Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2018

Starting a new venture and thriving in today’s economy is hard, but the best have figured out that customers and employees need to feel that you have a sense of purpose, to complement the company’s pursuit of profit. Your company has to be more than an in-animate brand – it has to come alive through people, starting at the top.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

If everyone works well together, you all feel a sense of job satisfaction. Declare constraints on your meeting times before starting. If you have other commitments pending, such as a meeting about to start, or phone call scheduled, these constraints need to be communicated early to avoid negative reactions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

A guiding principle for startup success, as well as the long-term health of a mature business, is a liberal dose of innovation at the beginning, with additions of the same on a regular basis. Executives should solicit new ideas from everyone at every level, both inside the organization and outside, top down and bottoms up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

Just as national cultures influence and shape a country, so does the startup culture set by founder strategy drive the future of a new venture. I believe this new focus on culture is a key to startup success today. It’s tempting as a startup to grab family members, or pay less and get inexperience. Place shapes culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology. They continue to be more strongly influenced by traditional purchase motivators, such as store discounts, recommendations, and proximity to a retailer. No-comfort consumers – 17 percent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Both want personal satisfaction and financial success. Every business depends on customers to thrive, and every employee role has some correlation to customer satisfaction. Employees can advance their career, as well as their satisfaction, by trying new approaches, new tools, and new relationships. In fact, U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Here is my list of the basics that some people in business tend to forget: Showing up consistently must still be priority one. Customers and peers still expect follow-up and timeliness. It’s not how many things you start, it’s how many you finish. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 11/19/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2018

In my work with startups, I have been struck by how relevant and critical these same initiatives are to even the earliest stage of new ventures, and how hard it is to change later if you don’t get it right the first time. This may seem obvious, but I found it hard to do, given the daily crises and distractions of a normal startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The result is that even highly engaged workers can get results without a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction. In my experience, both you and your team will have the most satisfaction and fulfillment if you can combine a strong sense of purpose with a quantifiable business opportunity. Don’t forget that critical side of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Being a consultant is a role that works with big companies, but I have found that it doesn’t get much traction in small businesses and startups. I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In big business, as well as startups, I have found that your effectiveness can be highly correlated to your ability to build and maintain people relationships, often more so than hard work, or how many hours you give. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/05/2018. A good coach is not a critic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2018

If you can check off all three by the end of the day, you will get the satisfaction of list completion, without the frustration of a growing list. Perfection is not really possible nor necessary in most business tasks, so I recommend the same strategy that good startups use on products, before shipping to customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2018

We all need people to support us, pick up our slack, and go to bat for us. Most people get a tremendous satisfaction from helping others, but are equally afraid to offer without being asked. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/09/2018. The fact is that none of us can go it alone in business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

With the current strong economy I’m seeing a continued resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. There is additional encouraging news for aspiring entrepreneurs on many fronts, just in case you are thinking about joining the existing ranks: Valuations of successful startups have hit an all-time high.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2018

This is another aspect of capitalizing on strengths and satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/06/2018. Richard Branson was quick to allow one of his own employees take the lead with a new venture in Australia, even though it meant losing him on the home team.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

Startups attempting to help address the shortage in a variety of ways abound. One such startup, Abodu , has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. It also claims to offer a cheaper and faster process than if one were to build an ADU from start to finish. housing market persists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. An unprecedented number of startups, almost 200 at last count, are now valued above $1 billion, according to a recent Forbes article.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

You are all frustrated when that never happens, even after years of 16-hour days, repeated efforts to hire the right people, and multiple campaigns to delegate more and sign up for less. Only then can you start to adjust your time and your company to let it run without your constant involvement. Some are just stuck.

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