Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Unfortunately, these goals are often mutually exclusive, and focusing on the wrong ones won’t bring you that business success and satisfaction you crave. For example, Richard Branson relishes the satisfaction of initiating innovative startups, and rewarding strong team members with the opportunity to run a joint spinoff.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Obviously, both are required for a company to stay healthy and growing. That takes less time and gives everyone greater satisfaction. The results, and listening to employee feedback may surprise you, and changing your priorities may surprise you as well by improving your image, job satisfaction, and business results.

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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. Don’t try to hide your real direction or aspirations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Business and customer satisfaction data measurements are required, in addition to subjective assessments of team progress, tradeoffs, and investment decisions. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

From his experience as a consultant with major brands, and as a Top 50 Keynote Speaker in the World, Simon outlines six key steps in moving your company to this new reality. The evidence is clear that companies that help people in need, and the environment, are paid back in revenue by the rest of us. Practice your agility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As I “grew up” in business in big companies, including IBM, I always wondered why the real innovations seemed to come from startups, while we had more resources and more experience. If you see yourself or your company ignoring any of these, now is the time to take action: Invest in a new market, as well as new features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/09/2021. Today is the time to start down that road.

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Southern California Edison Blog

MAY 15, 2020

million in 2021 1. In 2021, the average person will spend an estimated 100 minutes watching online videos each day, a 19 percent increase from 84 minutes per day in 2019 2. Looking to future needs, CDNs allow media companies to ramp up their ability to continue to push out media content without a decline in quality or accessibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2021

It started a few years ago with the advent of email satisfaction surveys after an online purchase, but now includes interactive Internet ads, as well as custom requests for input on the design of future products and influencers on social media. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/15/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2021

As I work with aspiring you new venture leaders, I always wish I had a definitive checklist of all the right attributes that I could share with you, encourage you to develop and highlight in your efforts with potential investors, and guide your own actions in starting the next billion dollar company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The old fable of “you are known by the company you keep” has never been more true. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be an entrepreneur today, or feel success and satisfaction from your efforts. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/19/2021. Build relationships with known business leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Every person and every company needs a set of core values. The more you use your new-found leadership ability, the greater will be your satisfaction and confidence. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/21/2021. You can’t be a leader without values. Display personal leadership often to build momentum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

These can be as simple as regularly counting positive versus negative results from a Google search, to satisfaction survey improvements over time. Remember that your company reputation and your personal one are two different things, but they are inextricably intertwined. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/22/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Based on my own experience in large companies, as well as small ones, here are seven key strategies I recommend for building the teams and culture that will drive business success: Admit to yourself and others that you need help. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/09/2021. Keep teams small, diverse, and collaborative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Sir Richard Branson , who controls over 400 active companies, never appears to be even working. The result is a new level of productivity, loyalty, and personal satisfaction for you as well as everyone on your team. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/06/2021. Prevent: solve problems before they happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Evidence continues to mount that companies with trusted leaders, such as Zappos , tend to outperform others in financial results, as well as team satisfaction, by as much as three to one. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/31/2021. Confidence and trust lead to agreement and action.

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Southern California Edison Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

With the ability to browse pictures and information on a property’s website, companies may not sign up for a showing if they feel the building lacks the right amenities. Property Owner Checklist to Drive Tenant Satisfaction. Now more than ever, building owners are losing out on potential tenants even before they visit.

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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. If you enjoy wearing many different hats and are constantly learning new skills, you will get more satisfaction as an entrepreneur.

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