YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The two largest markets are the United States and China. The reduction of the business trips of their employees goes in that direction. The global lockdown, due to the pandemic, has forced companies to digitize their operations. All employees can decide where to work and where to live. Environmental concerns.

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Technical Review United States China Cofounder 278

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Every business and brand has unique requirements to fit into their market environment. Performance accountability processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Every business and brand has unique requirements to fit into their market environment. Performance accountability processes.

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Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Leadership 311

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Professional investors and advisors, on the other hand, usually refuse to sign these agreements today due to the risk of litigation and administrative workload, and will walk away. Potential investors don’t need this data, except perhaps as part of a final due diligence after agreement on terms. Sharing trade secrets.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Investor 399

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

As a consumer, I rarely pay attention to your marketing pitch, but I certainly always remember a exceptionally positive total experience with your team, based on a memorable set of interactions from first contact to discussions with friends. Incent and reward employees who delight customers. That approach still is meaningful today.

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Customer Technical Review Metrics Employee 369

Steve Blank

APRIL 3, 2018

That) takes focus, diligence, discipline, flexibility and perseverance. But what I’ve noticed is that it’s rare that the smartest technical innovator is the most successful entrepreneur. Being a domain expert in a technology field rarely makes you competent in commerce. Now I have a different perception. Lessons Learned.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Your goals might include increasing market share or maybe launching a new product. Invest in Employee Development Your team is one of your most valuable assets. Investing in employee development is not only going to boost their morale but also enhance their skills and productivity at the same time.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Uber , Zenefits , Tanium , Lending Club CEOs of companies with billion dollar market caps have been in the news – and not in a good way. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

Markets are always in flux, randomly walking between gains and losses, but sometimes macro factors conspire to create sustained volatility. Yet, we know tech startups will weather the storm. Every employee will now command a small army of AI assistants that understand complex natural language — no code required.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

One of the most stressful and unanticipated challenges that comes with starting a new business is hiring and managing employees. While this approach appears to cost more on the surface, it often actually costs you less, when you consider the hidden costs of rework, poor customer satisfaction, employee management, and training required.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Employee 308

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Modern technologies may be a real blessing for small companies lacking resources and having to promptly produce tangible outputs. A good grammar checker can easily replace several proofreaders and editors and save you hundreds of dollars or euros when you are developing your website texts or your first marketing campaigns. Remote Work.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Startup 158

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This can essentially be between the business and the customers or the business and the employees. With businesses getting more globalized than ever, with offices being situated in different locations and time zones, there are different technologies being used to accommodate such settings. Coordination between employees.

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Technical Review Software Review Distribution Employee 279

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A great one produces happy, engaged employees who give their best efforts, challenge themselves to grow, and consistently meet goals and delight customers. In our booming economy, with its incredibly tight labor market, making sure your culture is closer to the first kind should be job one. Encourage employees to interview elsewhere?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges. Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival. Don’t make growth a big-bang event.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? How profitable is my product or service?

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Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future.

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Advisory Board Dividend Angel Investor Cofounder 368

The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Modern technology has made it possible for fleet managers to optimize operations, streamline vehicle acquisition, and leverage telematics innovations to their advantage. By adopting advanced technologies and data-driven strategies, companies can optimize their fleet operations and stay ahead of the competition.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Management Software Review 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2019

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

And with the technology available these days, it is convenient to invest in emerging startups. Of late, with the advent of new technology and the spread of the internet to nearly all corners of the country, Indians have taken up a new kind of shop! Some sectors where they have left their indelible mark are – Health tech.

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Technical Review Due Diligence India Startup 167

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Thus I was pleased to see a much more complete and broader perspective of employee support recommendations in a new book, “ Employees First! ” by Donna Cutting, who is a globally-recognized guru on employee culture and optimizing customer service. Other studies have shown a return of up to 400 percent for this approach.

Technical Review 353

Technical Review Cofounder Employee Global 353

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

As a starting point, I like the Wikipedia simple definition of innovation as “the application of better solutions to meet new requirements or market needs.” In reality, the best business process innovations usually come from regular employees on the front line of your business, just trying to do a better job and better serve customers.

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Technical Review Leadership Operations Networking 431

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As an alternative, I usually recommend more incremental innovation , derived from recognized market changes, done on a regular basis, without the big-bang expectation.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business.

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Startup Technical Review Employee Hiring 337

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Even if you can learn and do everything, time is a killer in this rapidly evolving world of business and technology. Even your most loyal and dedicated employees need guidance and direction, and will wait for you to delegate and explain. You need to divide and conquer. You can’t afford the delay.

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Leadership Technical Review Due Diligence Founder 241

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

NewVoiceMedia’s 2018 “Serial Switchers” report also reveals that businesses lose around $75 billion due to poor customer support, indicating that weakness in this sector of your business may lead to significant losses. The advancement of information technology has made it affordable even for small businesses to get sophisticated software.

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Customer Technical Review Software Review Startup 231

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

As a logical and data-driven business advisor, I have long focused on facts, technology, and quantifiable pain in guiding entrepreneurs. Most consumers now use their online access from smartphones and tablets to interact with social networks, product reviews, and monitor the videos of culture influencers around the world.

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Customer Social Media Dividend Technical Review 432

VC Cafe

MARCH 31, 2025

So I thought it’s a good time to share the video where lists are the key learnings from YC on how to start a technical startup: Start with a strong technical co-founding team: You need two to four co-founders with at least 50% engineering background. Regularly review your monthly spending to identify areas for reduction.

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Technical Review PR 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2022

But these days with all the resources on the Internet and elsewhere, there is no excuse for not keeping up on the latest insights, best practices, and technology in the area of hiring, motivating, and training. Define a disciplined process, take the time to find multiple candidates, and do proper reviews. Marty Zwilling.

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Hiring Technical Cofounder Cofounder Retention 337

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Professional investors and advisors, on the other hand, usually refuse to sign these agreements today due to the risk of litigation and administrative workload, and will walk away. Potential investors don’t need this data, except perhaps as part of a final due diligence after agreement on terms. Sharing trade secrets.

Non-disclosure Agreement 254

Non-disclosure Agreement Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Investor 254

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future.

Advisory Board 312

Advisory Board Startup Dividend Angel Investor 312

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

While your branding, marketing campaigns, and product quality will be at the forefront of your mind, you must not overlook the importance of network and data security. Also, if your employees will use personal devices in the workplace, you must ensure they are using the latest security protections, such as: Biometric authentication.

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Security Software Review Technical Review Networking 273

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This is due to the growth of entrepreneurship, which continues to boom. Excessive or unexplained payments, under reported income, ghost employees and unsubstantiated debt are a few situations requiring forensic investigation. No one wants a governing body storming their offices to review the books. What if Fraud is Uncovered?

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Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Due Diligence Reputation 174

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. At TechEmpower , we’ve used LLMs as part of marketing strategies where you can find and classify companies, personalize outreach campaigns and have personalized drip campaigns.

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Generative AI CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review 297

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Unless you have a co-founder or two with the business skills to complement your technical ones, you need a friendly Advisory Board. Over time, this may grow due to “ observer ” members, including investors, or other contracting requirements. What you learn will apply to employees.

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Advisory Board Bandwidth Cofounder Technical Review 356

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2020

She also speaks on motivational topics related to entrepreneurship, overcoming diversity, and advancing young women in the field of information technology. is a boutique information technology project management firm. Are the efforts for more diversity in the tech ecosystem working and what do you suggest for further improvement?

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Technical Review Founder Management Technology 201

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Use Contracts to Your Advantage Whether you’re hiring employees, working with vendors, or entering into agreements with partners, contracts are essential. Additionally, employment contracts ensure that you and your employees have mutual understanding regarding their roles and the company’s policies.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Entrepreneur Limited Liability Company 119

Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. VC’s have just changed the ~50-year old social contract with startup employees. For most startup employee’s startup stock options are now a bad deal. This “we’re all in it together” kept founders and employees aligned on incentives. Here’s why.

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