Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

If they or you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, it may be time for change or looking elsewhere. Neither partner needs to be managed. Some people are too independent to be partner material.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Set expectations accordingly. Use crowd funding to build reserves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2023

One of the things I’ve learned in working with aspiring entrepreneurs is that managing and leading a team is a scary venture into the unknown for many people, even if they have worked as a business professional for years. Understand both leadership and management. You don’t have to be a boss to be a leader or a manager.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Startup founders make decisions on a daily basis – significant decisions that will have lasting impact on their business. Actually, many startups need two kinds of technical advisors. We’ve talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer. No good innovator turns down advice! And Maybe You Need Two! innovation

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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 is really an issue of the quality of the people you hire rather than the management or compensation system. Employees will care only about work they create.”

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Running a small business is no small featespecially when it comes to managing finances. The Small Business Administration (SBA) also offers a variety of loan programs, including ones specifically designed for startups. They simplify employee payments and benefits management, and many integrate seamlessly with accounting software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In my years of advising startups and occasional investing, I’ve seen many great ideas start and fail, but the right team always seems to make good things happen, even without the ultimate idea. You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

They value harmony among members, and measure success as a function of the number of priorities concurrently managed. Building and managing teams along the new lines outlined is not easy, and that’s why it’s a real competitive advantage when you do it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses. It has played almost no role in the emergence of current non-US bred startups, including Alibaba in China, Waze from Israel, Paytm in India, and many more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

One of the biggest myths in the business world is that startups are no place for Baby Boomers, that aging generation born between 1945 and 1964. Today people over 55 are almost twice as likely to create successful startups as Gen-Y, age 20 to 34. Manage customer service. Personnel Manager. Member of the Advisory Board.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Delays can make or break a startup. In the fast-paced startup environment, where every customer counts, delays can quickly spiral into lost opportunities and tarnished reputations. Startups often juggle multiple priorities with limited resources, making it easy for delays to creep into operations.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

We spoke to a few providers offering quality managed IT support in Melbourne , San Francisco, and London. If youre not confident in managing these alerts yourself, consider hiring a reputable Managed Services Provider (MSP) to handle 24/7 remote monitoring for you over the holidays. Consider running a pre-holiday stress test.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Performance management software is at the forefront of this evolution, offering solutions that streamline the review process while providing customized options tailored to an organization’s needs. This can be effectively addressed through structured training programs that help managers deliver balanced and impactful feedback.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Waste Management Waste management is also something that can help to elevate your business as well. You should get involved in a waste management industry network so that you can find out the latest when it comes to disposing of your waste properly. You should also get enterprise resource management software as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

For early-stage startups, the goodwill component can easily exceed the size of all the financial elements together, or can just as easily mark a company with good financials as not investable. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. Modern information management tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! There are already many examples of startups edging into this space. Current advertising and public relations startups are already poised along these lines, all the way from clothes shopping, art galleries, online advertising, to managing press releases.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? The CEO must focus on key management team hires and assume a few mistakes which need to get fixed. Provide effective leadership.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

By Gayle Jennings OByrne Though interest rates have gone down slightly, ongoing market volatility means that funding for startups is still difficult. Meanwhile, the more recently started AngelPad program has provided an average of $14 million in funding for startups participating in its programs.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

For example, if your primary concern is managing rapid growth, you’ll need a VCFO experienced in scaling businesses. Pay attention to credentials as well; a properly qualified VCFO should have ample experience in financial management. Endnote Finding a VCFO can make all the difference in managing your growing business finances.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Pitchbook estimates that there is about $290 billion of VC “overhang” (money waiting to be deployed into tech startups) in the US alone and that’s up more than 4x in just the past decade.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? There was no money train.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Startups may be quicker to adopt innovations, but there are clearly some large problems than can only be solved by companies with large resources. Current research indicates that innovation is a discipline, it can be maximized, measured, and managed through formal processes. Innovation is random, and can’t be orchestrated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

We all just need your help in managing personal data correctly, and making sure you are part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. That challenge is a major business opportunity, as well as a risk, for startups. The bad news for startups is that your company can lose big if it’s caught in the middle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. It’s time for a new startup model. How far behind is your startup?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. Reducing Startup Risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure. The challenge is to avoid the bad risks, while actively seeking and managing the smart risks. Risk is more manageable with subscriptions and even freemium pricing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2022

According to a classic book on people management by Professor Derek Torrington, “ Managing to Manage: The Essential Guide to People Management ,” it is the listener who determines the extent to which a message is understood, and that is shaped largely by their own experience and background.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I was working at a venture-backed apparel startup for 4 years and saw the power of building digitally-native brands through Facebook and Instagram (TikTok was still nascent). Here are Five Questions with Sandro. Hunter Walk: Backstory time! Tell us a bit about Sanzo and how it was founded? Sandro Roco: I had the idea for Sanzo in 2018.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process. Is there a project manager? An account manager? While beneficial, some project managers hinder effective communication.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Freight management software helps brokers track shipments in real-time, optimize routes, and easily analyze performance metrics. The post Essential Skills Every Freight Broker Should Develop appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

I have personally used this approach in leading startups as well as large organizations, in highly technical roles as well as business development and marketing. The old principle of managing by walking around will give the background, and people always having to wait makes them talk longer when they get your precious attention.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

Partnering with technology firms can provide insights into the latest advancements for optimising fleet management, enhancing safety, and offering more responsive services, helping businesses grow. The post Opportunities in Transport Business Ownership: What You Need to Know appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 31, 2025

Michael later served as a group partner, managing director, and CEO of YC. 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.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today, a new class of startups are attempting to sell these products to the Defense Department. Amazingly, there is no single DoD-wide phone book available to startups of who to call in the Defense Department. Program Managers (PMs) work with the PEO and manage subsets of the larger program. But startups?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Bureaucracy can appear quickly in startups as well as large companies. Managing an agile business means managing change, not solidifying a status quo. Every entrepreneur must be alert enough to spot the change early, and agile enough to adapt quickly. The real problem is inflexible people.

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