Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! If it’s the former your company will definitely start to top out at some point. He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. My take on his argument is this: 1.

Startup 401

Startup Customer Custom Technical Review 401

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Competitive sportswoman. Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. In the most perfect sense of the definition. Remember, it’s about Lines, Not Dots. I first met Kara 5 years ago. Stanford MBA. Kara as CEO.

Startup 398

Startup Design Downey Activity 398

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

while acknowledging that San Fran deals are often higher valuations due to increased competition amongst investors. Prices have definitely gone up in 2011 as depicted in the anecdotal chart below. As ever, prices still determined by: quality of team, quality of product / market and competitiveness of the deal.

Startup 336

Startup Pricing Technical Review Marketing 336

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

Her post is short & well written so definitely worth a read if you’re a startup person and want to hear some sensible views on sales. My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. This includes presentations, ROI calculators, competitive analyses and so forth.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Tech.Co

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are just five days left to enter the digital detox competition set up by Icelandic Yogurt company Siggi’s Dairy, which has pledged to give selected contestants $10,000 to spend an entire month “detoxing” without a smartphone or social media. The post Company Offering $10K for a 30 Day Phone Detox, Apply Now appeared first on Tech.co.

Company 226

Company Companies Social Media Writing 226

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. In fact, the incumbent is usually very dismissive of this new competition as our the large buyers of the incumbent’s products.

Startup 376

Startup Framework Marketing Customer 376

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

The terms “CTO&# and “VP Engineering&# have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward. But for non-technical founders let me offer you a definition that you can use when you build a team.

CTO Hire 400

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. What is not happening, is those marginal deals that would have gotten funded a number of years ago, when things were better, are not making it.

Tech Coast Angels 231

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. Sure, you need to be competitive on price. We’re definitely a premium product, which is why we don’t just drop prices to match their moves to “buy” business. Here’s what I learned in running my first startup.

Sales 382

Sales Help Startup Pricing 382

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? Are we in a bubble?” That used to be called A-round investing.

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2014

Success Drive - All parties should share a similar level of ambition, demonstrate a common work ethic and agree upon a collective definition of success. Competitive Rivalry - Constructive internal competition that does not derail a startup from achieving its strategic goals will enhance your teams overall performance.

Startup 257

Startup Santa Barbara Competition Journal 257

Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2012

By definition, your core is your intellectual property foundation, the thing that makes your business most valuable to customers, investors and perhaps someday to potential buyers. There is much to reinforce in such behavior.

Patents 159

Patents Training Advertising Resource 159

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

It’s hard enough building a valuable product or service in competitive global markets without spending time on unproductive tasks. In modern society we’re all over-worked and over-loaded with information and tasks and to-dos and obligations. That’s why focus is critical. I find over-introducers are often motivated by their own self currency.

Innocal 255

Innocal Conference Help Study 255

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

There was a real opportunity for me to arbitrage the last decade and a half of my experience in the Internet, and apply that to a products company, and to get some real competitive advantage. Having a strong presence online and strong, positive word of mouth in a relevant audience is a real competitive advantage.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The buy puts ReachLocal squarely into the fast growing area of daily deals, but also potentially into competition with such companies as Groupon and LivingSocial. It's definitely a different level of scale. We have vast experience in sourcing merchants, and are probably the leading source of SMB dollars for search and display.

ReachLocal 249

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Acquisition Advertising 249

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

Problem definition (with the market … it’s why you exist). Competition. Short sentences, bullet points, easy to read. How you solve that problem conceptually at the highest level. Details on the solution. Demo could go here]. Why you believe there is economic value in what you do / how you think you can monetize one day.

Venture Capital 340

Venture Capital Slides Doc Startup 340

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. Sure, you need to be competitive on price. We’re definitely a premium product, which is why we don’t just drop prices to match their moves to “buy&# business. Here’s what I learned. Customers seldom buy on price.

Sales 316

Sales Startup Pricing Customer 316

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). Public-company tech investors creates competition in late-stage financings and these investors can afford to be less price sensitive if they choose. We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster).

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

What is the definition of a job hopper? But in a competitive job market you’re less likely to get the chance to tell me your sob story. By definition! Yes, I will look to see whether you worked at some Dot Bombs that blew up and would give you a break for that. But you know the routine. You’re on the borderline.

Startup 392

Startup Geni Google IBM 392

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time. By definition, a growth industry has a history and an outlook of at least double-digit annual growth. I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success.

Startup 170

Startup Study Journal Sample 170

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. Definitely take a look at he suggests you balance the choices. Again, relying on StartupRoar this time looking at NDA for Startups , I found some good stuff that you should definitely go through in more detail. Definitely read the whole thing.

Startup 211

Startup IP Ideas Patents 211

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

The prospects of augmented and virtual reality may be uncertain, but what’s definite is the need for new tools and technologies to transfer knowledge and train up employees as skilled, experienced workers age out of the workforce — and the development of new skills becomes critically important as technology changes the workplace.

Training 220

Training Los Angeles Tool Cornerstone OnDemand 220

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

DreamHost is not totally unique, but it''s definitely managed and owned by the founders and team members. Hosting companies are in a very dynamic environment, with lots of competition, new technology, the cloud--how does this all affect your company? Simon Anderson: There''s a lot of competition in the market, undoubtedly.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

Berkonomics

JUNE 2, 2022

Few of your contacts will be willing to use their valuable social or political capital helping you with a sales effort, and you will definitely strain your relationship with the intermediary if not a close friend. Dropping that name will often immediately draw a response if the decision maker is curious or particularly competitive.

Ideas 156

Ideas Sales Competition Venture Capital 156

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

It’s in an area that has no hardware and no software and definitely isn’t a company you’d read about on TechCrunch. I would talk about it (I don’t care if you think the idea is stupid) but frankly I don’t want to because I don’t want to encourage competition in this field of investment.

Venture Capital 337

Venture Capital Invest Ideas Entrepreneur 337

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. Definitely take a look at he suggests you balance the choices. Again, relying on StartupRoar this time looking at NDA for Startups , I found some good stuff that you should definitely go through in more detail. Definitely read the whole thing.

Startup 198

Startup IP Ideas Patents 198

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2012

Is Amazon's marketplace the largest competition for what you're doing? Neel Grover: Amazon is definitely the largest competition we have here. Neel Grover: We definitely have a fair amount of independence. Small businesses really are the big thing for us in the coming years. There is more reporting, for sure.

Sites 210

Sites Commerce Pricing Product 210

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. You need to listen to your product team, watch your competition and work hard on determining whether you’re truly providing value to your customers. Growth markets have a way of fooling us all. When markets start to turn shelfware companies are the quickest to die.

Marketing 354

Marketing Case Study Metrics Sales 354

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. I could definitely see that happening. Pricing a new round is always a function of how competitive the deal is so just because a VC seeded the deal doesn’t drive down price if 3 VCs are competing for the deal. The contra is also true.

Seed Funding 283

Seed Funding Venture Capital Funding Software Review 283

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

We definitely do post proof-of-concept, and would prefer post-revenue companies. They're pretty competitive about deals. Over the past few months I've been building my networking, and we've done about a deal a month so far. What's the ideal kind of company for you to invest in? TX Zhuo: I consider us a late seed investor.

Funding 253

Funding Startup Invest Commerce 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

By definition, true innovations are things we haven’t seen yet, but here are a few pricing alternatives that have contributed to the success of companies I know, and I recommend for evaluation by every business leader: Charging a premium for your technology innovation. Offering a lower price to penetrate the market.

Pricing 145

Pricing Startup Competition Examples 145

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. What about your competition – how much do they charge? In an era of “launch and learn&# is there a need for a business plan? Short answer: absofuckinglutely. Do so at your peril.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. I also read them “my speech” which goes something like this: . ‘If

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. The most effective leaders marshal existing resources and incent people to create innovative yet competitive solutions. True leaders don’t let their ego or competitive nature create a façade.

Coach 162

Coach Startup Resource Competition 162

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

There is lots and lots of competition in the area, how is your firm different from the others? Albert Ko: Yes, we're definitely looking to expand, although still pretty local. Albert Ko: With social media right now, it's definitely scalable. We rode the recession wave, as all people became bargain hunters.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

socalTECH

JULY 25, 2016

According to ViaSat, the award from the United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) comes as a non-competitive, fixed-price contract, and will provide broadband internet to a a fleet of VC-25s, C-17s, C-32s, C-37s, C-40s and the complete range of VIP and special air mission aircraft. Government. READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Conference Competition Pricing 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

When added to my volume of Facebook messages, LinkedIn requests, blog comments and Tweets my head is definitely below water. First, when somebody is calling you by definition they’re interrupting something that you’re working on. Like you, I struggle to return everybody’s emails because I get too many.

Product 280

Product Startup Email Technical Review 280