Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

Communication and writing skills are required. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2022

In my experience, trust is the most powerful tool that an entrepreneur can wield, both inside and outside of his own realm of control. Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. They won’t come if they don’t trust you. Formalize business promise keeping. Never make people ask.

Startup 116

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Writing 116

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

Use strong communication and writing skills. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

Communication and writing skills are required. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mental psyche is everything in getting into shape and I don’t know of many great tools don’t to help with the mental psyche of losing weight so I had to gamify my own mind. The tools are built into the app. I want to share with you how I did this. It’s super easy to log. I did this for years.

Coach 538

Coach Startup Guide Journal 538

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

You likely are writing your first one of these. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. So, I promised this founder to do a post talking about how you go about create specifications of your MVP. Don't stress over format.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

Communication and writing skills are required. In additional to strong journalistic writing and storytelling, you need business acumen, strategic thinking and planning, and the ability to do the right research. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Google Analytics vs. Facebook’s new analytics tool. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

It’s a hard topic to write about because it’s almost an accepted norm that total transparency is good. A tool to better help you find bars & restaurants? They told you, “Yeah, man, I’ll gladly write the first $250,000. CEO transparency. It almost sounds uncontroversial. Of course not. It was not.

Startup 417

Startup Course Venture Capital Writing 417

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This one deals with “arming&# your teams – preparing them for battle by giving them the right tools to increase their win rates. As a company you need to invest in ROI calculators (spreadsheets) that are easy for sales reps to plug in basic customer metrics and pop out with an expected benefit.

Sales 289

Sales Startup Training Pricing 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2019

In my experience, trust is the most powerful tool that an entrepreneur can wield, both inside and outside of his own realm of control. Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. They won’t come if they don’t trust you. Formalize business promise keeping. Never make people ask.

Startup 91

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Writing 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Alain Theriault, better known as StartupCoach , tells entrepreneurs that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start by writing a cook book (business plan), you work in the kitchen for a while, you learn some tools of the trade, you experiment with a few recipes, you test on willing clients. then you can start writing a recipe.

Startup 96

Startup Writing Metrics Marketing 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Develop your business plan. Product development process.

Startup 107

Startup Outsource Development Training Outsource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Develop your business plan.

Startup 102

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2011

Alain Theriault, better known as StartupCoach , tells entrepreneurs that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start by writing a cook book (business plan), you work in the kitchen for a while, you learn some tools of the trade, you experiment with a few recipes, you test on willing clients. then you can start writing a recipe.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Metrics 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

In my experience, trust is the most powerful tool that an entrepreneur can wield, both inside and outside of his own realm of control. Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. They won’t come if they don’t trust you. Formalize business promise keeping. Never make people ask.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Writing 109

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Here is what I imagine Rob would say were his most effective tools. He did it yesterday, “Mark, I’m going to write a blog post following on from your VC’s aren’t dumb. He is very pleasant when he calls and writes. That in itself is quite a challenge. Email updates frequently. Rob is an over communicator.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Develop your business plan.

Startup 95

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Develop your business plan. Product development process.

Outsource Development 92

Outsource Development Training Outsource Metrics 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2017

In my experience, trust is the most powerful tool that an entrepreneur can wield, both inside and outside of his own realm of control. Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. They won’t come if they don’t trust you. Formalize business promise keeping. Never make people ask.

Startup 58

Startup Entrepreneur Metrics Writing 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2013

In my experience, trust is the most powerful tool that an entrepreneur can wield, both inside and outside of his own realm of control. Don’t be afraid to write down what you expect, and what you are willing to commit to. They won’t come if they don’t trust you. Formalize business promise keeping. Never make people ask.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Startup Metrics Writing 106

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Our fitness events and mapping tool is a key differentiator. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

If you write a lot of Java code, then you should read that book and follow its advice. Together they were meant to provide better tooling for problems previously solved with int flags. The iterable.spliterator() method is critical when it comes to stream performance, but writing a custom Spliterator from scratch is a non-trivial task.

Java 330

Java Class Ideas Writing 330

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

However, I thought with everything I had learned, and my legal background, my recent entrepreneurial experience, I should acquire the tools to become the best entrepreneur I could be. But, I soon realized working with my mother and with handbags was not ideal for me. That was my absolute, sole goal at Anderson.

UCLA 256

UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. I’m normally too cool to write posts like this. I prefer to write the December 2010 post about what a great year I had. a few days before the wheels came off of the market). Our first big institutional round was $16.5

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

We also provide the consumer a slew of tools, that will help them upload their resume and manage their online identity, plus we also have a resume builder function, detailed metrics on exactly who is viewing their resume, and the ability to create and manage multiple versions of their resume.

Startup 140

Startup Yahoo Sites Oversee.net 140

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” of course there are MUCH more sophisticated financial tools than either of these, but PEG is a short-hand many people use].

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Alex Taub – Social Rank , Twitter metrics and engagement tool. Sonny Vu – Misfit Wearables , developers of the world’s most wearable sensor products. Hermoione Way – Vibease , world’s first wearable smart vibrator. Q Manning – Rocksauce Studios , mobile ap designers and developers.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. LinkedIn has been my primary tool for keeping track of who to invite. * I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. How do you use LinkedIn?

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2021

How I Shifted from Just Counting Calories to Supercharging My Fitness Workouts This is part of a weight loss and fitness improvement series that I’m writing to share how I went from 222 pounds and unable to bike more than 20 minutes on a Peloton to 153 pounds and running 8–12 miles / day in just 18 months. That’s when I discovered Strava.

Startup 302

Startup Screening Competition Training 302

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. That’s what AOL was.

Social Media 274

Social Media Google Media Startup 274