Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a long-time mentor to new entrepreneurs and business owners, I have noticed that many no longer associate more fulfillment and satisfaction with more money, power, and success. Before you start your business, think hard about your vision for fulfillment, and write it down. Don’t wait for a crisis to decide what is important.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2023

Then write down and prioritize your goals. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals. Helping others is the best way to forget your own fears and build the satisfaction of leadership as well as learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I always thought that I must be lucky to have found so much excitement and satisfaction from my work, so I never had any really good answers to those of you who second category who wanted to move to the first. Don’t make commitments that have no potential for positive return on your effort, or no potential for learning or satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Without precise goals, you can’t measure progress, and you miss the real satisfaction of knowing when to declare success. Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Then write down and prioritize your goals. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals. Helping others is the best way to forget your own fears and build the satisfaction of leadership as well as learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

This required ability is aided by some supportive personal attributes, such as confidence, initiative, problem solving, and determination, but the basic learning principles must include the following: Satisfaction will come from learning something new every day. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Without a measurable objective, you will be constantly frustrated by not seeing progress, and you will never feel success satisfaction. You probably already know the key challenges to complete each step, but it helps to write them down, review them with peers, and have a written list to update as you learn more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free. Some people are so passionate about a cause that they forget to consider the lack of business potential, while others are so enamored with profit that they jeopardize their ethics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I recommend a thirty to ninety-day trial period, defined in writing, where either party can terminate the relationship without recourse. You need the very best to maintain a competitive edge, and get the satisfaction you want for you and your team members. Assigning and measuring early milestones is a must. It won’t happen by default.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As I’m writing this, I’m thinking that these points are so obvious that they don’t need to be reiterated here. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. If you run the startup, and you don’t deal with this issue quickly, your fledgling business is in jeopardy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Even if your plan seems simple and intuitively obvious to you, writing it down and having it reviewed by experienced friends will moderate your passion and assure you that all key elements are addressed. But if you do it right, the joys and satisfaction, as well as financial returns, of your success can’t be beat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Second, in your search for partners, you need to be aware of the many considerations that can make the difference between success and failure in the business, as well as your satisfaction with the relationship. Bringing money and connections is great, but other less tangible things can rip the business apart. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Without precise goals, you can’t measure progress, and you miss the real satisfaction of knowing when to declare success. Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2016

The challenge is not to let success come without personal satisfaction, or at the expense of the ones you love. Write down your goals, and then take ownership to make them happen and feel the satisfaction. Successfully recovering from problems should be a key source of satisfaction. A motivated team is a successful one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free. Some people are so passionate about a cause that they forget to consider the lack of business potential, while others are so enamored with profit that they jeopardize their ethics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. The best part of the entrepreneur problem-solving lifestyle is that it can bring satisfaction and happiness to your work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2022

That isn’t very fulfilling to the growing number of entrepreneurs whose vision and satisfaction comes from making the world a better place, and enjoying a leisurely lifestyle with friends and family. Write down the “ what” of your vision, but let go of “ how” it will be achieved; you can’t control the precise manner, form, or timing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Write down your key goals and refer to this list before any interaction with your colleague. The result will be less work stress and more job satisfaction, as well as more positive movement in your career. Identifying your goal will help you avoid getting pulled into any drama and stay focused on constructive tactics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In my experience, you will have the most satisfaction and success if you can combine a strong sense of “purpose” with a quantifiable business opportunity. Write it down and validate it though friends and social media. For some, it’s all about the chance to run your own show, or advance a cause that you are passionate about.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

I recommend a thirty to ninety-day trial period, defined in writing, where either party can terminate the relationship without recourse. You need the very best to maintain a competitive edge, and get the satisfaction you want for you and your team members. Assigning and measuring early milestones is a must. It won’t happen by default.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

I went to an industry event where people actually called me self-centered for writing publicly. Some people draw satisfaction by pointing at you and saying, “See! In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. In 2008 I started VC blogging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Without precise goals, you can’t measure progress, and you miss the real satisfaction of knowing when to declare success. Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain. The more you use your new-found leadership ability, the greater will be your satisfaction and confidence. The more you know, the more self-confident you will be to make your own leadership decisions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. Learn new skills that will make you an expert in that domain, and both satisfaction and wealth will follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Write down your top 5 core values and review them often. Take satisfaction from wins to balance against setbacks. You must recognize that change is the new norm in business, so problems represent opportunities to learn something new, improve your productivity and competitiveness of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Then write down and prioritize your goals. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals. Helping others is the best way to forget your own fears and build the satisfaction of leadership as well as learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

This required ability is aided by some supportive personal attributes, such as confidence, initiative, problem solving, and determination, but the basic learning principles must include the following: Satisfaction will come from learning something new every day. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Evidence continues to mount that companies with trusted leaders, such as Zappos , tend to outperform others in financial results, as well as team satisfaction, by as much as three to one. Of course, delivering messages is not just saying the right thing, but also listening, writing, body language, and practicing what you preach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Although customers today are comfortable providing personal information in return for a better experience, they are also quick to write you off if you misuse the data, disclose it, or use it to push irrelevant products. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Then write down and prioritize your goals. Take satisfaction in widening your comfort zone, the opportunity to learn, and the progress toward your goals. Helping others is the best way to forget your own fears and build the satisfaction of leadership as well as learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2016

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2016, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Capture your “secret sauce.” Start with a service you know and love.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The real entrepreneurs I know are good at overcoming both people problems and business obstacles, and get satisfaction from the challenge. Put the decision in writing to prevent ambiguity. This reaffirms your commitment to the process, their satisfaction, and avoids any secondary problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Without precise goals, you can’t measure progress, and you miss the real satisfaction of knowing when to declare success. Write it down. On the other hand, most people don’t hesitate to write down excuses. Pick a reasonable time period and write down the date when you want to achieve it. It is vague and insubstantial.

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