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. Use crowd funding to build reserves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

Marketing is everything these days. You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

Most investors and startup professionals expand this concept of focus to apply to key issues of every aspect of strategic and tactical planning in a startup. There are other chasms out there just as deadly as the technology one, such as the ones below: Market requirements chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

Successful startups seem to follow similar paths to greatness, and unfortunately all too often that path leads them back down the hill much faster than they went up. By definition, most startups begin as a result of some innovation in product, process, or service. Consider MySpace and Webvan. Geographic expansion. Efficiency and scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

He illustrated his talk with regulatory horror stories in the telecom market , electronic health records , and Covid antigen tests. Unfortunately, for startups entering a regulated market following this advice this might not be the optimum path. (And And why was Bill’s advice of staying away from Washington flawed for startups?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

Perhaps sparked by the recent pandemic, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Problems will occur in every startup, simply because you are stepping into uncharted territory. Listen to your customers to arrive at acceptable and marketable solutions.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Senior Living Marketing Boom and How to Get Smart(er) with Your Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Debbie Howard In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Debbie Howard.

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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? It was 1991.

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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. They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Member of the Advisory Board.

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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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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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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.” Startups may be quicker to adopt innovations, but there are clearly some large problems than can only be solved by companies with large resources.

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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. Founders are navigating a tricky market, but as new federal dollars open up, qualitystartup acceleratorprogramscan be the key to capitalizing on new market realities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

In my experience as an angel investor to startups, goodwill disagreements are perhaps the most common reason that you will fail to close interested investors as an entrepreneur. They look at your track record, industry leadership, marketing energy, moral values, and peer relationships. Brand recognition and market influencer support.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Your goals might include increasing market share or maybe launching a new product. You can do this through having targeted marketing campaigns or customized recommendations. Marketing automation tools may also be valuable to you. Make sure you use market trends, to help you make informed decisions.

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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. But trying to use it on call centers, affiliate marketing, or even data entry probably won’t be effective. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.” Be flexible.

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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 is the check and balance on the constant parallel pushes for more development, more marketing, and more growth. Most founders are product guys.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. These areas include market, process, and team transitions.

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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. For startups, the entrepreneur and founder is almost always the face of the company. Leadership brand development.

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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). And I’m proud that our team, especially our marketing team, indexes highly in cultural dexterity to deliver on that brand. Here are Five Questions with Sandro.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Employees within these organizations are more engaged and agile, as they receive frequent insights into their performance, which helps the business remain competitive in fast-changing markets. This alignment enhances employee satisfaction and swiftly empowers the entity to adjust to changing market needs and technological progress.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

Exploring Customer Preferences and Market Trends Understanding customer preferences is vital for any business seeking growth in the transport sector. Market trends indicate a shift towards shared mobility solutions, where consumers favour access over ownership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

For example, my dictate that entrepreneurs need to find a “ painful ” problem to solve (such as high cost, low productivity) to attract customers, doesn’t really account for many successful startup businesses today, including top social media platforms, dating sites, and new fashions. Play to exclusivity, uniqueness, and personalization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Thus I often recommend that before you kick off your own business, you join another startup or existing business to see how things really work. In addition to locking in his leadership position in electric vehicles, he has also used his patents to negotiate faster growth in his market. Even the best college degree is not a substitute.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2025

Startup marketing is hard. Well, all marketing is hard if you want to get it right, but startup marketing has extra elements to it because not only do you need to show what you do, you also need to let people know who you are, which isnt necessarily something more established businesses have to worry about.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Brokers may improve their services and quickly adjust to shifting market demands by staying up to date with emerging technological advancements, which guarantees their continued competitiveness and operational effectiveness. Analyzing market changes can provide insights into emerging opportunities and potential threats.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

So what do investors look for in qualifying you for that million dollars you need to take your invention from your garage to the market? If you have been working alone, perfecting your idea, with no new business track record, your best strategy is to license the technology to a company or team with real business startup experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Even though many of these can be mitigated by testing and early customer feedback , you will find that it pays big dividends to do your homework before building and rolling out every new initiative: In today’s customer data overload, marketing is essential. Even more important than solution marketing is building your brand.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Research Widely With intensive scanning of the market, you would better your chances of narrowing down to the best from the long list you come up with. Specialization in industry-specific fields is also a bonus, as this would allow them to understand your market’s challenges and opportunities better.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In Q3 of 2024, AI-related startups landed $19 billion USD, which equates to 28% of total venture dollars. The rise of startups in the pet care space A recent analysis of veterinary services in the US showed that the number of graduates from existing vet colleges will be enough to meet demand through 2035.

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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. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It is required today for new innovation strategies, analyzing markets for new opportunities, and organizational changes. Moving forward, you should expect the market volatility to increase, driven not only by customers, but by new technology, changing government regulations, and a surge in new competitors.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Startups need to navigate with limited resource-type budgets and an ever-changing market. One of the most effective ways to tackle these challenges is through data-driven marketing. By using data to inform your marketing plans, you can make better decisions, target the right audience, and maximize your ROI.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Trade Secrets: Implement measures to safeguard confidential business information, such as customer lists, marketing strategies, or manufacturing processes. With proper planning for the inevitable entrepreneurship risks, entrepreneurs can build a sustainable business that not only survives but thrives in the competitive market.

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