Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. No one is happy or satisfied.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2017

Some of the best-prepared people I know are the least productive, and they are quick to offer the excuse that they are idea people, perfectionists, or easily distracted. Most often, these people are the ones who keep detailed task checklists, and get great satisfaction from crossing off each item as it is completed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2018

As a business advisor, one of the things I see most often as a drag to productivity and growth is employees who, despite their best efforts, can’t change things that they know are hurting the company. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/26/2017. Things that are not measured cannot be managed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Thus most investors I know claim to invest in the person, rather than the product. When people feel good about themselves, the business looks positive, productivity goes up, and relationships are a lot better. Takers can never get satisfaction, and they antagonize those around them. Build high self-esteem in you and your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

A big influx of customer orders may feel like success, but can kill your business quickly if you don’t have the cash to manufacture product, deliver on a timely basis, and cover receivables. Start by setting some specific growth targets, and implement metrics to chart your progress. Manage cash flow personally every day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Dart and Lewis should know, since both have over twenty-five years of experience consulting with dozens of retail and consumer product companies, old and new. Measure your agility by putting metrics on change. Some may have no product at all for carry-out, with demonstrations and iPads for ordering and delivery the next day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2017

Too many inventors I know spend their six years or more perfecting the product, and give up in desperation if the business doesn’t then take off overnight. You may be able to invent a product alone, but a business requires partnerships, multiple disciplines, and loyal customers. Good business people are pragmatists.

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