call current and prospective customers, exercise our own network of contacts to get background on the idea and team, perform reference checks on key management, etc.

Technical Review 121

Technical Review Due Diligence Cap Table Distribution 121

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2020

There is practically no other distribution channel that drives engagement and builds customer relations better than email marketing. Email marketing deliverability refers to the ability of an email to land in a subscriber’s inbox, rather than ending up in the junk mail folder where they are unlikely to be read. With more than 2.5

Email 232

Email Sales Marketing Campaign 232

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

But by the time we ended 2015, the headlines like “ The Dangers Ahead if Tech Unicorns Get Gored (WSJ) ” and “ Regulators Look Into Mutual Funds Procedures for Valuing Startups (WSJ) “ “Unicorn” went from being a brass ring to reach for to a term used with sarcasm or derision. What happened?

Technical Review 157

Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

Business Model 120

Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity. When expanding their businesses, most tech startups and the subindustries that comprise the tech industry typically follow this model. This is partly because information beyond the founding team and a pitch deck are scarce.

Seed Stage 148

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Technically speaking this basically just refers to using your resources efficiently. Optimizing efficiency can be neatly summed up in four steps: selection, review, monitoring, and trade offs. Efficiency. An application’s efficiency is defined by how well it works.

Framework 167

Framework Cloud Security Technical Review 167

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2020

Organizations are trying to switch to remote working with the help of technologies and work culture to obtain similar or better operational efficiency than before. Documentation management focuses on creating, reviewing, modifying, certifying, issuing, and distributing the documents that validate your project approach.

Management 165

Management Software Review Technical Review Later Stage 165

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2017

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 154

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 154

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. million, indicating a somewhat normal distribution. Product/Technology 0-15%. Product/Technology.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. Each person in the content team will refer to this section to find out their role and responsibilities in the overall workflow. A marketing playbook gets everyone on the same page.

Campaign 149

Campaign CTO Marketing Social Media 149

www.starling-software.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Knowledge of distributed VCS systems. automated testing Thinks that all testing is the job of the tester Has written automated unit tests and comes up with good unit test cases for the code that is being written Has written code in TDD manner Understands and is able to setup automated functional, load/performance and UI tests.

Software Review 108

Software Review Technical Review SQL API 108

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

You can subscribe to Smart Bear Live on iTunes (please review the podcast as well!) … and if you’d like to appear on a future episode of Smart Bear Live, send an email to Patrick.Foley@microsoft.com to schedule a recording with Jason. Dan: Well, you and I also just mentioned that we’re on the bleeding edge of technology.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2020

Personal protective equipment (PPE) are now being routinely used to ensure health and safety, virtual shopping is at an all-time high due to qurantine and lockdown, and physical interactions have been limited to mobile and online platforms. These are some of those: 1. Medical Products. Stay Unique With Category Design.

Demand 173

Demand Product Artificial Inteligence Software Review 173

Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2020

ReferralCandy helps brands set up and run customer referral programs (such as Give $10, get $10) on autopilot — that means tracking referral purchases and distributing referral rewards automatically. It helps similar customers relate, and provides authentic and trustworthy sources for them to reference when deciding to make a purchase.

eCommerce 152

eCommerce Sales Software Review Canada 152

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. He had been at it for 6 months and had no sales or distribution lined up yet. They are seeking $40k for a 33% stake and want investors who can provide introductions for distribution and licensing on their behalf.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 4, 2022

One of the most effective ways to secure a network is through what is called network segmentation, referring to the division of the networks into a number of different segments. This is because segmentation reduces congestion due to the fact that there are fewer hosts for each subnetwork – thereby minimizing local traffic.

Security 187

Security Networking United States Architecture 187

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2015

It has become so synonymous with Internet companies that the French have invented a disdainful term including Amazon: “les GAFA,” which they refer to as Google-Apple-Facebook-Amazon to talk about American dominance of the Internet. But can you really tell me MakeSpace is a tech company? It is a household name.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review San Diego Dallas Startup 150

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

But how do we distribute credit for the conversions across all those channels? Apply the right model and you will not only distribute conversions across multiple touch points, but you can also look at the impact on the CPA (this really is OMG, I peed in my pants a little cool). Multi-channel attribution across digital channels.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Go for Justified as your primary document format to maintain a consistent edge to edge text distribution. Address them appropriately and include references if common nouns or shortened names would be used. For example: “XYZ company, also referred to as “company” in this contract.” Reference Laws.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Naming Distribution Global 127

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Nor is the knowledge loss limited to technical knowledge: It is not simply losing someone’s knowledge if they retire or leave the organization, it is also losing their social network, if you will, in terms of who they seek out for answers to questions in their domain. Choose how to store and distribute knowledge. After-action reviews.

Retention 128

Retention Technical Review Social Network Wiki 128

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Technology also presents the opportunity to further turbocharge such “targeted care” by offloading certain care deliveries to much more scalable modalities such as text-based behavioral nudges and in-app content libraries. For one, providers need to be licensed in a particular state to see and prescribe patients from that state.

Vertical 156

Vertical Software Review Portfolio Demand 156

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. The company overview provides a quick review of the company’s legal structure and location, as well as some background on the company’s history if you’re writing the plan for an existing business. Read more ». Company Overview. Read more ».

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163