Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths. You can’t lead a business to success, if you can’t lead yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m fully convinced that success is all about you rather than the market. In this context, I was impressed with the insights provided in a new book, “ Stay Sane In An Insane World ,” by peak performance coach Greg Harden. We all have strengths and weaknesses. Become the very best friend to yourself always.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in the classic book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Yet I find, as a mentor and outside consultant, that many of you focus only on working conditions and compensation as the key factors determining team engagement , health, and productivity. Thus I was pleased to see a much more complete and broader perspective of employee support recommendations in a new book, “ Employees First! ”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

I’ve also struggled trying to define the characteristics that set these bosses apart, so I was impressed with the classic book, “ Superbosses ,” by Dartmouth professor and consultant Sydney Finkelstein. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see that it’s consistent with the guidance in a new book, “ Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most ,” by Greg McKeown, a well-respected author and public speaker on business breakthroughs. they still find time to meet and compare notes regularly, and are avid readers of business books.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Susan is a startup coach and the founder of Givelocity, a social network for giving that offers a new spin on crowdfunding for good. Susan was a co-founder of remote service pioneer PlumChoice, again turning a start-up into a market leader. She’s also an advisor, mentor and investor in several startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And we wanted a head of global marketing. He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Bill was initially the idea person and technologist, while Steve had the business and marketing experience from Proctor & Gamble to close the business equation. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. Yes, there are a lot of bridges to cross.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2021

I found the classic book, “ Master Your Time, Master Your Life ,” by noted speaker and productivity expert Brian Tracy, who highlights decision making and problem solving as one of the most critical determinants of your success in everything you do. Use brainstorming for a range of solutions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2019

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I’ve also struggled trying to define the characteristics that set these bosses apart, so I was impressed with the classic book, “ Superbosses ,” by Dartmouth professor and consultant Sydney Finkelstein. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Unfortunately, many aspiring leaders I mentor are not aware of the signals people are looking for, or are not attuned to the subtleties of their own actions. For example, measuring marketing team members on sales leads may not get you the revenue growth or trust you expected. Show humility while acting as a mentor and coach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike J Diamond and Christopher R Harding. Today’s pace of change in the market and in technology is unprecedented. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2022

Thus I was pleased to see the same conclusion in a new book, “ CEO Excellence ,” by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra, each a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. Today even small businesses need complex organizations that work together in alignment, remote and online, including marketing, sales, delivery, and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Entrepreneurship is all about leading – leading customers to a new product or service, leading a startup team to peak performance, and leading a new business to the market opportunity, while providing maximum return to stakeholders. Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. People ignored see no leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

I found real confirmation of my approach, and much practical guidance in a recent book, “ Entrepreneurial Leap ,” by a friend and cohort Gino Wickman. These are the timeless principles that must guide all hiring, marketing, and execution decisions. Increase you focus on coaching, training, and mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2017

For example, you probably never knew that both Facebook and YouTube started out as dating-site experiments, but pivoted to something more unique when that experiment failed due to an apparently over-crowded market. Establish mentoring and coaching relationships. Potential is enhanced in a learning culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths. You can’t lead a business to success, if you can’t lead yourself.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. He coached me that I had to start with the answers. I bought the most popular book on the topic, “ The Mind of the Strategist &# by Kenichi Ohmae, who is ex McKinsey. I found this book very useful but still a little bit hard to implement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2014

Entrepreneurship is all about leading – leading customers to a new product or service, leading a startup team to peak performance, and leading a new business to the market opportunity, while providing maximum return to stakeholders. Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. People ignored see no leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2017

You may think you need more entrepreneurial courses in school, or more advanced degrees, but in my experience it’s more of a mindset, some good coaching, and learning by doing that separates the winners from the losers. You learn as much as a coach as the student. It’s a win-win opportunity. Your future and mine depend on it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Entrepreneurship is all about leading – leading customers to a new product or service, leading a startup team to peak performance, and leading a new business to the market opportunity, while providing maximum return to stakeholders. Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. People ignored see no leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

I saw a new approach in the book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda a while back, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2019

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in the classic book, “ The Boomerang Principle ,” by Lee Caraher, who has built several companies, and has helped many others manage Millennials, reduce turnover, and improve satisfaction and the return hire rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a new book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike J Diamond and Christopher R Harding. Today’s pace of change in the market and in technology is unprecedented. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After founding 5 companies in a row, resulting in $5 billion in market value, $1 billion in sales, 2 IPOs (one on NYSE and one on Nasdaq) and raising $300M inc capital — I realized that my calling in life is to take all of those amazing experience and channel it into the next generation of impact-focused entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2017

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. These are the ultimate hunters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Of course, everyone thinks they know what it takes to make a great leader, and many books have been written about the subject. In this context, I was impressed with the new book, “ The Intelligent Leader ,” by John Mattone, widely regarded as the world’s number one executive coach and authority.

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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. More recently, the concepts have been applied to the general business management context, in a book by Certified Turnaround Professional, Thomas H. Gray, titled “ Business Techniques for Growth.”

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

Over the weekend the 12 teams worked on business model creation, coding, designing, and more important, market validation. On Saturday teams were coached a mentored by a number of successful entrepreneurs. Friday night, participants with an idea pitched in front of a big crowd and the top 12 ideas were voted to form teams on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2014

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. More recently, the concepts have been applied to the general business management context, in a new book by Certified Turnaround Professional, Thomas H. Bottlenecks to team productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2013

Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). It is not about leaders becoming coaches; it’s about leaders letting themselves be coached by others – advisors, team members, and even customers. Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In my role as mentor and advisor to many founders, I consistently fail in convincing them of the power in wise delegation. I saw this challenge highlighted well in a new book, “ Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results ,” by Fred Halstead. You need to divide and conquer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths. You can’t lead a business to success, if you can’t lead yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2018

I found the book, “ Master Your Time, Master Your Life ,” by noted speaker and productivity expert Brian Tracy, who highlights decision making and problem solving as one of the most critical determinants of your success in everything you do. Use brainstorming for a range of solutions.

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