Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Use metrics to support judgment in decisions. Metrics should be seen as guides, helping to direct and support good behavior, but not absolute measurements of good or bad judgment and wisdom. Metrics are necessary to acquire knowledge and turn it into action. Marty Zwilling First published on IvyExec.com on 9/25/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Based on my own many years of experience as both an employee and an executive, here are my key recommendations to improve your business productivity, traction and momentum: Implement business metrics, and tie incentives to results. Perfection is not an affordable target in product development, sales or customer support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Contrary to a popular myth, problem-solving is a talent that can be developed. Make sure there are metrics for problem counts, resolution time and revenue impact. Thus every aspiring entrepreneur needs to develop a problem-solving mindset, and learn to enjoy both the problem and the solution. It never ends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Innovative products and services always take longer to develop than anticipated, and quality problems pop up where least expected. Make sure all new development is buffered, rather than stretch-oriented. Smart entrepreneurs have metrics for assessing their progress against milestones and regularly communicate new insights to the team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

Of course, these should never be in a customer pitch, but investors expect an overall strategy with specific budgets, milestones and metrics. It requires the same level of understanding of your business that you probably have already put into developing your product or service, over a period of months.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Successful entrepreneurs start with a customer problem, and develop a solution, rather than the other way around. Develop market insights and a growth vision far beyond today. Manage by metrics rather than by crisis and emotion. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/11/2015. Anyone can.

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