Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Independent survey organizations know how to do this, and can help you avoid a common entrepreneur misstep, called the confirmation bias. Unfortunately, even today many engineers and product developers believe that marketing is just for advertisements. Your long-term satisfaction and business success depends on it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

Based on my own experiences in startups, and many years of advising new business owners, I’m convinced that there are a few common frustrations that we all need to anticipate and prepare for, rather than let them be a surprise and a painful dent in your enthusiasm and personal satisfaction from living your dream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in a classic book titled simply " Social Media Metrics." Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

Jim Sterne, who has written many books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics." He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

Lots of people are trying to help, with new twists on the age-old model of free-market capitalism that has driven businesses for the last 500 years. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction. Even informal results can be your best advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2012

Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his book titled " Social Media Metrics." He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

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Social Media Metrics Media Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned. You are tuned into others’ emotions and want to help people. You see success as making a difference in the world around you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2018

Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned. You are tuned into others’ emotions and want to help people. You see success as making a difference in the world around you.

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Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 66

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2014

Let me assure you, from personal experience, and from helping many successful as well as struggling entrepreneurs, that starting a business is hard work, and doesn’t come with any of the benefits mentioned. You are tuned into others’ emotions and want to help people. You see success as making a difference in the world around you.

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Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Jim Sterne, who has written six books on Internet advertising, marketing, and customer service, tackled this complex world of social media metrics in his recent book titled " Social Media Metrics." He suggests you begin with the “big three” business objectives of higher revenue, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

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Social Media Metrics Media Satisfaction 84

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Lots of people are trying to help, with new twists on the age-old model of free-market capitalism that has driven businesses for the last 500 years. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction. Even informal results can be your best advertising.

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Startup Entrepreneur Examples Satisfaction 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2012

They organize around a single market problem and solve it completely with a solution that seems simple to the buyer, by obviously and most importantly handling all the related tasks in one easy step. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. They demand real measurements that help them run the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

They organize around a single market problem and solve it completely with a solution that seems simple to the buyer, by obviously and most importantly handling all the related tasks in one easy step. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. They demand real measurements that help them run the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Lots of people are trying to help, with new twists on the age-old model of free-market capitalism that has driven businesses for the last 500 years. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction. Even informal results can be your best advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2013

Lots of people are trying to help, with new twists on the age-old model of free-market capitalism that has driven businesses for the last 500 years. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction. Even informal results can be your best advertising.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Startup Examples Satisfaction 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

They organize around a single market problem and solve it completely with a solution that seems simple to the buyer, by obviously and most importantly handling all the related tasks in one easy step. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. They demand real measurements that help them run the business.

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Organization Customer Custom Summary 89

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Diversity is generally only an issue in large organizations, and if your startup is that large, investors will definitely be nervous.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2016

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology.

Social Media 53

Social Media Tool Anthem Google 53

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Diversity is generally only an issue in large organizations, and if your startup is that large, investors will definitely be nervous.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2010

What you really need is a VP of Marketing and Customer Development, who can help with lead generation and honing the message, rather than an executive to manage a sales team and existing customers. Diversity is generally only an issue in large organizations, and if your startup is that large, investors will definitely be nervous.

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