Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Action leads to evidence, in your job or in the market, which is the best fodder for new thinking. Stop letting life decisions happen to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. Constraints are the best motivators for finding new approaches to solving a problem, building a product, or crafting an effective marketing campaign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Most startups I know have “refined” their target market several times during their rollout. Make marketing and sales a priority. You will be amazed at how many items you forgot to cover, and how fast the cash disappears.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one. Marketing and advertising are business realties. The marketplace is a war zone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2022

Most of these are predictable, like think big and create new markets, but I found a few, like the ten below, that will likely raise the hackles of many people outside this lifestyle, and many “wannabe” entrepreneurs. Fire your worst customers. We have all had customers who take advantage of us, to the detriment of other good customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2020

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. You probably realize that the leading edge is very near the bleeding edge, where only early adopter customers dare to tread.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Action leads to evidence, in your job or in the market, which is the best fodder for new thinking. Stop letting life decisions happen to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2020

Entrepreneur Tony Hsieh , who founded Zappos, was passionate in his belief that he could “deliver happiness” to customers, before making a profit, through innovative moves like surprising 80% of customers with free overnight shipping. Most startups require leading a team of people, and engaging customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future. Manage customer service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2019

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one. Marketing and advertising are business realties. The marketplace is a war zone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2019

Most of these are predictable, like think big and create new markets, but I found a few, like the ten below, that will likely raise the hackles of many people outside this lifestyle, and many “wannabe” entrepreneurs. Fire your worst customers. We have all had customers who take advantage of us, to the detriment of other good customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. They are always ready to move on to the next big opportunity as markets change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Once you have learned, your top- priority task must be to educate others around you. Start with your own story, the mission of your business, and how to make everyone in your domain, including customers, into advocates and teachers. This means using what you have learned to anticipate market change and prepare for it.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2013

I don''t know if you''ve heard, but it''s actually tough for music teachers, tutors, and others to truly find enough customers to pay their bills and keep them involved in their passions. Who''s your ideal customer for this? Steven Cox: We consider the teacher our customer, and that''s who the software is built for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

I’m talking about volunteering to be on industry panels for visibility, participating in startup weekends for education, and talking to groups of distributors or potential customers on technology trends. Startup market research and focus groups. With all the ads vying to get your customers’ attention, it’s hard to stand out.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Ultimately, we're build tools for marketers on top of that. We have about 8500 customers there, but only a small percentage have built great communities that took off, and the rest floundered. That's why we built FanMix, to solve our own problem, and help our SocialEngine customers to promote their own sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2015

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Action leads to evidence, in your job or in the market, which is the best fodder for new thinking. Stop letting life decisions happen to you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

In billing we literally started thinking about all of the types of bills that would be generated for customers: full payment, partial payment, split payment, senior discount, student discount, level pay plan, etc. The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. I started by doing billing systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

This is an emerging theme in the past decade as investors learn that customers assign more value and loyalty to business owners who display this attribute. The result is a win-win-win situation for investors, entrepreneurs, and customers alike. Develop the right mentoring relationships. More value delivered and success for all.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2018

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Action leads to evidence, in your job or in the market, which is the best fodder for new thinking. Stop letting life decisions happen to you.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape. Many experienced entrepreneurs choose to go through an accelerator because of the network effect and the dynamics of the mentor help that they get.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2014

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Action leads to evidence, in your job or in the market, which is the best fodder for new thinking. Stop letting life decisions happen to you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2012

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one. Marketing and advertising are business realties. The marketplace is a war zone.

Entrepreneur 110

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. We got really serious after the success of that customer, who wanted to make this technology available for all of its employees across the globe. How is it your first customer was in Australia? READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Gallup says the Boomer demographic is the largest and still growing mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today (76 million people strong). Manage customer service.

Entrepreneur 106

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2017

Most of these are predictable, like think big and create new markets, but I found a few, like the ten below, that will likely raise the hackles of many people outside this lifestyle, and many “wannabe” entrepreneurs. Fire your worst customers. We have all had customers who take advantage of us, to the detriment of other good customers.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 71

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2018

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. You probably realize that the leading edge is very near the bleeding edge, where only early adopter customers dare to tread.

Startup 56

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2014

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. You probably realize that the leading edge is very near the bleeding edge, where only early adopter customers dare to tread.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 110

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Most of these are predictable, like think big and create new markets, but I found a few, like the ten below, that will likely raise the hackles of many people outside this lifestyle, and many “wannabe” entrepreneurs. Fire your worst customers. We have all had customers who take advantage of us, to the detriment of other good customers.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 107

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. Constraints are the best motivators for finding new approaches to solving a problem, building a product, or crafting an effective marketing campaign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As an advisor and mentor for many startups and small business founders, following my initial career in big business, I realize that the key strategies to achieve success in small businesses are often different from those that make larger businesses successful. Sharing the same space also facilitates creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2017

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one. Marketing and advertising are business realties. The marketplace is a war zone.

Entrepreneur 64

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one. Marketing and advertising are business realties. The marketplace is a war zone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

First of all, the Boomer demographic is currently the single largest, mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today (76 million people strong). They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Customer service. Angel investor. Interim executive.

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