Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a recent book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. A required metric is average days to payment compared to expectations. business entrepreneur mistakes profits startup' Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2014

Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics. In summary, change will happen. business change rate comfort zone entrepreneur startup' If your people and your startup do not change, statistics say you won’t survive. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

You know this isn’t likely to lead anywhere and frankly you didn’t quit your job to pursue your life dream of being an entrepreneur to sell 12 months later in an acquihire. Good press and industry mojo wasn’t enough to overcome the financial metrics of the business and the offers came in at more like $10 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2021

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a classic book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. A required metric is average days to payment compared to expectations. Considering the job done once a client has been invoiced.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

For a well-funded A or B round company I have recommended “ leveling up ,” which entails many things but in summary I tell people to “act your stage.” It’s the nature of most entrepreneurs, honestly. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up? The full financial details and metrics were in the deck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In my years of advising business leaders, from entrepreneurs to enterprise executives, I often hear a passion for strategic change planning, but seldom see the same commitment to strategic execution. I support his summary of five key steps to get beyond the planning: First check your view of the reality of your situation.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2015

If you’re an entrepreneur or VC who wants somebody else’s view on that you should read it. Let me give you the quick summary of what I said yesterday: Public markets affect venture funding. private companies grow so quickly that their metrics catch up with their valuations. So now what? start raising early.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

I found a good summary of the dynamics behind personal business leadership, and how to get there, in a recent book “ Leadership Rigor! ” Here are the key principles she espouses, extended to leadership teams, based on my own background and mentoring new entrepreneurs: Learn to trust yourself and your team. What gets measured gets done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2011

That’s why investors invest in entrepreneurs, rather than ideas. I found a good summary of the relevant keys to business operational excellence in a new book by Faisal Hoque, called “ The Power of Convergence.” Measuring performance may seem self-evident, but many entrepreneurs mistake this task as a point-in-time or a one-time event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2012

I found a good summary of the most common mistakes in a new book by Kelly Clifford, “ Profit Rocket ,” written primarily to help you on the other side of the equation – skyrocket your profits. A required metric is average days to payment compared to expected. Considering the job done once a client has been invoiced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2012

That’s why investors invest in entrepreneurs, rather than ideas. I found a good summary of the relevant keys to business operational excellence in a new book by Faisal Hoque, called “ The Power of Convergence.” Measuring performance may seem self-evident, but many entrepreneurs mistake this task as a point-in-time or a one-time event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I find that more and more entrepreneurs avoid using the term “profit” in pitching their new venture. Thus I was pleased and a bit surprised to see a new book, “ The Purpose Is Profit ,” by Ed “Skip” McLaughlin, an entrepreneur who has both succeeded and failed in starting multiple businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Executive team.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development. Why did you venture into fitness?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Every entrepreneur and business leader believes that he or she has the full trust of their team and their customers, and in fact most do in the beginning. Define metrics to measure what you want to achieve. In my experience, most business professionals still believe in the old proverb, “ trust but verify.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor. Metrics must help answer questions such as: Should you increase spending to build new and innovative products? Measure only what matters. Develop new channels?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It’s human nature to prioritize the metrics that get measured, so the simple act of keeping track is often enough to have a significant positive impact. The Venture Value Scorecard is a one-page summary of your company’s achievements and assets: the factors that contribute to the value of your organization. His website is [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics. In summary, change will happen. The ultimate skills, which lead to innovation and totally new processes, usually come from experimentation and special studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor. Metrics must help answer questions such as: Should you increase spending to build new and innovative products? Measure only what matters. Develop new channels?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics. In summary, change will happen. The ultimate skills, which lead to innovation and totally new processes, usually come from experimentation and special studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Financial forecast and metrics. Executive team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2023

The best I can offer, based on my own experience as a business professional and a business owner, is a summary of the steps that have worked for me and others I know, for turning ideas and aspirations into results, with some measure of progress along the way. I believe the challenge is the same one you face in every aspect of your life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2012

Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor. Metrics must help answer questions such as: Should you increase spending to build new and innovative products? Measure only what matters. Develop new channels?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2016

Too many entrepreneurs still believe that “if we build it, they will come.” Every entrepreneur needs a strategy, and some metrics to measure what’s working and how much it costs. Every entrepreneur needs to market a brand with something to say, something that stands out and ignites everything the brand does.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Summary of Topics. And in business we’re seeing a growing presence of entrepreneurs who are incorporating social change into their business models. Get yourself up to speed by reading through JATI, Inc.’s

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2017

Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics. In summary, change will happen. The ultimate skills, which lead to innovation and totally new processes, usually come from experimentation and special studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Ironically, the most common desire I hear from entrepreneurs selling wholly online, is the need for their entry into retail, as the next step in their growth strategy. Measure your agility by putting metrics on change. They may be improving every period, but losing the race. Old views of change rates are no longer competitive.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

These are usually the first sources entrepreneurs tap. Examples of milestones: traction as measured by user numbers and user engagement; financial metrics such as cash flow and revenue. Build your financial model from the bottom-up showing what your average sale looks like and how it feeds into your top level summary financial picture.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced. Most entrepreneurs (and VCs raising from LPs) think this means progress. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Distribute an Executive Summary and Recommendations report, as well as transcripts of your interviews, to all the key players in your company. Include planned measurements and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Here is my summary of her detailed roadmap to get you back on the right track with a “customer-centric” approach rather than a “company-centric” approach: Find out what customers want and how they want to buy it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Here is my summary of her detailed roadmap to get you back on the right track with a “customer-centric” approach rather than a “company-centric” approach: Find out what customers want and how they want to buy it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Distribute an Executive Summary and Recommendations report, as well as transcripts of your interviews, to all the key players in your company. Include planned measurements and metrics.

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