Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors.

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Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2023

With the availability of high-speed Internet and social media access around the world, it’s easy for entrepreneurs to assume that the world is just one big homogeneous market, and project their business will scale accordingly. My summary recommendation is to quantify the context difference or institutional distance to each new market.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Social Media Entrepreneur Summary 110

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey. Buying large detailed reports from market research freelancers and name-brand providers usually costs several thousand dollars, and often is not required to find the summary data you need to satisfy investors.

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Statistics Research Report Newsletter 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

what is the importance of social media? what is wrong with today’s social media? Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 35:29 Why people use social media. Eric is so damn good. Little money.

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Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Arnie’s responses. In social media, the underlying artifact of the ecosystem is that consumers are following people. What do you think the social media ecosystem will look like in three years and what role will a fully matured Ad.ly For exact quotes, watch the videos.

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Social Media Platform Media Networking 252

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In this age of millennials and social media, individual workers are more driven by the greater good, work-life balance, and peer culture, than by organizational pressures. In summary, I am supportive of the trend toward delayering, reducing the number of managerial layers, and managerial training for those interested in that role.

Outsource 133

Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience. You see this today on the Internet with people who dominate social media as “influencers,” leading customers to new trends and brands.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Coach Mentor Customer 143

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I saw a good summary of the most effective ways to source prospective investors in a classic book, “ The Art of Startup Fundraising ,” by Alejandro Cremades, who has been there and done that, both as an entrepreneur and an investor. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

The specifics of these shortcomings are hard to nail down, but I was impressed with the good summary provided in a new book, “ Make It, Don’t Fake It ,” by Sabrina Horn. Pay close attention to social media and online feedback, and never respond defensively. Don’t wait for quarterly morale surveys, or feedback from HR.

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Examples Customer Custom Social Media 170

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But they can otherwise save you much time and effort, and are also safer and more productive than the old-fashioned approach of broadcast emailing or cold-calling every investor you can find in online directories, or responding to the risky spam offers you get for funding on social media.

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Platform Equity Invest Technical Advisors 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With the availability of high-speed Internet and social media access around the world, it’s easy for entrepreneurs to assume that the world is just one big homogeneous market, and project their business will scale accordingly. My summary recommendation is to quantify the context difference or institutional distance to each new market.

Marketing 134

Marketing Outsource Development Social Media Entrepreneur 134

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey. Buying large detailed reports from market research freelancers and name-brand providers usually costs several thousand dollars, and often is not required to find the summary data you need to satisfy investors.

Marketing 157

Marketing Statistics Research Report 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media. Professional investors normally like to invest only in billion dollar opportunities, with double-digit growth rates. Are you uniquely qualified to deliver the solution?

Startup 96

Startup Education Ideas Customer 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2022

You need to build it every day by networking to add connections, using social media to build followers, industry event participation, and gathering customer anecdotes to show your presence and understanding of the relevant domain. He brings nearly 30 years of behavioral neuroscience to the table. Confidence adds leverage.

Satisfaction 116

Satisfaction Social Media Summary Entrepreneur 116

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. In summary, business collaboration and “lead with we” is more than a new mindset.

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Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience. Features, availability, and brand are just the price of entry.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” “Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.”

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a business owner, I myself had to learn to depend on skilled partners, rather than jump in and try to solve every business challenge myself, from fund raising to social media.

Satisfaction 101

Satisfaction Startup Social Media Summary 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2022

I believe these same mindsets are equally applicable to the entrepreneurs I mentor, and all of you small business leaders, so I offer you my summary of the authors’ conclusions, paraphrased here, with my own insights: Be bold in vision, strategy, and resource allocation.

Template 109

Template Demand Social Media Summary 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media. Professional investors normally like to invest only in billion dollar opportunities, with double-digit growth rates. Are you uniquely qualified to deliver the solution?

Startup 166

Startup Education Ideas Customer 166

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

If you are rolling out a new business, or focusing on a revamp for your existing one, here is a summary of the key elements I recommend as a long-time business advisor for a winning customer-centric strategy today: Demonstrate a commitment to purpose and vision.

Customer 133

Customer Custom Satisfaction Examples 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

Here is a summary of the barriers we both still see all too often in the business world, with some thoughts on how to overcome them: Many fear human limits in number of relationships. It’s true, we all have limits on the number of relationships we can manage. That’s more than enough to put you ahead of your competition.

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Social Media News Tool Email 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

I see too many investor pitches, and even executive summaries that ramble on for many pages without a clear message. Blogs are a great way for potential business partners to find each other, and build a social media relationship before getting into the hard negotiations of who gets how much. Let that ideal co-founder find you.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Scott, just published a new book that I like,” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he recommends today: Search-engine marketing. Social-media advertising. business David T.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Bloom is a widely known expert on managing business growth, and he starts by summarizing the three key weapons of current customers, which include an instant summary of choices, prices, and features. Bloom’s classic book, “ The New Experts: Win Today's Newly Empowered Customers.” This new world is all about empowered customers.

Customer 124

Customer Custom Startup Course 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Prepare an executive summary and investor presentation. Angel investors expect to review a short executive summary before booking time to hear an investor presentation or taking the time to analyze a full business plan. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media.

Angel 65

Angel Startup Technical Review Social Media 65

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Scott, published a book a while back that I like, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I saw him on stage at the event talking about how he used social media to engage audiences. If you want to get schooled by a guy who’s done it all I suggest watching this video interview I did with him that has already been watched 55,000 times or if you prefer a summary version in writing it’s here.

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Conference Slides Social Media Summary 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In a recent book by business technologies guru Joe Wozny, “ The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success ,” I found a good summary of the top strategies, with some practical advice on how to implement them: Understand what’s in a name on the Internet. Engage your audience with social media.

Startup 96

Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Some board members spend all of their time in the meeting on electronic devices doing email or even checking social media. Summary: Making Your Board More Effective Chose the right members. I call these “filibuster” boards. I’ve seen both quite a bit. Sometimes boards are misaligned due to incentives.

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Startup Venture Capital Layoffs Resource 269

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

For example, while social media exchanges are now quick and simple, they miss all the body language and emotion that many believe constitute more than fifty percent of human relations and communication. Be open to sharing personal information and summaries of conversations you’ve had with senior executives.

Social Media 78

Social Media Satisfaction Summary Activity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

The first page of the business plan better be an executive summary which gives the investor a taste of the financials, as well as opportunity, competition, and key executives. “I Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” “Attached is a copy of my full business plan for your review.”

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124