Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience. Underbelly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. Of course, entrepreneurs delivering services have existed for some time, including business consultant, independent contractor, and freelancer titles. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The other was a consumer play with possible viral growth. Would the consumer one get traction and be viral? Vision Synching in a Lean Startup The Fallacy of Customer Development Entrepreneurs, Lower Investors’ Risk by Validating your Start-up Company’s Business Proposition Lessons Learned: What is customer development?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Many entrepreneurs think they can reduce and predict risk by emulating previous winners like Google and Twitter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad quality. In that spirit, I offer my perspective on ten common startup failure sources that rarely get admitted by entrepreneurs: Choose to skip the written business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Many entrepreneurs think they can reduce and predict risk by emulating previous winners like Google and Twitter. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. Of course, entrepreneurs delivering services have existed for some time, including business consultant, independent contractor, and freelancer titles. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. Of course, entrepreneurs delivering services have existed for some time, including business consultant, independent contractor, and freelancer titles. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2021

How does an entrepreneur best deal with that environment? Jeremy applies his culture shift tenants to political and generic social issues, but I have adapted them here more specifically to the business realm of entrepreneurs and startups: Establish a social contract. I saw some real insights in the classic book by Jeremy D.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life. Syracuse Student Sandbox.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

And if there is a term for that which helps entrepreneurs stay focused on these good and true objectives then I’m all for it. We spend a lot of time trying to get people focused on building products that have viral components and why that has to be measured and constantly tested.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners their tips on building an e-commerce business and here are the responses. #1- 4- Invest in content marketing Photo Credit: Alex Nigmatulin As entrepreneurs and business owners, one of our top tips for building a successful e-commerce venture is to invest in content marketing right from day one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2023

In retrospect, however, Bill Gates did a lot of things right as a startup that I still look for today in aspiring entrepreneurs and their companies: Build a strong team. That’s real viral marketing. In my opinion, Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer, and Paul Allen.

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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. Save your viral campaign and major inventory buildup for later. Good traction on a limited rollout is great validation of a business model.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- My favorite entrepreneur turnaround story is that of Lord Alan Sugar. My favorite success story is of one of the most influential, richest, and talked about, entrepreneurs i.e. Mark Zuckerberg.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

How does an entrepreneur best deal with that environment? Jeremy applies his culture shift tenants to political and generic social issues, but I have adapted them here more specifically to the business realm of entrepreneurs and startups: Establish a social contract. business customer culture entrepreneur pivot startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Read everything you can about viral marketing. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. It’s not free, so budget appropriately, but not excessively. Start social networking with peers.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Enter “ The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses “, a New York Times bestseller by founder of IMVU (creator of 3D avatars) Eric Ries. Validated learning should be the goal of all entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Look at the rapid adoption of Groupon, LivingSocial or Instagram as proof of how rapidly businesses can grow through viral means. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Founder, Founder, Founder At Upfront we talk regularly about how 70% of our investment decision in Seed and A rounds is the quality of the entrepreneur and 30% is the quality of the idea. Jamie Siminoff is not only one of the single best true entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, he’s amongst the best we’ve worked with in the country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

How does an entrepreneur best deal with that environment? Jeremy applies his culture shift tenants to political and generic social issues, but I have adapted them here more specifically to the business realm of entrepreneurs and startups: Establish a social contract. I just saw some real insights in a new book by Jeremy D.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Yet most of the newly minted entrepreneurs I've met think their job is nearly done when they've found MVP - they think they can go build a pitch off their early MVP and raise money! A startup does require MVP but it is much more than just MVP.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the 2023 trends they see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- When you connect your story to a viral event and piggyback on its coverage you can get attention. The post 30 Entrepreneurs Explain the 2023 Trends They See in Their Industry appeared first on Hearpreneur.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Forecasting is sometimes done by dragging the mouse based on many assumptions, because it’s hard to predict the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” There are no guarantees in business, but it pays to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs and business experts who have gone before you. Many entrepreneurs think they can reduce and predict risk by emulating previous winners like Google and Twitter.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It’s a Long-Term Investment - It’s highly unlikely your first, second, third, or 50th post will “go viral.” Entrepreneur Insider Social Media Analysis and Opinion' Blogging does not mandate frequent writing, but the more you put in, the more you’ll get out. It’s Not About You - Readers also don’t care how awesome you are.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Viral short form can help! Viral short form can exponentially increase awareness of your startup brand. You can highlight KLT elements on Reels, but I can’t see that going viral. The post How to create a 1M+ views Instagram Reel for your startup appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. Now that the barrier to entry to start a business is so low — $100K in many cases — entrepreneurs are faced with a different problem: standing out from the crowd and getting their product into the right hands at the right time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. Some entrepreneurs believe that being first to market will keep them ahead of competitors. A startup with happy and highly motivated employees will provide a better customer experience resulting in viral customer growth.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Naming your startup can be one of the most difficult challenges for an entrepreneur. It’s like a TLD for techies with taste” says entrepreneur Russell Beattie. Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. You are also less likely to be an entrepreneur when your personal obligations, like family and mortgage pile up. Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. Series A round.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. Similarly, mentioning viral marketing without specifics won’t assure fundability. Focus on customer needs.

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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. Save your viral campaign and major inventory buildup for later. business business model entrepreneur price is right startup'

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. Most people under estimate the challenge of winning “share of mind” the least understood concept with tech entrepreneurs. How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through affiliate deals? How many through SEM? Do you have a customer referral program? In 6 months? In 3 months?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Viral is an outcome, not a strategy. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Keep it real, social, and events-based. Want control?

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