Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I was happy to see quantified evidence of this in a new book, “ Winning on Purpose ,” by Fred Reichhheld, creator of the Net Promoter system of management, in concert with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns. Really listen to feedback from the team, and empower them with the ability to make customers happy.

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Custom Customer Satisfaction Metrics 114

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Training and coaching. Net result and reward. Sustainable innovation is really the only sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability. Reward your people. People are your best innovation resource.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

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. We knew there’s a better personal training experience to be had, so we set out to create one. We just found this hole in the fitness industry.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2012

Training and coaching. Net result and reward. Sustainable innovation is really the only sustainable competitive advantage. Yet survival in today’s world of rapid business change requires that you keep one step ahead of your competition. Team members need to feel responsibility for on-time delivery. Reward your people.

Coach 98

Coach Ideas IP Sales 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Competition. Think broadly here, like planes versus trains. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage. Target market.

Sales 97

Sales Custom Customer Outsource 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2011

Training and coaching. Net result and reward. Sustainable innovation is really the only sustainable competitive advantage. Yet survival in today’s world of rapid business change requires that you keep one step ahead of your competition. Team members need to feel responsibility for on-time delivery. Reward your people.

Coach 93

Coach Ideas IP Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Competition. Think broadly here, like planes versus trains. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage. Target market.

Sales 98

Sales Custom Customer Outsource 98

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s an important film and the most important topic of our generation if we as a country want to remain competitive in a world that has globalized. I poured myself into planning and I won the class-wide competition. I believe in capitalism but I also believe in a safety net. Please go see the film.

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Class Education Technical Review Writing 340

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This market structure in which the few, large players use their market position to eliminate competition is inevitable. Terrorism at scale can only occur when these organizations can move money around to finance people who make bombs, buy guns, train recruits and so forth. So Where Do I Personally Net Out?

Course 280

Course Startup Framework Marketing 280

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2010

Training and coaching. Net result and reward. Sustainable innovation is really the only sustainable competitive advantage. Yet survival in today’s world of rapid business change requires that you keep one step ahead of your competition. Team members need to feel responsibility for on-time delivery. Reward your people.

Coach 49

Coach Ideas IP Sales 49

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

With FitOrbit, we bring real, one-to-one, human-based personal training and meal planning to the Internet for the first time. He pioneered personal training in America, and developed and sold Fit TV, and runs Exercise TV, of which Comcast is a shareholder. You have to go three times a week at 4pm, and most people can't do that.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Assign value to all paid professionals, as their skills, training, and knowledge of your business technology is very valuable. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. All principals and employees add value.

Startup 108

Startup Invest Patents Outsource Development 108

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Monopoly is a great training ground to develop cash management skills. In addition to the Luxury Tax board space, there are also Chance cards that require you to pay a percentage of your net worth in taxes. Monopoly is no different. Just like in Monopoly, if this contract is broken, the entrepreneur can be thrown in jail.

Outsource Development 154

Outsource Development Entrepreneur Training Startup 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Assign value to all paid professionals, as their skills, training, and knowledge of your business technology is very valuable. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. All principals and employees add value.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Patents Outsource Development 98

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2011

Monopoly is a great training ground to develop rudimentary cash management skills. In addition to the Luxury Tax board space, there are also Chance cards that require you to pay a percentage of your net worth in taxes. Monopoly is no different. Just like in Monopoly, if this contract is broken, the entrepreneur can be thrown in jail.

Entrepreneur 216

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Paramount 216

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Assign value to all paid professionals, as their skills, training, and knowledge of your business technology is very valuable. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. All principals and employees add value.

Startup 93

Startup Patents Outsource Development Web 93

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. In mentoring, we match experienced angel investors with, what I like to call them, “angels-in-training” so they can share the lessons learned.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Before you sign an Engagement Letter, obtain written assurance that your lawyer will directly attend to your matters and that you will not be shuffled off to become a training ground for the law firm’s junior associates. Some companies use lawsuits as an arrow in their competitive quiver. but They Make Great Guard Dogs.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124