Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust.

Satisfaction 53

Satisfaction Marketing Mentor Entrepreneur 53

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Out of curiosity, I often ask aspiring entrepreneurs like you, who come to me for help, what drives them to take on the workload and risk of a new startup. Of course, drivers have to be backed up by some realities, like necessary resources, adequate skills, relentless determination, and a market of people interested in supporting your dream.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. Be afraid to ask for help, advice, or even money. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust.

Startup 135

Startup Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review 135

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2020

Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. Be afraid to ask for help, advice, or even money. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company.

Startup 125

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 125

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Great technology leads to innovative solutions that are possible, but not necessarily great businesses. Yet, due largely to non-technology business considerations, including pricing, safety concerns and support infrastructure, there are none that most people can name. Develop written business plans as detailed as product plans.

Technical Review 54

Technical Review Product Activity Technology 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2015

Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Leadership is making sure they have resources and understand the strategy.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Tips Development Team Review Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Here I often find that you need to seek and work with a co-founder who can complement your technical skills with financial and marketing to start the business. You probably delegated a few things to keep these people earning their paychecks, but you are still reviewing and approving everything that comes in and out of your company.

Company 99

Company Companies Technical Review Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

For IBM, the Personal Computer was a paradigm shift from their big business legacy, built with new technologies for totally new markets, and battleships turn very slowly. The culture of a large technology company is to rely on internal development or large, stable, and proven external vendors.

IBM 85

IBM IBM Entrepreneur Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2016

Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Leadership is making sure they have resources and understand the strategy.

Technical Review 54

Technical Review Development Team Review Startup Activity 54

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust.

Mentor 85

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Summary 85

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Never underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. Never be afraid to ask for help, advice, or even money. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Satisfaction 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

Saving cost wont help you if you cant make the daily innovations required to stay competitive. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. If your software or your manufacturing process is your secret sauce, you need to keep the work in-house.

Outsource Development 95

Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2016

Many people will argue that total customer satisfaction is paramount, but I’m a pragmatist who believes that treating everyone the same really means treating all of them poorly. Just as you deal with wrong team members, it’s sometimes necessary to fire customers who have stepped out of bounds or refuse to accept your help.

Customer 65

Customer Custom Startup Satisfaction 65

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

I have never felt prouder of the team & product at awe.sm ( please visit to check out our latest & be ready for our next big product announcement due out in next month or so) and yet we just brought in a new CEO to the company, Fred McIntyre. ” We had inbound M&A requests from some of the biggest names in tech.

Startup 303

Startup Technical Review Product Blogging 303

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2018

Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. Be afraid to ask for help, advice, or even money. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Customer 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Saving cost won’t help you if you can’t make the daily innovations required to stay competitive. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house.

Outsource Development 53

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. Be afraid to ask for help, advice, or even money. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction. The advice you don’t get can’t save your company.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2015

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust.

Mentor 105

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Satisfaction 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

What neither group seems to fully comprehend is that retail needs to fundamentally change to succeed, far beyond the addition of an online component, to meet the experience expectations of today’s generation, an oversupplied global marketplace, and technology for instant pricing and distribution. Look outside for benchmarks.

Customer 52

Customer Custom Technical Review Summary 52

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Mentor Technical Review Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. For a startup or small business executive serving as mentor, the proverbial “win-win” is created as they benefit from an injection of essential bandwidth, youthful energy, and technical expertise.

Competition 96

Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96