Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

But not anal if one founder who shares equity graciously with early employees who are treated as “co-founders” My idea startup team is heaving on tech personnel but also has strong product management. Without strong PMs you build crappy products that nobody needs or that real people can’t use.

Cofounder 388

Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

Moving on … My second post was directed at employees. If you’ve done it for a long time then I usually advise hiring managers to hire you as contractors and not full-time employees. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs. It’s a subjective topic. We were family.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

While these activities shape and build culture, they don’t win wars, and rarely deliver shippable or deployable products. It’s not that these companies are smarter than Defense Department employees, but they operate with different philosophies, different product development methodologies, and with different constraints.

Government 316

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 316

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

It’s an expression of the uncertainty that comes from working in an environment where ethics are lax, employees don’t feel valued, and information is withheld. When it thrives in an organization, it signals a lack of employee trust — a problem that’s gotten significantly worse over the last generation. Do leaders keep their promises?

Employee 189

Employee Balance Sheet Leadership Chicago 189

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

And just as my gut feel about the likely success of startups is often determined by looking at their velocity of product development and market progress of their product, so too is recruiting a factor in my assessment. Time spent onboarding new talented team members always yields more productivity than doing everything yourself.

Hiring 335

Hiring Technical Review Startup Framework 335

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2013

Almost all new business owners will have to make an initial investment in the technological aspect of production and everyday business activities. Cell phones, laptops for traveling employees and website development will have to be included among the technological costs, as well. Product Development and Marketing.

Cost 183

Cost Startup Web Development Finance 183

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 262

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Entrepreneur Salary 262

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 258

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Management Salary 258

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In the last decade, SaaS (Software as a Service) has become a very popular model for new software product development. The largest cost component of establishing a SaaS company is product development costs. This includes the design, development, launch, and enhancement of the SaaS application. .

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Cost Developer Azure Churn Rate 158

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? The good news: There are good answers to these questions! At best, they could copy. Our advantage was speed.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

It’s an expression of the uncertainty that comes from working in an environment where ethics are lax, employees don’t feel valued, and information is withheld. When it thrives in an organization, it signals a lack of employee trust — a problem that’s gotten significantly worse over the last generation. Do leaders keep their promises?

Employee 160

Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Angel Groups Social Media 261

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Once you have narrowed down a list of potential employees, take the time to conduct interviews, run background checks, and examine their U.S Surely, hiring your first employees is key to launch your business in 2021. Surely, hiring your first employees is key to launch your business in 2021. Install Productive Development Tools.

Software Developers 158

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 158

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 223

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Startup Salary 223

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Many of you have read or at least know the primary thesis of “ Crossing the Chasm &# the seminal book on marketing your products to mainstream consumers by Geoffrey Moore. We like to use new product and gain benefits before our peers. It influenced a generation of tech marketers. We are evangelists.

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Customer Marketing Technical Review Iowa 294

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Rosenberg comes fresh from managing the growth of Keyrus, a data consulting company, from 35 to 120 employees. In his 17-year career, Rosenberg has developed key insights into the minds of CFOs and FP&A teams, with strengths in both customer-facing leadership and data analytics itself. ” Product Focus.

Hiring 169

Hiring Software Review Customer Israel 169

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2022

Creating a well-designed product that’s a hit with users takes a lot of hard work, not to mention a little strategy and luck. Achieving longevity, it seems, is not as simple as creating one successful software product. What’s more, mission statements have a direct impact on employee actions. That number jumps to 70% in year 10.

Software 171

Software Japan Agile Employee 171

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

The main reasons are: Ever-evolving Customer Base: From mobile phones to customised gadgets, from televisions to Desktop Computers, the consumer base is getting more diverse and assorted, with different age groups, genders, ethnicities, and races demanding different products and services.

Operations 158

Operations Management Software Review Technical Review 158

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Time and time again, there’s one critical component that hampers productivity and efficiency: We are wired to work within the confines of organizational silos. Your prospects, customers and partners (and employees for that matter) do not see you as a series of disparate organizations. They see you as a company.

Cofounder 174

Cofounder Technical Review Operations Employee 174

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

This preference isn’t necessarily due to market size, but rather the structure of the market: are there only a few dozen customers that might buy your product or are there thousands, or even tens of thousands of potential customers? In these cases, employees feel a particular pain point and find a solution to address it.

Fractional CTO 154

Fractional CTO Software Review Viral Sales Cycle 154

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

They drew people in with a product they assumed would be a hit and pushed forward without taking in customer feedback. People had a terrible experience using their product. After turning their attention toward feedback and testing, letting the voice of their customers fuel their content strategy and product development, they took off.

Product 102

Product Marketing Social Media Channel 102

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. He was building a better enterprise software product, and to get the word out, he organized ‘City Tour’ events and neighborhood ‘street teams.’

Marketing 234

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

However, a crisis can also be a golden opportunity to launch a new product or service, as long as the startup at the origin applies specific methods. As a startup, you probably don’t have much money to spend on marketing or product development. Investors can also be skittish, and winning new customers is not easy.

Startup 198

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

To succeed in today’s crowded market, you need to harmonize product marketing and brand marketing. In this article, you’ll learn the difference between brand marketing and product marketing, and how to balance both to stand out above the crowd. Brand vs product marketing: Friends or foe? They rely on each other for success.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Studying an online business analytics masters is one way you can up your numbers game; whether this is the finance, marketing, or product development aspects of your company, the course can supply you with the tools, means, and knowledge to streamline your company operations. Setting an Example for Your Employees.

Analytics 179

Analytics Technical Review Social Media Software Review 179

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. And it may work.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Examples of Goals Increase Market Share: By expanding your product line, aim to capture 10% more of the market within two years. Customer Satisfaction: Improve customer satisfaction scores by 15% in the next year through enhanced support and product improvements. Recognize and reward your employees’ contributions.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Agile Audience Employee 144

The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

I have heard many founders — even in the first few months of product development — expect to raise seed rounds, pay themselves salaries, etc. Your first three years you will get the startup off the ground, establish your core team culture, and fully validate your main product/market through rapid iteration.

Cofounder 155

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 155

ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

An effective product launch strategy helps you generate awareness, build intrigue, and validate your product positioning. The best product launches take into account the product lifecycle—understanding where it fits into the bigger picture, and how to transition through each phase. But it’s not a linear journey.

Product 96

Product Social Media Audience Software Review 96

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? Seed is about showing initial product market fit. Sam Altman recently said that we’re not far from the day that we’ll see a billion dollar company with one or few employees. A founder asked me what makes a $2M round “pre-seed”?

Valuation 186

Valuation Software Review Generative AI Technical Review 186

ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2018

It slows product development. Eugene Wei, a former Amazon employee, identified the latter as the company’s invisible asymptote , or key limiter of growth.). For web-based products, user research can deliver quantitative measurement of on-site user behavior and qualitative insights from open-ended surveys and user recordings.

Design 111

Design Framework Product Development Technical Review 111

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

Employees can also be a valuable source of referrals. It doesn’t take long to ask your employees and network, so do it. Not sales, product development, or fundraising. Your internal team creates your external results, such as new products and increased revenues.

Cofounder 164

Cofounder Elevator Pitch Hiring Dividend 164

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2012

This book applies Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to relationships between businesses and their employees, investors, and customers. Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers by Erika Andersen. Winning at New Products: Accelerating the Process from Idea to Launch, Third Edition by Robert G.

Merger 228

Merger Leadership Design Management 228

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Palantir is a deep technical play and we had a lot of code to write just to fill out the product vision that we had already validated with potential customers; it took us two straight years of development to go from early prototypes to software that could be used in production. So what was going on?

Lean 167

Lean Startup Software Engineering Agile 167

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

These include preparing and launching one’s business/product, overcoming resistance, using push/pull technology, and managing stakeholders (employees and bosses). should one’s product be ubiquitous or scarce since both are cited as possible strategies) and may require some thoughtful reflection before they can be applied.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Japan Employee Management 145

The Next Web

MARCH 6, 2014

The business development team needs to see the customer feedback they deliver make it back into the product, and the tech team needs to see reasonable requests to develop new features without a constant stream of changing direction. At Red Branch, we stress that employees’ skills have distinct market values. Build Trust.

Technical Review 129

Technical Review Development Team Review Developer Agile 129