Activity Coach Metrics Sales 
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
That means full transparency and no excuses for issues and activities that are obviously in your domain. Make sure that metrics and goals are set up front, and not modified as the project progresses. The goal should always be coaching to solve problems, not blame assignment or negative feedback.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 4, 2021
The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that burns resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Focus on activities rather than results.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Your goal must be to make every aspect of a customer interaction a joy to both you and them, starting from the shopping experience, to the sales close, to delivery and service. Use metrics to assess needs and growth economics. The cost has been far more than offset by both customer loyalty and advocacy, as well as team spirit.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 12, 2015
The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 14, 2016
The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process. A brochure is an easy out for you in the sales process without being rude. We did some outbound sales & marketing, we responded to some inbound enquiries that came “over the transom” from marketing activities and we responded to RFPs (requests for proposal).
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 13, 2015
The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that spends resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Focus on activities rather than results.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
132 
Let's personalize your content