TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype , the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. Plus, cities that allowed shared e-scooter companies in their midsts are increasingly making it difficult for scooter companies to operate sustainably. In 2021, over 1.2 million car trips.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2021

In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always looking around the corner for the next big thing. Recent articles report that companies where everyone is focused on the big picture can increase their returns by up to 400 percent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. His Virgin Group today consists of over 400 companies. Create innovative change from existing resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

By definition, true innovations are things we haven’t seen yet, but here are a few pricing alternatives that have contributed to the success of companies I know, and I recommend for evaluation by every business leader: Charging a premium for your technology innovation. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/28/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Internet domain name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Obviously, both are required for a company to stay healthy and growing. People-centric leaders realize that the right motivated and accountable people are their real competitive advantage. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/15/2021. Only people can look ahead and prepare for the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

Unions are making new inroads at sacrosanct companies, including Kickstarter and Amazon. New and old entrepreneurs submitted over five million startup business applications in 2021 and again in 2022, making these the most popular years on record , according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He learned to use a positive set of principles and his personality to overcome these disadvantages, and now is a self-made billionaire, leading over 400 companies. Your strengths are your real competitive advantages, so focus on them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/02/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Some people like the challenges of building a product and starting a company, then doing it again, while others look forward to scaling the business and driving a world-wide public enterprise. His Virgin Group now encompasses over 400 companies, and his legacy as a leader is assured. What do you see as your legacy and exit strategy?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Today’s generation of customers assign value to uniqueness, flexibility, and a perfect fit, so this is a competitive advantage you can highlight with credibility. In today’s ease of global communication, people buy from people, not from companies. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

For example, Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes attributes his ability to raise a seed round and build a $400M company to his commitment to provide a free pair of shoes to the underprivileged for every pair sold. You need to show you have a “Plan B,” and a never-give-up mindset, in handling any competitive threat or customer reaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

More and more, I see that companies with the most fiercely loyal customers and the best image in the marketplace provide the most memorable overall customer experience, not just the lowest price or the best quality product. That customer experience is the best competitive advantage you can have, and the best predictor of long-term success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2021

In my role as mentor to business professionals, I often get the question about your potential of going out on your own as an entrepreneur, versus your current role of working for a boss at an established company. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/10/2021. You need to sell yourself, as well as your product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Postulate competitive reactions and your responses. Try to give some clear direction or when and how you see this happening, based on similar companies in your marketplace, or connections you already have in the pipeline. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/16/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Every person and every company needs a set of core values. In this very competitive age, with the current high rate of change in the marketplace, it behooves you to maximize your self-leadership, and be perceived as the business leader you always wanted to be. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/21/2021.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal. The following year, she stepped down as CEO, and by 2016, her company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Boohoo. Then, Amoruso started a company called Girlboss that was likened to “Linkedin for Women.”

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Malicious attackers perceive tech startups as vulnerable, valuable targets: startups often have fewer infrastructure protections and smaller IT teams than their more established counterparts, and multiple connections to larger companies with lucrative data. . million in 2021, which includes both immediate and long-term effects.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A popular set of metrics for customer views is the New Promoter System ( NPS ), available from Bain & Company. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/08/2021. Business and customer satisfaction data measurements are required, in addition to subjective assessments of team progress, tradeoffs, and investment decisions.

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