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

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. Identify team champions to drive initiatives and processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2017

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. Your happiness and productivity will both go up. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 08/10/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Think of value propositions as bundles of services or products that create benefits (value) for customers. Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

Let them go to find a better fit, with real job satisfaction. Even worse, people follow your example, causing greater damage to productivity and morale. Carrying them, or allowing them to continue with no change until retirement, kills your credibility, as well as the productivity of the entire team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2017

She provides pragmatic advice for dealing with the three pains of the brain (social, status, and priorities) that erode your control and your satisfaction with work that you really love to do. Otherwise don’t let guilt trick you into thinking you are actually doing something productive for you. If yes, apologize, then do better.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2017

Many people find great satisfaction in just checking off completed items. Trying to cure procrastination by putting in more hours and skipping time off is counter-productive. Maintain a positive attitude and maximum productivity to get things done on time. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/09/2017.

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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. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/20/2017. Manage cash flow personally every day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2017

You will then experience satisfaction, instead of increased pressure. The most productive and respected business people know their limits and assertively protect them. Time spent building and maintaining key work relationships can dramatically improve your productivity, reduce stress, and raise your melting point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2017

People who are the most productive, and also make good coaches, are keenly self-aware, understand how to manage their emotions, and are able to create sustainable relationships with others. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/11/2017. Only add team members that are emotionally mature. Life-long learners make great coaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Thus top entrepreneurs spend as much time getting the right team in place to run the business as building the product or service. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/09/2017. That’s a win-win for both partners. Don’t let your ego get in the way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Business productivity is all about having the right people, even though I’m bombarded daily with online tools and mobile apps that promise to solve every problem with automation and data. In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Employees can be much more productive if they fully understand strategic issues and focus correspondingly. Everyone wins when more efficient work on the right items results in higher customer satisfaction, lower prices, and more profit per employee. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/13/2017.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

The California legislature changed laws in 2017 to make it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Since then, it has put “dozens and dozens” of units in the ground, and has multiple dozen units in production on top of that, according to CEO and co-founder John Geary. All have kitchens and living space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Bloomberg reports that forty-nine percent more companies went public in 2017 versus 2016. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Business is more about people than product. As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017.

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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. Count the number of new projects, time and resources required to implement, and measure the return in revenue, customer satisfaction, or cost savings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

" Every employee appreciates guidance on both – to do the right thing at the right point in time, towards attainment of the organization’s goals, as well as employee satisfaction and perceived productivity. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/01/2017. Demonstrates extensive and current domain knowledge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

With everything included for as little as $199 a month, it’s not surprising that it was the most up-voted find on Product Hunt the day it launched. Marty: How do you see the climate and opportunity for startups in New York for 2017?

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2017

As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. Today we need it to improve engagement, confidence, and work satisfaction for all business professionals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2017

It diffuses tension and can lead to constructive conversation that allows you and your peers to work together productively. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 08/19/2017. In all cases, it’s important to be positive and maintain a can-do attitude. People avoid negativity and they are drawn to positivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2017

Most new business founders find there is a big gap between them loving the idea, and buying the product or service. Great entrepreneurs find the satisfaction and the learning in making those steps, rather than merely thinking about them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/15/2017.

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