Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2023

Every business organization, large or small, has a variety of individual and team member types that factor into your ability to innovate and change the business to meet evolving customer needs and competition. Coach: force for stability and mentoring. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/26/2023

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2023

I recommend that you ask for help from a mentor to point out areas for improvement. Nurture your relationship with critical and loyal customers. You need to be working closely with your key customers, engaging them, and finding out what is going on in their world. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/19/2023

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Unfortunately, many of the business professionals I meet these days in my mentoring and consulting activities feel perennially stressed and out of control, versus calm and satisfied with their position. Make every effort to have your mind be totally present for each challenge from a team member or customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I assure you that these are important lessons that will enhance your career, as well as improve your odds of success with customers, partners, and even your family. Ask a trusted coach or mentor for feedback to make sure that you are not part of the problem with difficult team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Based on my own experience as a mentor and angel investor, I find that as many as ninety percent of startups fail in the first five years, despite their best efforts. These are necessary to attract customers, investors, and give you a line of defense with competitors. Test your plan to get feedback from real customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Yet I find in my mentoring practice that more and more team members prefer the human-centered approach and respond with more engagement and commitment. This promotes more psychological safety, better relationships, and allows all to work effectively in uncomfortable situations with customers and peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Change is the only constant in today’s world of customers and competitors. An example is the famed mentoring relationship between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , both very busy and very smart people. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/5/2023 He then succeeded. Keep your primary attention on market needs today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Assess who you can get for value and mentoring. These relationships must be nurtured over time, balanced against your personal life, and grow to include major customers, competitors, and potential acquirers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/14/2023 Acquire skills to implement good business processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2023

By demonstrating positivity and mentoring, you can make collaboration and connecting with others a productive and enjoyable experience, rather than a burden. It leads to better team member retention and will ultimately give you a competitive advantage, more productivity, and fewer customer crises. Face the worst and don’t panic.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2023

Both authors are recipients of numerous academic and management awards for leadership thinking, and I will summarize here their key strategy insights, combined with my own experiences: Lead with a focus on finding customer value. Aim high to build a better world for customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/08/2023

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