Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Check out the classic book, “ Advancing Innovation: Galvanizing, Enabling & Measuring for Innovation Value! ” Stroh, which details the principles and metrics to follow for fostering innovation in any organization. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. by Patrick J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Phil Buckley, in his book “ Change With Confidence ,” provides practical answers to fifty of the biggest questions that keep change leaders up at night.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2020

I agree with the classic book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. It is possible to be creative on demand, and to demand creativity in your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2020

Check out the classic book, “ Advancing Innovation: Galvanizing, Enabling & Measuring for Innovation Value! ” Stroh, which details the principles and metrics to follow for fostering innovation in any organization. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. by Patrick J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in the classic book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Thus, I was happy to see some real actionable advice on this challenge in a new book, “ The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed ,” by Linda Yates, the founder and CEO of a leading growth incubator for global businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Great business leaders, including Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , are constantly asking questions and reading books about new technologies, new cultures, and new business opportunities. Using metrics to measure results and commitments. Maintaining an insatiable curiosity about change. Managing time and priorities for maximum impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2023

I found some good guidance with practical specifics to accomplish this new type of leadership in a recent book, “ Your Resource is Human ,” by Melissa Romo. Make sure you know what is really happening, through metrics and feedback from others. Also, you have to learn to practice ‘ communication patience ’.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. Recently, I saw some help in that regard in a new book, “ Think Like Amazon ,” by John Rossman, a former top executive at Amazon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in the classic book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Or you may be easily bored by the needed focus on key objectives, or the day-to-day challenges of driving results that balance the books. A strong vision and deep insight may get your business off the ground, but long-term success requires constant data analysis, metrics, and attention to your customer feedback.

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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. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And make sure to pick up a copy of his book. 22:53 Eric’s book: The Lean Startup. 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. 57: 00 How do you rectify company mission and customer demand. There are many in this episode. 20:42 Looking for the “Up and to the Right” charts. 31:10 Mozy Pro Ad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2019

I saw some great insights on this in a new book, “ The Customer Centricity Playbook ,” by Peter Fader and Sarah Toms, who have been thought-leaders in this area for several years. With the advice in this book, and by avoiding the mistakes discussed here, you can get started today with a big leg up on your competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Alibaba, today the counterpart in China to Amazon, Ebay, and Google here, has demonstrated leadership in this area, and provides guidance for all of us to learn from in a new book, “ Smart Business ,” by Ming Zeng. In the bike rental business, all operations and rental decisions are made completely by software, with no human intervention.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I agree with the book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. It is possible to be creative on demand, and to demand creativity in your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Based on my own experience in both large and small companies, I agree it can be done, with the essential principles outlined in a new book, “ Winning Now, Winning Later ,” by David M. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

The way we reached that, was we saw that people were starting to use our site to discover and book talent. I can't imagine starting a service, like Airbnb, Uber, and other now famous marketplaces, and starting with zero users on either the supply or demand side. However, that was not exactly how the site was optimized. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2013

I agree with the new book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. It is possible to be creative on demand, and to demand creativity in your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Thus I was pleased to see the evidence confirming that perspective in a new book, “ The Amazon Management System ,” by Ram Charan and Julia Yang. At Amazon, Jeff Bezos leads a relentless drive to invent dramatic new ways to delight customers, not waiting for customer demands or competitors to show the way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

The classic example from several years ago was United Airlines not staying tuned in to social media, resulting in a unrecoverable customer problem causing great damage to their reputation, escalating to countless articles , and even a book, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Use business metrics and tools to tune your efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Make sure they match before you commit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Phil Buckley, in his new book “ Change With Confidence ,” provides practical answer to fifty of the biggest questions that keep change leaders up at night.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2016

I agree with the classic book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. It is possible to be creative on demand, and to demand creativity in your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2018

In that context, I found in a new book, “ The Unstoppable Organization ,” by Shawn Casemore, some good steps for every business owner: Schedule time for personal feedback from employees. But the reality is that customer and employee expectations have changed, and your competitors have stepped up to the demands for positive experiences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In his recent book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2016

I just finished a new book, “ Advancing Innovation: Galvanizing, Enabling & Measuring for Innovation Value! ” Stroh, which details the principles and metrics to follow for fostering innovation in any organization. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. by Patrick J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

Moonshots are simply efforts that demand breakthroughs that are not possible within business-as-usual practices. I found some good guidance on the required steps in a new book, “ The Moonshot Effect: Disrupting Business as Usual ,” by Lisa Goldman and Kate Purmal, a couple of consultants who have made it happen. A dream is not enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

If you are already running a business in this category, or thinking about one, I recommend a new book, “ The Profitable Professional ,” by Kelly Clifford. Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy. Shape your business by design, not by default. Don’t forget seminars and events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

I just finished a new book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” by Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

So while the simplest way that people often evaluate stocks is by P/E ratios (price-to-earnings), one also needs to look at other metrics such as the PEG (price-to-earnings-growth). [of Your revenue is the $75 million you got paid in booking fees. Investors value growth. Many eCommerce companies are in fact, middle men.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Thus I was pleased and a bit surprised to see a new book, “ The Purpose Is Profit ,” by Ed “Skip” McLaughlin, an entrepreneur who has both succeeded and failed in starting multiple businesses. Investors look for sales at full price, to people you don’t know, to validate demand, price, and margin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in their book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition.

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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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