Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs. The cost has been far more than offset by both customer loyalty and advocacy, as well as team spirit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By hiring contract experts, less oversight and coaching is needed. This lets you evolve your strategy with the market. Optimize staffing overhead and flexibility in a fluid market. Today you need that budget for market fluxuations, pandemics, and product updates. Higher worker engagement and satisfaction.

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Competition Startup Demand Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even the best marketing doesn’t do it. With pervasive access to social media, customers no longer differentiate poor product repair and replacement from a poor shopping experience or customer usage satisfaction. This means real customer value emphasis in all interactions and marketing, versus low price and price concessions.

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Competition Services Customer Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Utilize business content curators and coaches. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.

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Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 108

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. Make your mantra one of job satisfaction and delivering customer value, rather than avoiding failure today.

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Mentor Startup Coach Satisfaction 104

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

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I’m not an expert on leadership, so I am always on the lookout for specific development guidance, such as the classic book, “ Leadership Results ,” by the well-known leadership coach and business psychologist, Sebastian Salicru. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

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Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

Traditional command leadership allowed individual biases and ego to reduce team engagement and miss market changes and new competitors. In this age of world-wide markets, you need all the help you can get to attract loyal customers. You will find improved morale and satisfaction all around as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

In my experience, a healthy team is a prerequisite for a thriving business, innovation to meet market needs, and high customer loyalty. Occupational satisfaction. Let your team members feel that they are constantly learning new things, and allow them to share their talents through coaching and mentoring assignments.

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Technical Review Mentor Social Media Customer 141

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For many, it’s hard to make the switch from that top-down order-giving culture, and it’s hard to find the time to recruit and coach the new team members you need to scale the business to success. We all need to be humble and recognize that what we need to know about technology and the market changes daily.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Unfortunately, I often see goal misalignments with teams, such as marketing measured on sales volume, or sales measured on customer retention. Doing so will increase both your personal life accountability, as well as your business satisfaction. Align accountability with organizational objectives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. That means public recognition of individual achievements, providing feedback, and coaching and mentoring along the way. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be an entrepreneur today, or feel success and satisfaction from your efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The best new idea for any entrepreneur should first be based on their own personal interests, skills, and lifestyle, rather than the characteristics of a given market or technology. The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing.

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Ideas Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Every business and brand has unique requirements to fit into their market environment. Leadership brand development.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Organization Coach Invest 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Utilize business content curators and coaches. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.

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Entrepreneur Tips Startup Education 137

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The best new idea for any entrepreneur should first be based on their own personal interests, skills, and lifestyle, rather than the characteristics of a given market or technology. The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing.

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Ideas Satisfaction Entrepreneur Activity 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

These are the timeless principles that must guide all hiring, marketing, and execution decisions. These will almost always be related to sales and marketing, since they must tie back to cash flow. Increase you focus on coaching, training, and mentoring. Implement the key business metrices you will live by.

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Metrics Entrepreneur Coach Satisfaction 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

In addition, he has often stated that his first priority is serving his employees and his extended business family, through coaching, mentoring, and effective communication. The result is a new level of productivity, loyalty, and personal satisfaction for you as well as everyone on your team. Automate: do it once to never do it again.

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Technical Review Coach Satisfaction Mentor 123

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I’m not an expert on leadership, so I am always on the lookout for specific development guidance, such as the new book, “ Leadership Results ,” by the well-known leadership coach and business psychologist, Sebastian Salicru. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

Coach 59

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 59

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The best new idea for any entrepreneur should first be based on their own personal interests, skills, and lifestyle, rather than the characteristics of a given market or technology. The next step is to do homework on the business issues that are common to all ideas, such as market size, business models, and marketing.

Entrepreneur 62

Entrepreneur Tips Ideas Satisfaction 62

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. In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers. These are the ultimate hunters.

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Entrepreneur News Slides Startup 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

The only way to do this is to assume that change is necessary to keep up with the market and competitors, and make it part of the process. Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. Part of employee satisfaction is having a well-understood purpose, but they also have to enjoy the execution.

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Satisfaction Customer Custom Startup 56

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. As a business advisor, I’m always looking for guidance on leadership practices that work, and I was impressed with the classic book, “ The Leadership Mind Switch ,” by D.

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Customer Custom Coach Satisfaction 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

Businesses stopped hiring for lifetime commitments some time ago, as markets change so rapidly and companies need to tune their workforce for changing economic conditions. Simply defining yourself as a specialist or professional minimizes the stigma of a consultant role (think marketing specialist or staffing professional).

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Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

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.

Develop 86

Develop Development Mentor Coach 86

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. Every business and brand has unique requirements to fit into their market environment. Leadership brand development.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Organization Coach Invest 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

The good news is that none of these need be mutually exclusive, according to recent studies of market trends. Apply the same high bar to product quality, employee satisfaction, social responsibilities and customer service. Be a coach, rather than a dictator. Set the bar high on standards.

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Entrepreneur Training Demand Customer 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Utilize business content curators and coaches. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2015

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers. These are the ultimate hunters.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur News Slides Startup 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2014

A recent book, “ Hunting in a Farmer''s World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers. These are the ultimate hunters.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup News Slides 109

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets. Rising with the tide requires less effort, but it seldom positions you well for the market’s inevitable vagaries.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution.

Invest 59

Invest Startup Doc Slides 59

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2017

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers. These are the ultimate hunters.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur News Slides Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Utilize business content curators and coaches. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.

Startup 51

Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. As a business advisor, I’m always looking for guidance on leadership practices that work, and I was impressed with a recent book, “ The Leadership Mind Switch ,” by D.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Customer Custom Coach 59

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

His 30 years of business and coaching experience bring credibility to his perspective. That fosters a lack of attention to new markets and new competitors, instead of an eagerness to learn and innovate. Takers can never get satisfaction, and they antagonize those around them. Make your business a continuous learning process.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Startup Press 57

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2017

These challenges, with recommendations for addressing them, were detailed nicely for me in a new 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. Allowance for today’s work flexibility needs.

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Mentor Coach Satisfaction Product 61