Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Investments and acquisitions fail. Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. Startups with weak directives, poor communication, and ineffective cultures are breeding grounds for negative interpersonal dynamics. Office politics are really about self-interest and self-esteem.

Training 142

Training Coach Startup Entrepreneur 142

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The company is actually based out of LA, too, but has completed its initial launch in Minnesota, where there’s greater demand for short-term bus travel. HappyOrNot nabs $25M for its customer satisfaction terminals . Groww, an investment app for Indian millennials, raises $21M. The business has closed a $3.85

Services 207

Services Startup Venture Capital Redpoint 207

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. In layman's terms, while conventional search mechanisms demand exact phrases or keywords to return relevant results, LLMs can understand and interpret the intent and context behind a query.

Generative AI 346

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. It takes a huge investment to build large orders, and large customers are the slowest to pay. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. Every startup looking for investment needs a solid partner story. Every team and every individual needs to know how they relate to, or are responsible for, specific customer relationships. Key partners.

Activity 100

Activity Customer Custom Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.

Social Media 99

Social Media Media Tool Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Investments and acquisitions fail. Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. Startups with weak directives, poor communication, and ineffective cultures are breeding grounds for negative interpersonal dynamics. Office politics are really about self-interest and self-esteem.

Training 123

Training Coach Startup Entrepreneur 123

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Review your current investment in “creating goodwill.” In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest.

Organization 52

Organization Social Media Examples Customer 52

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2020

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. It takes a huge investment to build large orders, and large customers are the slowest to pay. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Startup 125

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 125

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Review your current investment in “creating goodwill.” In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest.

Startup 99

Startup Organization Social Media Customer 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Pick your niche, and continually invest in improving your expertise and keeping up with trends. Focus on the ultimate customer, and find a way to improve satisfaction, grow revenue, or cut costs. You can’t please everyone all the time, so don’t kill yourself trying to satisfy a bad boss or an overly demanding customer.

Startup 98

Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Review your current investment in “creating goodwill.” In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest.

Organization 57

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Review your current investment in “creating goodwill.” In the idea stage, get customers involved with an engaging contest.

Organization 93

Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. It takes a huge investment to build large orders, and large customers are the slowest to pay. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Satisfaction 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Treat employees like your most demanding customers. Very few organizations communicate internally with the same investment of thought and professionalism as when implementing their customer-obsessed strategies. There is always a next level of satisfaction for you, your team, and your customers.

Ideas 77

Ideas Customer Custom Competition 77

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. Every startup looking for investment needs a solid partner story. Every team and every individual needs to know how they relate to, or are responsible for, specific customer relationships. Key partners.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Activity Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2015

Investments and acquisitions fail. Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. Startups with weak directives, poor communication, and ineffective cultures are breeding grounds for negative interpersonal dynamics. Office politics are really about self-interest and self-esteem.

Startup 103

Startup Training Coach Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2015

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. It takes a huge investment to build large orders, and large customers are the slowest to pay. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction 60

InfoChachkie

JULY 4, 2011

Rather, the Prospect’s kneejerk rejection of Sam is a coping mechanism that many people utilize to deal with the competing demands on their time. his commission, the Prospect’s satisfaction and his company’s revenue) more than compensates him for the short-term discomfort associated with a rejection born of ignorance.

Sales 219

Sales Entrepreneur Startup Product 219

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Investments and acquisitions fail. Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. Startups with weak directives, poor communication, and ineffective cultures are breeding grounds for negative interpersonal dynamics. Office politics are really about self-interest and self-esteem.

Training 55

Training Coach Startup Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2018

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. It takes a huge investment to build large orders, and large customers are the slowest to pay. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Customer 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

You get the personal satisfaction of making something out of almost nothing. Starting small and nimble allows you to adjust and be flexible as you gain experience instead of being tied to a large concept by heavy investment in upfront costs. As your services gain demand, your time becomes more valuable and you can charge more.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92