Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Today’s customer buying dynamics are all about “user experience,” according to Brian Solis, in his classic book “ What’s the Future of Business? ”. When uncertain of what to do next, social proof kicks in to see what others are doing, or have done. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2015

This seemingly radical concept of people making all the difference in business has been around for a long time, perhaps most visibly in the classic book “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ,” by Stephen R. We have enough social network startups. Covey over 25 years ago. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2013

Today’s customer buying dynamics are all about “user experience,” according to Brian Solis, in his new book “ What’s the Future of Business? When uncertain of what to do next, social proof kicks in to see what others are doing, or have done. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from measuring personal satisfaction. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. billion users).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a recent book by James M. Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2018

This seemingly radical concept of people making all the difference in business has been around for a long time, perhaps most visibly in the classic book “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ,” first published by Stephen R. We have enough social network startups. Covey over 25 years ago. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2013

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a new book by James M. Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

I found a good summary of these attributes in a recent book, “ The Old School Advantage ,” by an expert on interpersonal communication, J. As an example, early businesses that were willing to publish their commitment to “customer satisfaction or your money back” became influencers. Now customers look for more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities where people relate to, and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2016

This seemingly radical concept of people making all the difference in business has been around for a long time, perhaps most visibly in the classic book “ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ,” first published by Stephen R. We have enough social network startups. Covey over 25 years ago. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2012

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. I published my first book this year, Do YOU Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur , and my following on the social networks now exceeds 275,000.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Founder Jill Bigelow (who is not related to me) said the brace includes a removable heat or ice pack feature that provides increased mobility, mood, and birth satisfaction. — ResortPass , an online booking platform that enables hotels and luxury resorts to sell one-day access to underutilized spas, pools, and other amenities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking. The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness…but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. I've also read his book The Four Steps to the Epiphany, where he outlines this in great detail. but: Something is Still Missing.

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