An extract from a highly interactive session with Thomas Ahn at the Lean Culture Meetup on Mar-25-2021 where he answers “what makes for an effective investor pitch?”
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Some people are natural connectors. Sean Murphy is one of those. In this video, he shares one of his secret to network maintenance. He frames maintaining your professional network as counting your blessings. Your network is a long-term investment. It takes the time to nurture and grow your relationships.
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Lean Canvas Finances is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for. Focus Marketing Operation Finances Experimentation In this Lean Canvas – Finance session, Ed Ipser shares how to identify your own revenue and cost structure and how to create
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Lean Canvas Operations is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for.
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Lean Canvas Marketing is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for. Focus Marketing Operation Finances Experimentation In this Lean Canvas – Marketing session, Ed Ipser shares how to identify your own early adopters, unique value proposition, and marketing
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In Ed Ipser’s recent Lean Canvas workshop I shared how we picked our tagline “early customers and early revenue.”
How We Picked Our Tagline “Early Customers and Early Revenue” Read More »
SKMurphy’s bootcamp provides a proven Customer Discovery Framework for validating your idea with prospects to determine the real market need.
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xMentium Reframes Contract Management as Faster Deals What follows is a quick look at xMentium’s current positioning and some lessons I have learned from their realization of the customer’s true need–or at least the need that emerged once you have contracts under revision control in a searchable repository. SKMurphy has been an advisor since February
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Lean Canvas Focus is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for. Lean Canvas Marketing is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good
Let’s face it, finding customers can be quite a challenge. In this interactive course, we will cover a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business: attendees will select one or two that fit their style and develop a plan to implement them in their business in the next 90 days.
Getting More Customers – A 90-day Plan Read More »
Our Customer Discovery Bootcamp is offered on demand based on an inverted classroom models. Briefings are recorded and homework about your startup is assigned in advance, you then review your answers with other entrepreneurs and experts from SKMurphy
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Pricing for early customers must compensate them for the risks of adopting early. Startups need revenue, references, and case studies
3D Negotiation: Pricing for Early Customers Read More »
In “Too Smart” Morgan Housel outlines three risks of intellectual arrogance: a lack of empathy, poor communication, and poor grasp of detail.
Morgan Housel: Beware the Intellectual Arrogance of “Too Smart” Read More »
Successful entrepreneurs focus on the frequency and severity of customer problems. The primary reason why new technologies don’t get adopted is that the potential customer decides to continue living with the problem. Start the most serious
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At the very beginning of starting your company, there is a high level of uncertainty in many dimensions. We ask questions that clarify and help people to move in the direction of their fears and uncertainties.
Newsletter V2021 Issue 2: Making Business Decisions in Uncertain Times Read More »
Cindi Thompson, CEO and founder of Climate Companion, shares her entrepreneurial journey and lessons learned.
Founder’s Journey: Lessons Learned with Cindi Thompson on Jun-9-21 Read More »
Startup uncertainty at the very beginning is high in many dimensions. Good questions help to clarify your uncertainties.
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“Skunk Works” by Ben R. Rich is a worthy sequel to Kelly Johnson’s “Kelly: More Than My Share of It All.” It brings the story of the Lockheed Skunkworks, founded by Johnson, up to 1995. There are a number of lessons for technology entrepreneurs.
“The Ship that Never Was” from “Skunk Works” by Ben R. Rich Read More »
Paul Scott shares lesson learned writing SBIR grants. His presentation covers the Grant Writing Application Process.
Lean Culture: Seed Funding Without Loans – An Introduction to SBIR Grants Read More »
Etienne Garbugli looks at finding product opportunities, and how entrepreneurs deliver value and gain a foothold inside businesses.
Etienne Garbugli on Opportunities: Finding New Products Read More »
