Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.

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Competition Entrepreneur Patents Customer 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Access to intellectual property and current research. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2022

Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Without the necessary focus, discipline, and resources on execution, nothing happens.

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Ideas Startup Resource Research 135

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. That’s likely to be completely unreachable for you with almost any amount of resources. Sources for your data.

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Company Companies Metrics Resource 156

Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2019

By carefully recognizing and focusing upon the very core of the business, these CEO’s are allocating their scarce cash resources to hire the best talent they can find to support that core business, and then reaching out to partners, independent contractors, and other small businesses to provide all other functions.

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Patents Resource Training Advertising 120

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

So, aiming a brand-new smartphone full of great features but increased complexity using AARP Magazine as your marketing resource just won’t get the job done. You’ll have less competition. If you’ve taken the steps to research your market and niche, the chances are that you’re taking your business seriously. Of course not.

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Marketing Advertising Resource Social Media 266

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2018

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. The historical record, and empirical research, shows more evidence that new ideas are combinations of older ideas, and sharing those helps generate more innovation. Expert myth.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 14, 2014

Drawing from the UK Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) experience, US Senator Chris Coons will talk about the version of the Research & Development tax credit bill he sponsored on August 8 in New York City. All engaged parties indulge in progressive research and development, which is the pillar of economic prosperity.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Computers and the Internet have now brought in a new era that relies on data to make profitable business decisions in the competitive environment. Below is a full explanation of how small businesses can leverage technology to earn a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Cloud Services. Social Media Automation Tools. CRM Platforms.

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Competition Technology Social Media Tips 40

Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Any new enterprise is at risk if there are not enough resources to get the company to breakeven, which is a proxy for stability.

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Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2023

Innovators leverage existing skills and assets in new ways, new contexts, and new combinations, rather than assuming that new resources are needed for new opportunities. Strategic partnerships with other companies are a good way to extend the boundaries of your business and recombine resources. Marty Zwilling

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

According to research from Goldman Sachs, 77% of small businesses are currently concerned about their ability to access capital – but it’s not a lost cause. If you’re currently stressed about your business’s finances, you’re not alone. 🌎 Or appear as if you're in another country?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. Startups may be quicker to adopt innovations, but there are clearly some large problems than can only be solved by companies with large resources. Innovation is random, and can’t be orchestrated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 105

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. Startups may be quicker to adopt innovations, but there are clearly some large problems than can only be solved by companies with large resources. Innovation is random, and can’t be orchestrated.

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Organization Ideas Technical Review Research 172

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The program aims to empower female business owners by providing them with access to capital and the tools and resources needed to help them grow their ventures. Specifically, the program was designed to empower nonprofits to deliver a more meaningful impact in their community, through one-off cash grants and other valuable resources.

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Technical Review Technical Advisors Design News 128

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. Meet some of the amazing organizations that partner with the Startup of the Year program, and could be a valuable resource for you to help build your business. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. Each of these activities should have associated costs and resource requirements. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. Development schedule and checkpoints. Provide details on the business model.

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Product Summary Activity Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Find other situations that led to success, or explain why the environment, competition, or opportunity has changed to reduce the risk of failure. Do your own research and gather supporting facts, rather than firing back with emotion and gut feel. Your idea has unpredictable negative side effects.

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Ideas Netflix Resource Customer 116

Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. Any new enterprise is at risk if there are not enough resources to get the company to breakeven, which is a proxy for stability.

Outsource Development 120

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Every business I know has teams, some working collaboratively to great advantage, while others sadly operating as collections of individuals who work alone, often in competition with each other. Mutuality results in a higher willingness to work together and share resources and rewards. Be honest with yourself here.

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Resource Startup Study Conference 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2019

Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Without the necessary focus, discipline, and resources on execution, nothing happens.

Startup 94

Startup Ideas Resource Entrepreneur 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This can be an advantage to startups who don’t have the resources and brand awareness of mature businesses, if they understand and position themselves to win in the decisive moments of the new customer buying process. These decisive moments, and how to respond, are outlined in Robert H.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Is it time to focus more resources upon collections, credit research, or even time to “fire some customers” who continually break your rules or take up too much of your resources? Are receivables collections slowing? If so, is it one critical customer or a trend? Keep the information to yourself?

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News Statistics Resource Sales 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 126

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 126

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2020

Innovators leverage existing skills and assets in new ways, new contexts, and new combinations, rather than assuming that new resources are needed for new opportunities. Strategic partnerships with other companies are a good way to extend the boundaries of your business and recombine resources. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 127

Startup Tool Entrepreneur Ideas 127

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. Where did you get the data to drive your assumptions of market size or market share?

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Metrics Startup Marketing Demand 239

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Cyber & nuclear threats, disruptive innovation, and increasing competition for market share will continue to reshape how members view their memberships. This means organizations will require new and different external research to understand what tools they must provide in order to help their members make progress.

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Research Organization Help Product 140

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Most relevant to startups is the push to fund initiatives and technologies that can help prevent or protect against extreme wildfires; rising sea levels and hurricanes; new agriculture resource management; and “climate-smart” technologies.

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

On the marketing side of the equation, there are so many “marketing gurus” and “marketing resources” out there, the real challenge for most of us is to sort out the basic do’s and the don’ts that apply to startups. Learn to speak a new customer-specific dialect based on current research and homework. Marty Zwilling.

Marketing 141

Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Idealab also continues to partner with leading venture capital firms and other strategic investors to provide the resources to maximize the potential of these companies. In addition to capital, Idealab provides a full range of resources to infuse start-ups with the support they need to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.

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Idealab Paid Search CitySearch Resource 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2022

In their classic book on the subject, “ From Smart to Wise ,” Prasad Kaipa and Navi Radjou offer some great observations, based on their years of research and consulting experience with hundreds of leaders. This world is now too complex for one entrepreneur to have all the resources and products needed to satisfy their customers.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Course 117

Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2012

By carefully recognizing and focusing upon the very core of the business, these CEOs are allocating their scarce cash resources to hire the best talent they can find to support that core business, and then reaching out to partners, independent contractors, and other small businesses to provide all other functions.

Patents 159

Patents Training Advertising Resource 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. First-to-market’ is not a sustainable competitive advantage for startups, since sleeping giants do wake up when they see traction, and they can smash newcomers quickly. Willing to start today and find resources later.

Startup 124

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Being first to market is not a strong competitive argument for startups, since larger existing players can easily overrun this position. Solution development undefined or incomplete. Lack of intellectual property. Surprises during due diligence.

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Entrepreneur Invest Funding Patents 108