Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2017

According to one of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ The Power of Self-Discipline ,” happiness is not even a goal that you can aim at and achieve in and of itself, but it is a by-product that comes to you when you are engaged in doing something you really enjoy while in the company of people you like and respect.

Content 58

Content Entrepreneur Study Funding 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

More and more customers today do their initial shopping on the Internet, and they won’t even believe you exist if you have no presence, or the content is stale. The businesses that are most successful at converting users into growth are those who interact with their followers the most and frequently post content related to their brand.

Technical Review 142

Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Rather, these were the words given in response to the opening question to a panel of product managers to “describe their occupation” in 3 words or less, + an additional word on what their biggest challenge was. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. Jen Robinson , Head of Product Manager, Bigframe.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Publishing your content is positive, but responding to customers online multiplies your impact. These events are also opportunities to get a better handle on customer requirements, as well as measure your customer satisfaction and market trends. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms.

Marketing 119

Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Five major elements of every business include your people, product, opportunity, money and marketing. Innovative products and services always take longer to develop than anticipated, and quality problems pop up where least expected. Written product specifications and business plans pay big dividends.

Startup 105

Startup Entrepreneur Marketing Satisfaction 105

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Goal Setting and Making Plans There’s a lot of content that already exists around the basics of goal setting, i.e., SMART goals: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely However, it’s far easier to teach someone about these than it is to help them create the goals themselves. Otherwise, it quickly becomes ignored.

Satisfaction 167

Satisfaction Examples Course Technical Review 167

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Maintaining current content is costly and time-consuming. If you don’t engage users with comprehensive and valid content the moment they enter your site, they are not likely to return. The solution is to incent local users to keep the content fresh and abundant, which requires that they see real value in the result.

Advertising 63

Advertising Content Social Media Satisfaction 63

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Jumping in haphazardly with poorly a focused message is definitely non-productive, and may harm your business. Always gauge progress by business indicators, like customer acquisition cost and customer satisfaction. Do your homework before you begin. Use business metrics and tools to tune your efforts.

Social Media 99

Social Media Media Tool Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Even more disappointing are other statistics that show most websites that do exist have a very low “conversion rate,” or ratio of visitors to the site versus ones who meet your goal of buying a product or signing up for a newsletter. Find your niche and highlight how your product meets the customer’s exact need, and is the best in the world.

SEO 53

SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2013

According to one of my favorite authors, Brian Tracy, in his book “ The Power of Self-Discipline ,” happiness is not even a goal that you can aim at and achieve in and of itself, but it is a by-product that comes to you when you are engaged in doing something you really enjoy while in the company of people you like and respect.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Study Startup 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2014

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that 81% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. 77% of consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

Technical Review 55

Technical Review Technology Social Media Social Network 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2013

High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Survey results show that 81% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. 77% of consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Startup Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

Provide online content that ranks you ahead of competitors. They expect to find you on the first result page from search engines, and position ranking is driven by relevant keywords, new content on a regular basis, and inbound and outbound site links. Make sure it has no negative implications in any foreign language or culture.

Social Media 57

Social Media Search Engine Optimization Startup Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2018

During my early years of managing in business, I always assumed that if I hired and trained the smartest and most experienced people I could find, I would get outstanding productivity. The research shows that senior leaders at these companies focus more on an efficiency culture, team makeup, and remove more obstacles to team productivity.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup Training Netflix 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2018

A great product or service as a solution is necessary, but not sufficient. Tie marketing content to the bigger picture of the world. In addition, it will attract the best talent, the most customer loyalty, and provide greater personal satisfaction to you, as well as your team and your customers.

Startup 58

Startup Customer Custom Competition 58

Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Apple announced more progress on their privacy initiatives, while Google remained highly product-focused, announcing numerous apps, new pieces of hardware, and more development tools for VR. There were also areas in which the focus of the two conferences diverged. Success of the app stores starts with developers.

Artificial Inteligence 55

Artificial Inteligence Google Software Review Case Study 55

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2011

He gave his talk (with plenty of jokes and punchlines to keep it light-hearted) with a level of certainty of someone who’s given similar advice to many others, on some cases been ignored, and probably had the satisfaction of having a few ‘I told you so’s. Lean Approach. Model-Focused. Metrics-Guided.

Startup 86

Startup Santa Monica Los Angeles Custom Development 86

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

Though we saw lots of noise from the well-funded folks coming into the market with a ton of enterprise sales reps, and even though that slowed down the sales cycle time, ultimately, when the buyer makes a decision, they choose the app with the best functionality and the one with 99 percent customer satisfaction. READ MORE>>.

Capital 168

Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo Invest 168

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. By doing the job. Where is it? Put likable, competent and passionate people on the front line.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175