Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. That challenge is a major business opportunity, as well as a risk, for startups. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In my role as mentor to many of you aspiring entrepreneurs, I often find you convinced that all you need to start is a unique innovation or idea , and now you are ready to jump in with both feet and enjoy the ride. Remember that being an entrepreneur is all about starting and running a business, after the initial invention.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

If you are a passionate technologist , it’s easy to forget that marketing is required to sell even the most compelling solution, to cut through the information overload everyone sees today on the internet. As a business adviser, I still see too many new venture founders who skimp on their marketing focus, or start too late.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

This pricing strategy started primarily associated with buffet restaurants, but the concept has now been applied to many other businesses. Often online consumers will provide information such as birth dates, education levels and occupations. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/28/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works. See some recent examples in the 10 of the Top Social Media Campaigns of 2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Always use multiple methods, including verbal and written, for defining an assignment, including accountability, with checkpoints and follow-up from you along the way. Make sure that metrics and goals are set up front, and not modified as the project progresses. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/27/2021.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Constance Curtis , the Founder and CEO of The List (www.getthelistapp.com), thinks so, and tells us about her startup's efforts to bring the world of matchmaking to the modern worldand how her own frustration with online dating let to her startup. With matchmaking, you hire someone to do everything for you, setting you up for dates.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The husband and wife co-founders behind the direct-to-consumer cookware and dinnerware startup retailer OurPlace are big believers in the notion that the doorway to inclusive communities opens through the kitchen. . Two of the new products available from startup direct to consumer cookware and dinnerware brand OurPlace.

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Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

Google has announced that its staff will work from home until at least July 2021. Google has announced that its staff will work from home until at least July 2021. . In the short-term, Facebook employees can work from home until 2021, though offices reopened on 6th July for those who needed to come in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to reach $114 billion by 2021, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. According to more recent statistics , fewer than a quarter of all crowdfunding operations end up being successful, and the rest have to return anything they do collect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2021

Selling your business is much like starting it, and not something you can do in your spare time. Many owners have no appreciation for the value they have built up over the years, while others tend to always have an inflated view of their worth. Disclose proprietary information to incent interest.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

There are thousands of grants up for grabs through government website portals, but since this type of financing is designed to support the public, their eligibility criteria tend to be quite specific. Government business grants are financial awards issued by federal, state, or local authorities. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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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. If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

While the pandemic has destroyed our ability to personally interact, it has opened up a whole new set of possibilities for virtual meetings - which has been of tremendous value to Thin Line. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? A significant percent of Thin Lines investors are overseas.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The ADAPT program was intentionally designed for new graduates or unemployed individuals who want to skill up in this data economy.    What are you most looking forward to in the technology world in 2021? . At    What are you most looking forward to in the technology world in 2021?

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. Over the past decade, they saw the differences in relationships as brands began to start more online. Buyers then can bid on the goods.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Unfortunately, what I see in this Internet age is information overload, and new product differentiation is harder than ever before. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

People sense quickly when you are withholding partial information, perhaps in an effort to protect them or mislead them. Don’t bury them in so much information that attention spans are exceeded. Maybe it’s time to be more proactive in follow up, seeking feedback from others about how you can communicate more effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain. How you communicate informally and spend your time is as important as the decisions you make as a leader. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/21/2021. Make sure everyone knows your expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

However, you can always inform, inspire, and build trust through good actions. Refrain from bringing up the past to new customers, and celebrate every success with all your constituents. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/22/2021. Seek long-term resolutions. Be realistic about what you have control over.

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