Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Later cleanup can double your costs and risks.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Despite that apparent hunger, two scooter operators – Lyft and Spin – recently exited the Los Angeles area, blaming a lack of favorable regulations and too much competition, which apparently made it difficult to turn a profit. kilometers in July 2022 and 2.53 It’s so car dominated and hungry for alternatives to the automobile.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

Once your business is running and sustainable , everyone these days expects it to grow, as an indication of long-term health and competitiveness. Improve reaction time to competitive situations. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 5/12/2022. Only then can the business survive and thrive for the long-term.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Competition. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent. Marty Zwilling First published on Gust on 11/8/2022. New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on product direct costs, and underestimate marketing and sales costs, overhead costs, and support costs. How many competitors do you have?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

All businesses these days are too complex to be one-person shows, so you need all the complementary held you can find to keep up with customers and competition, fill your expertise gaps, and scale the market. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/16/2022. Marketing your personal brand and your vision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Organic growth, without utilization of digital channels, is not enough today to stay competitive and achieve long-term success in today’s environment, especially against the large e-commerce players with a global reach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In my experience, competition is the biggest challenge here. Even the best solutions require marketing and motivating advocates these days, with the rise of instant global competition, and flood of alternatives available via the Internet. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/17/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

Discourage internal team competition and silos. If they see you as the competition or the enemy, you will never get winning results. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/17/2022. This starts with instituting a hiring and training program that emphasizes collaboration, and rewards individual expression and empowerment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

Foster collaboration rather than competition. You are the key to all of these constituents working together to win, especially in an increasingly competitive world. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/5/2022. Sometimes the last thing you need are people who always say “yes.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Incubating is not enough; successful new ventures must be quickly scaled to stay ahead of competition and show a level of acceptance by customers as well as your financial executives. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/24/2022. Get prepared for the accelerate and scaling phase.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Generating a written plan will force you to think through all the key elements for success, including market definition, solution features, financials, real competition, and marketing. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 9/16/2022. Take the steps needed to improve your success odds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In today’s knowledge-based and highly competitive environment, strategic leadership and company direction can still most quickly be decided and executed in a hierarchical organization. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/20/2022. Leadership and hierarchy perform strategic functions.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The smart ones were already working on new features, and able to counter competition quickly. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 9/7/2022. I have worked with several new business owners who were convinced that no one could match their offering, only to be surprised by how fast competitors appeared.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). We could talk with customers, meet the entire management team, review financial plans, review customer purchasing cohorts, evaluate the competition, etc. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A little competition for results is always a good thing. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/3/2022. Don’t wait for the next performance appraisal, or for an accumulation of good events. In fact, it’s more impactful to give the praise in public, as long as it doesn’t negate the role of others, or cause political strife.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The business world today is very competitive, and customers are more and more demanding. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/10/2022. In summary, perseverance is essential in the workplace because it allows you to continue working towards your goals even when things get tough, and they will get tough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Find other situations that led to success, or explain why the environment, competition, or opportunity has changed to reduce the risk of failure. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/7/2022. Your idea has unpredictable negative side effects. This usually means that you need more specifics to offset the projected qualms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

In today’s rapidly changing and highly competitive business world, I encourage each of you to utilize every force at your disposal. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/19/2022. These multipliers also are no substitute for a highly engaged and trained team, supplied with the right tools and leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/27/2022. If you do it right, you have a huge opportunity for long-term success. Relentlessly drive improvement, change, and growth. Start today and enjoy the learning.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

It was a way to make it hard for your competition to compete. I told my colleagues at our annual holiday party this past week that 2022 has been my most fulfilling as a VC and I’ve been doing this for > 15 years and nearly 10 more as an entrepreneur. Ask Xi or Putin how that’s going for them. Valuations were a measure of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/22/2022. Keeping your business small is the right answer for you. You don’t want the big business challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/18/2022. Even though you will never be great at all tasks, some are important enough that it's worth the extra effort to learn more, practice, and achieve minimal competence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/15/2022. Now is the time to assess your own position, get input from constituents and mentors, and focus on improving your position where you can. Only then can you enjoy the advantages you deserve, and have more fun as well.

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Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Download the “Tech Startup Trends into 2022 and Beyond” Guide. Tech startups looking to stay competitive should stay informed on the latest consumer experience and industry trends. Reach out to our team , and we can discuss your security needs and solutions designed to address any vulnerabilities.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

billion company in the brutally competitive beauty industry, especially one with such broad appeal. — Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso) June 1, 2022. Glossier affirmed our inherent beauty, then reminded us that we can be even more beautiful if we buy their “Boy Brow” pomade, which sold one tube every 32 seconds by 2018.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. If there was a process or bidding war or something resembling a competition, he would just walk,” the employee said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2022

As with most investors and advisors, I always look first at some key personal characteristics and leadership strategies that I find often make you a more likely survivor and winner in the highly competitive world of businesses, both new and mature. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/2/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Many of you will argue that business plans are no longer required for funding, but I assure you that there is no better way to quantify your own analysis of your value proposition, market size, business model, competition, required marketing, and strategy. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/24/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2022

All great business organization are internally competitive, and thrive on recognition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/8/2022. Yet I eventually learned that leadership is not always about saying new and exciting things to everyone, but about repeating key things until all are really heard.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2022

You need leaders who focus on delivering value to the market and dealing with competitors, addressing customer and competitive needs now and in the long-term. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/10/2022. It’s no secret today that customers are more demanding than ever.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. However, to gain a true competitive edge, you still need to implement effective solutions first at the local level. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. However, to gain a true competitive edge, you still need to implement effective solutions first at the local level. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. However, to gain a true competitive edge, you still need to implement effective solutions first at the local level. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Marty Zwilling.

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