Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

Too many entrepreneurs I know still believe that that their great idea will carry the startup, and they may even minimize their own value, especially if they have introvert tendencies. Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

In fact, there are a host of reasons why a non-focused startup business is more likely to struggle for survival, lose market and investor attention, and miss out on the opportunity to capitalize on their scope: Time to market is tied to the size of your offering. No startup can implement a broad strategy quickly enough to stay ahead.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

Establishing a strong online presence is crucial for any startup looking to carve out its space in the digital ecosystem. A startup’s web presence serves as its digital handshake, often being the first point of contact between the company and potential customers. Easy to remember : Short, catchy names are easier to recall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched. I’m now convinced that serious entrepreneurs relish the startup process more than success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

That challenge is a major business opportunity, as well as a risk, for startups. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. But whatever the name, the opportunity is still there, and it’s large. Investment risk management. billion by 2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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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. These programs have produced big names; Y Combinator, one of the most well-known programs, counts Airbnb, DoorDash, and Coinbase among its more prestigious alumni.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Beware of being swayed by big-name firms or impressive name-dropping. Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. Were they finished on time and on budget? Did the clients consider them a success? Are they publicly available?

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2023

New startups are created every day – each with fresh ideas and solutions. However, the reality is stark: up to 90% of startups fail, with the average failure rate for the first year standing at 10%. Understanding the Tech Startup Landscape The tech industry today is a mixed bag of opportunities and obstacles.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 21, 2022

Below is the first landscape of Israeli startups building the Metaverse, which we published last month in Calcalist , which helps explain our view a bit. We mapped over 50 startups that collectively raised more than $3.5 The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (Source: Calcalist / Remagine Ventures ). Gaming + web3/NFTs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

The goal of the program is in the name?—?payroll How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. payroll protection.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Cybercriminals often purchase misspelled domain names and recreate the original website’s look and feel to trick people into giving them information. For instance, a trustworthy bank’s website might be replicated, with the URL slightly adjusted, and entice users into providing user names and passwords.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

There are several steps entrepreneurs can take to protect their intellectual property: Trademarks: Register your brand name, logo, and other identifying marks to prevent others from using them. The post How Entrepreneurs Need To Plan To Protect Their Business appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

It’s amazing how quickly competitors and “me too” products can encroach on your space, after your product debuts, with account names you should have reserved. You may not see the need for a YouTube, Instagram, or Twitter account now, until someone takes the name you want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The last thing a new entrepreneur wants to think about for a new startup is how it will end. Startups with no exit planned will minimize investor returns. Most entrepreneurs like the startup role, but not the big-company role. Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2019

I just had a coffee with Mei and Bill, two passionate students who are on fire about their new startup idea. What’s Mei and Bill’s unique insight that makes their startup different? CBInsights has a collection of 300+ startup failure post-mortems , and Crunchbase has a startup failure database. Why did those fail?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. You’re in control.

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TechEmpower

JUNE 6, 2018

Speaking of C#, a mainstream C# framework from a scrappy startup named Microsoft has been taking huge leaps up the charts. #rustlang Rust now comes out on top comfortably in the TechEmpower benchmarks [link] — Iwan van der Kleijn (@soyrochus) March 28, 2018. ASP.NET Core is not your father's ASP.NET.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2021

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? For instance, BMW now owns all domain names ending in.BMW. Yet people still pay big money to get the name they want.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 11, 2024

I hear you reference a lot of books and a lot of names that are people that I know. And when I wrote that book, finished the book, finished it all, couldn't think of a name. I checked all these names, went out for a run, and there's a metronome on my Garmin. (05:27): Shannon Susko (03:25): Yeah, I mean, absolutely. powered by

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you have a name, a logo, and have you thought about brand positioning? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model? will you leverage?

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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. But startups? Most startups don’t have a clue where to start. So I wrote one.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The report highlighted the resilience of Israeli startups despite the geopolitical challenges and shared the curret sentiment on trends in pre-seed deals. Speed is the name of the game : over 77% of pre-seed investments were done in the course of 2-3 weeks to a month The YC Effect? Below are the key findings.

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Steve Blank

JULY 9, 2018

Coming into my first startup from four years in the military I didn’t have the advantage of thinking I knew it all.) Assume someone has just given you a package wrapped in a bow with your name on it. Treat advice and suggestions as a gift, not a distraction. Then think of how they’ll feel when you ignore it and toss it aside.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2020

With an almost ready-made business model, the cost and requirements are relatively low compared to other startup business which is favorable for aspiring business owner. Checking your possible competitors will help you strategize your target markets and services you can offer to make a name for your business and stand out.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Knowledge-based verification: Asking customers to re-enter personal information about themselves, such as their full name, address, phone number, or email address. Important customer information you should record when dealing with individuals: Name. name, email address, date of birth, identification, or social security number).

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. Airbnb’s public S-1 dropped Monday afternoon. Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 30, 2022

According to Crunchbase, in 2021, startups raised $201 billion in investments during the initial stage of their launch. What You Need to Do for a Successful Startup Presentation. To do this, startup founders need to analyze how many potential customers the product has, how much they can pay, and how their number changes over time.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

Today, we have invested in over 100 high-growth companies, some of which have grown to be household names with thousands of employees making a huge impact in the everyday lives of everyday people. . You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Outgrowing your stack: Your tech stack was just right for your startup. Process and Team Review It’s easy for development teams, especially startup teams, to cut process corners in the name of shipping features. But as you’ve grown, it’s become cumbersome and constraining. But is that the right strategy for your business?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Often companies will put you on their advisory board just to use your name and image (and not really want your advice). For me, personally : People in the senior ranks at startups usually call themselves operators. I also took an advisory role with another startup working on national security technology, QuSecure. They need you.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 11, 2024

For businessmen and entrepreneurs, leveraging your skills and experience in the for-profit world can significantly benefit your nonprofit startup venture. Define Your Mission and Vision Mission Statement: Your mission statement should clearly articulate the purpose of your nonprofit startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Obviously if you have a great restaurant brand with differentiated food people search for you by name but for many people looking for pizza, sushi, Mexican food, Thai food, whatever, you might go with the choice put in front of you if it’s being recommended or delivered more quickly. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

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