Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2021

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that burns resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Focus on activities rather than results.

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Startup Resource Training Entrepreneur 161

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

The most attractive revenue model today for services is subscriptions, and for products it is sales and support. Investors know that operational and employee expenses are always higher than anticipated, not to mention customer acquisition costs, capital expenses, and ongoing competitive initiatives. Outline your key activities to win.

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Funding Template Resource Competition 132

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Computers and the Internet have now brought in a new era that relies on data to make profitable business decisions in the competitive environment. Below is a full explanation of how small businesses can leverage technology to earn a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Cloud Services. BPM Software. BPM Software.

Competition 40

Competition Technology Social Media Tips 40

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Proactive customer service.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Platform Customer 142

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2019

The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. SUN faces some formidable competition in the scooter and mobility market, with very well funded competitors like Bird, Lime, Wheels, Razor, Uber, and Lyft very active across the local market. READ MORE>>.

Demand 124

Demand Marketing San Diego Los Angeles 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The company used its overdraft protection service and money management display to shift customers’ focus away from the total balance that their account would show by giving them a sense of how much was actually left in their accounts once debits were included in their statements.

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Company Companies Startup Tips 262

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Just for clarification, I characterize a product plan as a formal description of your product or service, with a quick business description at the end for effect. This section of the product plan details every element of the product or service that is your solution. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Valid social media objectives for a business should include one or more of the following: increased brand awareness, lead generation, service and support, or reputation management. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support. Create an action plan with metrics.

Social Media 135

Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

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. Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Marty Zwilling

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. True business titans deliver both invention and innovation.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Highlight the competitive edge you bring to the market. Resist the urge to expand your offering during early growth with additional products, services, and business models. Most new businesses need three to five advisors or board members to regularly evaluate progress and resource needs, as well as your own leadership.

Marketing 116

Marketing Resource Training Startup 116

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Every entrepreneur tries to maximize his startup growth by building and selling more product and services for the widest geographic area that he can support. Actively pursue mergers and acquisitions. The initiator funds the innovators’ development activities and gives them the flexibility to work independently.

Organization 132

Organization CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 132

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Yet as an active angel investor, I still get this question on a regular basis, so I’ll try to outline the considerations in common-sense terms. Bartering services. Bartering occurs when you exchange goods or services without exchanging money.

Funding 130

Funding Equity Technical Review Organization 130

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Marketing, sales, support, and service operations.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

If you are one of the many professionals still trapped between jobs by circumstances outside your control, or are about to dump the loser job you have now, you should be actively defining and starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal job. Let me explain why this is a win-win deal, no matter what the outcome.

Startup 156

Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 156

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. True business titans deliver both invention and innovation.

Startup 171

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 171

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. I doubt if any of these are really listening to their customers.

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Customer Custom Product Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

While you all recognize that reacting to weak market signals is critical to staying in business and staying competitive, I find that many don’t have the skills and focus to trigger change decisions on a timely basis. Proactively evaluate new technologies for impact. Investigate broader implications of disruptive events.

Marketing 162

Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Today, customer loyalty is based on the “ total customer experience ,” as opposed to price or service alone. Their experience is their end-to-end journey with you, starting with how their friends see you, shopping fun, through service and delivery. Pay attention to all. Ability to organize and motivate individuals into teams.

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Mentor Startup Customer Custom 133

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Telecom carriers looking to stay competitive should continue strengthening their network infrastructure and adding greater flexibility to their service offerings to provide reliable and high-performance connectivity for their customers. Offer Greater Service Flexibility. Post-Pandemic Consumer Trends In The Telecom Industry.

Networking 98

Networking Layoffs Customer Custom 98

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.

Technical Review 142

Technical Review Social Media Conference Customer 142

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Certainly, bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2023

This means all business people, especially entrepreneurs, need to get beyond the presentations and the experts, to actively listen to real customers. They need to ask customers the difficult questions, and really understand costs versus benefits, as well as competitive alternatives. Opening relationships and creating opportunities.

Startup 154

Startup Sales Entrepreneur Customer 154

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We bypass the middle person for services and information. Fifty-seven percent of teenagers say that their mobile device is the “center of their universe.” We are entering the smartphone era, where 65% of time on our mobile devices is spent in non-communicating activities. We compute using our smartphones and tablets.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2023

For all those entrepreneurs and startups who can’t yet afford a new age marketing agency, it’s impossible to keep up with “best of breed” marketing activities and strategies. A UVP sells a product or service because it differentiates it from other products or services that are available.

Marketing 107

Marketing Technical Review Startup Innocal 107

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

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. Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Marty Zwilling.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The founder explains that the product or service is so “buzz-worthy” that the merits will spread rapidly through word-of-mouth only, meaning people loving it and recommending it to their friends. Seed viral activity. In addition, special offers and competition prizes may be required. Develop viral content.

Marketing 139

Marketing Startup SEM Blogging 139

Berkonomics

APRIL 26, 2018

If fixed expenses, especially payroll, are paid out before cash is received from services or shipments, the company is financing its growth with ever-increasing working capital needs. It seems that the first subject that comes up in such assignments is the health of the competition. Such bargains; so little time.

Acquisition 226

Acquisition Email Competition Activity 226

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is a platform that allows anyone who offers a service to advertise it for free – we promote this profile on the most popular social networks such as Twitter , Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Stumbleupon and many more. Show the photos of their work and actively promote themselves across the internet? What is ProfileTree?

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Actively share info with entrepreneur peers. I’m always impressed when I see very young people running a lemonade stand, selling t-shirts, or servicing a newspaper route. These activities may be low-risk, but they teach volumes about the entrepreneur mindset, as well as the challenges and potential satisfaction.

Satisfaction 135

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 135

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2020

For all those entrepreneurs and startups who can’t yet afford a new age marketing agency, it’s impossible to keep up with “best of breed” marketing activities and strategies. A UVP sells a product or service because it differentiates it from other products or services that are available.

Mobile 173

Mobile Marketing Technical Review Startup 173

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Proactive customer service.

Social Media 98

Social Media Platform Media Customer 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

I found these required attributes outlined well in the classic book, “ Customer Service the Sandler Way ,” by customer care expert Anne MacKeigan. In a startup, it’s everyone’s job to more fully understand requirements, competition, as well as customer satisfaction. Tendency to question and qualify. Persistence with tough challenges.

Startup 135

Startup Customer Custom Tool 135

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Seed activity last quarter continued to trend upward, with 28 companies raising $68M of funding. Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds.

Capital 100

Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2022

As an active angel investor, I still hear entrepreneurs asserting large opportunities with minimal risk and no competition. All entrepreneurs should face the risk of being one of their own customers, by using their own products and standing in their own customer service lines. Embrace the risk of standing in your own line.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Marketing Customer Custom 153

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. Super angels are individuals or small teams using their own money. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations.

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Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136