Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2022

No matter how excited your initial customers appear to be, every market has a saturation point on new and repeat sales. Start today with new customer acquisition efforts. Be prepared to create and train a dedicated support group that can keep up with your now large and growing install base of demanding customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Here are some key ones that I find often overlooked in the passion of the moment or the rush to get started: Aim your innovations at real customer problems. You can be that person, if you demonstrate and practice commitment, determination, a real plan, and show that you never give up. Assemble the resources needed for the business.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 3, 2022

Square is teaming up with Apple to enable the ‘Tap to Pay' iPhone functionality within the Square Point of Sale app. This team-up didn't happen immediately: When Apple first revealed its Tap to Pay feature in February 2022, some media outlets called it the “Square-killer,” and Square's stock did indeed dip by 3%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In many cases, the ideas may be small ones, such as starting a promotion to kick-start sales on a stalled item, or suggesting a huge strategy move to acquire Netflix and supplement an already healthy Blockbuster DVD rental business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/7/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software. Rarely is there alignment between sales and marketing. Long sales cycles obscure beginning and end of costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2022

Thus, I challenge each of you to measure yourself against the following practices which I believe will expand your thinking and ability to keep up with the pace of change, and win in the global marketplace today: Don’t let your passion alone drive the business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 5/17/2022.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

Grocery delivery startup Instacart used to be valued at $39 billion. Another reason could be a steep drop in sales growth rate since the start of the pandemic, when many people suddenly became interested in getting groceries dropped off at their door. . — Fat Tail Capital (@FatTailCapital) March 25, 2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2022

Even though ‘big data’ has now been around for several years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. By transforming a single shopper's path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. Protecting the environment. trillion U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2022

I’m sure you will agree that not all business leaders are created equal, starting from the CEO on down. Today even small businesses need complex organizations that work together in alignment, remote and online, including marketing, sales, delivery, and support. Every business leader needs good “ managing up ” skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. entrepreneur glocalization international local startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

In my role of business advisor to startups, I often recommend these to increase initial brand identity and market penetration. With the rate of market change today, and the advent of worldwide competitors, you need every strategy you can muster to keep up, and respond quickly to new threats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Potential Startup Opportunities. The research organization CIRP announced in August that sales of smart speakers had exceeded 50 million, with sales expected to grow 48% over the following twelve months. Amazon remains the market leader, due in large part to its two-year head start. The entire report is available HERE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For example, Patagonia donates one percent of their sales to environmental charities, and has a high sense of community. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/2/2022. Another key to community is adopting a common higher purpose , such as a social or environmental cause, rather than financial gain alone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Even in today’s remote environments, you can use video sessions, social media, and email to keep up with team efforts informally and share updates, both positive and negative. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/9/2022. Iterative and repeatable business processes with only a financial objective foster low engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2019

Even though ‘big data’ has now been around for several years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. By transforming a single shopper's path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. Protecting the environment.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. ‘People say we’re crazy’ As venture capitalists wake up to the business opportunity, they’re seeding startups that help influencers go from hobbyists to professionals. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage).

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