Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2021

This was highlighted in the classic book “ Do Less Better ,” by John R. Nimbleness and urgency to get the job done will set you apart from your competitors in so many ways, particularly with customers. Well-articulated goals and metrics. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. “Big

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Look for validation from your mainstream customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2021

Yet I still see many companies focusing on what I believe are ineffective approaches to turning this productivity challenge around, including stricter processes, more metrics, and financial incentives to improve motivation. Every study shows that people are really engaged in their work, if they feel that it has value and purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2019

True business success and leadership starts with real personal values, extends to building a team, and finally to inspiring customers and your community. I found some great guidance in this context in the classic book, “ Lead True ,” by Jeff Thompson, MD. The days of educating customers to sell your current solutions are gone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 According to a recent book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data will be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. “Big Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 30, 2012

In his book Enchantment , Guy Kawasaki encourages entrepreneurs to immerse their audience in their “cause”, in order to enchant them. One of the immersion techniques Guy promotes is to offer a hands-on trial, in which the prospective customer can touch, feel and experience your product before purchasing it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2019

I was happy to see some good guidance on this subject in a new book, “ Outsizing: Strategies to Grow Your Business, Profits, and Potential, ” by Steve Coughran, who is a thought leader and consultant in this area. This requires constant study of what your customers value, what competitors offer, and your target market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 7.2 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. “Big

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his recent book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a classic book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. The costs of these elements will be more than repaid by employee engagement and customer loyalty. Sophie Wade. No one is happy or satisfied.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 According to a new book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data will be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death. “Big Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2014

August Scott began her Zappos career in their customer support call center. I started in the call center, in the customer loyalty department. I love assisting our customers and I realized early on about Zappos that the opportunities are endless. Zappos is renowned for its focus on its customers and employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? How much money will airlines companies, hotel companies or event companies pay me as a referral or for booking?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2017

True business success and leadership starts with real personal values, extends to building a team, and finally to inspiring customers and your community. I found some great guidance in this context in a new book, “ Lead True ,” by Jeff Thompson, MD. The days of educating customers to sell your current solutions are gone.

Case Study 55

Case Study Custom Customer Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 56

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I just finished a new book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” by Daniel J. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a new book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. The costs of these elements will be more than repaid by employee engagement and customer loyalty. Sophie Wade. More people as a substitute for technology is not a solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

I just finished a new book “ Do Less Better ,” by John R. Nimbleness and urgency to get the job done will set you apart from your competitors in so many ways, particularly with customers. Well-articulated goals and metrics. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

Startup 109

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2016

This was highlighted in a recent book “ Do Less Better ,” by John R. Nimbleness and urgency to get the job done will set you apart from your competitors in so many ways, particularly with customers. Well-articulated goals and metrics. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

We initially looked at LinkedIn, but we thought it would be more fun to do something in Face book. introNetworks is still going strong and has some of the biggest customers in the world, like NASA and McCann World Group. We're working on how quickly we can provision servers, and what those metrics are, and it's been fantastic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This topic was well addressed in the classic book, “ The Invisible Advantage: How to Create a Culture of Innovation ,” by Soren Kaplan, who lays out the key steps to assess, disrupt, and reshape the existing culture of a company to get more innovation. Frame the way you want to change the world, and make it about the customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

This topic was well addressed in the classic book, “ The Invisible Advantage: How to Create a Culture of Innovation ,” by Soren Kaplan, who lays out the key steps to assess, disrupt, and reshape the existing culture of a company to get more innovation. Frame the way you want to change the world, and make it about the customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

I just finished a new book, “ The Invisible Advantage: How to Create a Culture of Innovation ,” by Soren Kaplan, who lays out the key steps to assess, disrupt, and reshape the existing culture of a company to get more innovation. Frame the way you want to change the world, and make it about the customer. You only get what you measure.

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