Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. A passionate entrepreneur I met a while back had found that a certain algae could be grown cheaply, and could end world hunger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

In my role as advisor and mentor to many new entrepreneurs, I often find myself suggesting that they think bigger. We all are excited to hear real innovation, and struggle daily to increase every potential entrepreneur’s scope of thinking. For example, smart entrepreneurs look for recognizable patterns in disconnected domains.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

I often wonder whether you as the entrepreneur have worked as hard on your pricing strategy as you have on your innovative solution. Small but important options to provide expedited delivery, or priority service can significantly increase your average sale, without being tagged as a higher price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and occasional angel investor, I often see and hear innovative product pitches that sound exciting, but are missing one or more of the key business elements that investors deem critical for funding consideration. Specify a primary customer channel for sales.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

The company also has a proprietary “Monte Carlo Simulation” to plug in point-of-sale data to manage its inventory levels at stores and reduce food waste. He said the company has been growing in double-digits month over month, had zero churn and produced five times as much food this year versus the same time period in 2021. “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

As a long-time business advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I consistently find that the most thriving businesses are people-centric, and those team members create the best processes, rather than the other way around. 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 13, 2021

As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. I found these maladies summarized well in a new book, “ Radical Product Thinking ,” by entrepreneur Radhika Dutt. Obsessive sales – must meet revenue goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2021

For example, after Yvon Chouinard founded Patagonia , he wisely recognized a growing interest in helping the environment, and capitalized on it by dedicating a percent of sales to environmental needs. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/23/2021. This locked in engagement from his employees and customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

You won’t need the multiple follow-ups and time to close new sales. Many entrepreneurs I know faithfully monitor social media to quickly respond to problems and react to customer feed back, both positive and negative. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/27/2021. Use social media for marketing, not just feedback.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

based company makes money on the sale of the house, managing the rental and connecting homeowners to a lender that will give them money to acquire the rental property. The Culver City, Calif.-based “Garage conversions were a new concept for us,” Martin McCauley told Curbed Los Angeles.

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