Alex Lowe on Software and Startups

Tonight I am suffering from entrepreneurial insomnia. AdAble, Inc. has soft launched and the pieces are coming together… the team, product, capital, and business plan. So, why can’t I sleep?
It’s not from worry. It’s from excitement and analysis. Business scenarios, investment pitches, financing instruments, customer relationships, marketing, branding, legal work and banking.
It’s constant iterations of […]

So, you’ve got a startup. You’ve got a great team, you’ve got a great product idea, and you have a great market to sell to. When getting your startup off the ground I think there are a few key aspects to remember beyond the traditional “team, market, and product” mix.

Capitalization- the number one reason companies […]

They say there are three things to building a startup successful: team, market, and product. I want to explore these three concepts from my experience and then get into some of the other things that are necessary that team, market, product help you attain.
Team 
The team, in my opinion, is of the utmost importance. It doesn’t stand alone, a […]

Priorities, that’s what we set when we’re in business. One priority that is tricky is optimization in search of a greater profit margin. Product optimization, workflow optimization, operational optimization, and any other ways of making business more streamlined is a good thing in general, but can be a bad thing at times.
In general, optimized business […]

You’ll read lists and lists and lists. You’ll read advice and more advice. I’m part of the information storm, and I want to talk about it. When you’re in a startup the context of your business changes all the time. It is so dynamic that “the most important thing” never stays that way for long.
If […]

There are precarious times when in business. I’d like to draw attention to the two most precarious times: high growth and slow decline.
The ideal state of a business is sustained growth, a nice gentle line that trends upwards.
A bad state, obviously, is a sharp downward slope. The only positive behind a sharp downward slope is that […]

Maybe you’ve heard the analogy of somone with their hair on fire as an image used to demonstrate the idea that when developing a business offering you should find a critical problem and figure out how to solve it. If you haven’t heard the analogy it goes something like this:

If someone’s hair is on fire […]

Writing for business is something everyone needs. Whether it’s writing a letter to your local congressman, writing an email to a client, or creating an investor presentation good communication is a must. All professions and people can benefit from improved business communication.
There are two things I want to cover in this article. One, a list […]

What follows is a list of actions and behaviors that bosses exhibit, good ad bad. If you’re a boss, use these lists as a general guide to help you do better and extract more productivity from your employees. If you’re an employee, make sure your boss is performing so you can be successful. If you’re neither, […]

If you need to finance technology purchases for your business give Microsoft Financing a look over. Microsoft will finance purchases outside of just Microsoft products.
I recieved a Microsoft partner email about a contest going on for parners by Microsoft Financing. I wanted to share the link to Microsoft Financing in case you have never heard of […]