Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Third-party risk management is the discipline of managing risks like these to prevent, or at least mitigate, any potential damage to your operation. A strong third-party risk management strategy will increase transparency, streamline operations, and cut costs. Ins and Outs of Third-Party Risk Management.

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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. This post will dive into an aspect whose importance often goes unnoticed i.e. documentation management. This is the key aspect of managing the documents.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

We just held our sixteenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

Today’s technology landscape is littered with buzzwords and seemingly urgent exhortations for businesses: move to the cloud, spend time and money developing a mobile app, support mobility, and so on. Rather than focusing on technology as a cost centre, businesses should regard it as an innovation centre. Be a tech follower.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2019

Tech That Helps You Grow (And Grows With You). There’s a genuine need for technology that can provide insights and automation in the freelance economy, especially as it relates to collecting the right tax forms and adhering to the right employment laws. But what type of technology can help? Managing the Freelance Economy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Documentation is the backbone for organized, efficient, and successful operational processes. Process documentation, contract documentation, or compliance reports help eliminate errors and improve accountability. It is the foundation of policies, workflow systems, and compliance measures that carry weight in businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2014

By Russell Harley, veteran project manager and Director at PMO. There is some thinking that equates project management with being a roadblock to speedy delivery of critical projects. This is reinforced by the number of processes and documentation that can be involved in a project. That is certainly one way to proceed.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2020

Legal tech includes software and other tools that help attorneys and their support staff to provide legal services to clients. Here’s how legal tech companies are re-shaping the legal world. Legal tech also gives small firms and individual practitioners a chance to compete with larger competitors. Firms go global.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Remote work and freelancing are professional roles that involve an incredible amount of effort, tech-savvy, and time management. Fortunately, there are technological tools that can maximize working time by making meetings more efficient, improving your office workflow, and better managing client interactions.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. This technological integration into software engineering not only enhances the productivity of development teams but also ensures that IT infrastructures are robust and reliable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Lists of project milestones and technical issues are created, but nothing happens on time, because follow-up on issues is missing. Time management. Investor negotiations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done. The management team has to have a bias toward making decisions. Good enough isn’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” It might be for technical reasons or it might be for customer adoption reasons. That leverage technology or drive change. But my definition of the word is much broader.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. So rather than hiring a VP Marketing [to establish a strategic marketing plan, build and manage the marketing team, manage outside vendors, etc.] I’d strongly encourage you to read it.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

When International Technological University’s CTO Kranthi Lammatha was a boy in the Indian farming village of Kasipuram, he would walk nine miles to get to school every day and another nine miles to get back home in the evening. In 2013, ITU funded Kranthi’s proposal for what is now known as the Education Management System (EMS).

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

Nowadays school management systems have become an essential part of an academic institution’s operations. Management systems undoubtedly have so many important functions that help ensure the smooth operation of any institution that uses them. Record and Review Attendance Easily. Helps in Managing Exams Better.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

In both cases, it’s easy for them to become frustrated and give up, since most have never been trained in change management, and don’t even know what questions to ask. Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. How do I avoid scope creep?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2019

So, if you want to manage your cloud storage, a nifty tool, CloudMounter for Mac is the answer. Now, let’s review CloudMounter to give you an idea why you should mount and encrypt cloud services as a local disk on any Mac platform. Due to the limited SSD storage of most of the MacBooks, they get full even with the limited use.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

If one looks at some of the most far-reaching changes in healthcare tech over the last decade alone, they will observe a major spike in the role startups play within the healthcare niche. We will be looking at a few ways technology is helping healthcare startups streamline their operations and improve overall care quality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

Serious investors expect founders to have their homework done before the first interaction – documented executive summary, business plan, and financial model. Lists of project milestones and technical issues are created, but nothing happens on time, because follow-up on issues is missing. Time management. Investor negotiations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Unit costs are important, but don’t forget about the cash flow hit, extra storage costs, and the probability of obsolete inventory due to necessary updates or pivots. Daily updates from the top and documented processes are critical. It’s no secret that some people are more productive than others, due to skills, training, or commitment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

In the Ad Tech world PS revenue often means providing “media services” as a value-add to using your product. With a well architected product that has well-documented APIs and proper core product abstractions then all custom work should be build above the API stack. PS Business Cannot Become a Management Distraction.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2019

While this applies to managers seeking the best possible job candidates, it also applies to employees. Mentoring should happen every single day, not just a few times a year during performance reviews. WOW factor workplaces have a well-documented set of behavioral standards and performance expectations. Mentor in the moment?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Managing an HOA is a pretty complex task. A good manager needs to stay on top of accounting, collect HOA fees, and maintain open communication channels for their community. As a board member and manager, it’s your responsibility to work for the best interests of your association and ensure everything runs smoothly.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

Again, this isn’t something that you’ll want to discover during due diligence… Limitation of liability A well drafted commercial contract should include a limitation of liability clause. Alison Berryman is a Senior Managing Lawyer at Biztech Lawyers.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Adopting innovative tools and technologies is crucial for modern businesses. Businesses must keep pace with the ever-changing technological landscape, ensuring their processes remain relevant and competitive. Innovative Tools Transforming Workflows The role of technology in shaping modern workflows cannot be overstated.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Disruption today is more than just changes in technology, or channel, or competitors – it’s all of them, all at once. What had previously been a strength – their great management processes – now holds back their ability to respond to new challenges.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In the beginning of any technology revolution the technology gets ahead of the institutions designed to measure and regulate safety and standards. If these technical challenges weren’t enough for drivers to manage, these autonomous driving features are appearing at the same time that car dashboards are becoming computer displays.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

Of course there are scenarios where a written business plan is not critical, but I haven’t seen one yet where a well-written 15-page document, or at least a 10-slide pitch, is a negative. You need an investor, and want a document to mass-mail to everyone. You have built a successful startup, and plan to use the same investors.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It is based on modern technologies for obtaining payday loans. This is due to the following advantages of this process. To apply for a loan online , you need a minimum number of documents. Making loans in a bank requires a large number of documents. The manager will be happy to come to your home or office.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

A data security plan will establish which member of the team will need access to business-critical data, and you must then introduce access levels for different folders and documents. You must also routinely review your data security plan as you hire more employees and create more departments. Embrace Managed IT Services.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From cutting-edge monitoring technologies to accessible reporting platforms, startups are stepping up to safeguard the well-being of nursing home residents and redefine the future of elder care. The importance of such technologies is underscored by recent reports highlighting the prevalence of abuse in nursing homes.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

Modern frameworks and languages have many built in features for security, created on the assumption that every developer would take the time to look through the piles of documentation (or lack thereof). As part of the SDLC, we should introduce secure design review exercises. Testing and Verification. Last words.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

However, with the right tech and employee training, it can be a seamless process. Effective management of financial records, transactions, and budgeting demands seamless coordination, regardless of physical location. The document management software will of course have remote file management features.

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