Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Good managers improve focus and productivity through effective communication and coordinating disparate activities. For an in-depth study of the pros and cons of a bossless environment, I found a new book, “ Why Managers Matter ,” by management scholars Nicolai Foss and Peter Klein.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2021

For survival, entrepreneurs need to be all about accomplishing results that matter for themselves, their team, and their customers. In an eye-opening Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That’s productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2021

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Businesses ask customers and other businesses to “Like” them and “friend” them. That’s why good parents play an active role in selecting others for their children to interact with as friends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

As new clients partner with us and we continue to expand our extensive fiber optic network infrastructure, it is time to refresh our brand in a way that emphasizes our mission, successes and outstanding customer-focus. As part of our customer-oriented approach to business, we are also joining social media!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. Customers and employees are the new stakeholders for every business. Stakeholder power. Demographic shifts.

Marketing 135

Marketing Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Social Media.

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

People relationships are the key to career growth, more than results, and customer relationships build brands, rather than the other way around. According to studies , intimate relationships are limited to about five, but most people can easily handle 50 to 150 or more professional ones, if they work at it.

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Social Media News Tool Email 96

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In order to drill down on how entrepreneurs can leverage social commerce sites without alienating their potential customers, I spoke with industry expert Albert Wilson, who heads up Affiliate and Marketplaces for Deckers Outdoor Corporation. John Greathouse : Albert, thanks for taking the time to chat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side.

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Competition Case Study Platform Yahoo 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

In my view, it’s time to eliminate the term consultant , as well as focus on activities and approaches that appeal more to the growing volume of small businesses today: Join the movement to contract roles. It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis.

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Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Yammer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. You and the customer have to be on the same side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

He cites several studies, in addition to his own experience, that highlight the following key people drivers to business success: Founders need to be driven by impact rather than money. This is an emerging theme in the past decade as investors learn that customers assign more value and loyalty to business owners who display this attribute.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. This is a software distribution and pricing model in which new applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to customers over a network, rather than requiring customer hardware. Social Media.

Cloud Computing 99

Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are in the forefront of these trends, on both the customer trends and the employee trends.

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Entrepreneur Yammer Case Study Study 102

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2014

Too bad, as they would be well served to study Dirty Franks marketing plan, which has withstood the test of time. Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products. Rather, it involves delivering a product your target customers want, at a price they can afford, which yields you a reasonable profit.

Marketing 193

Marketing Software Review Product Social Media 193

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We caught up with Soylent VP of Marketing, Andrew Thomas , to hear how the company finally decided to embrace the nameand the frequent trolling on social mediato instead emphasize the sustainable aspects of its products, as well as the new product line, with Plants, Not People. That said, it does come with a challenge.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. According to financial columnist Daniel Solin, “One large study looked at more than 15,000 predictions by 237 market timing newsletters over a 12-year period. At the end of the period studied, 94.5% People are free or cheap because of the recession. Hard Knocks U.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Second, how to get leads.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. You and the customer have to be on the same side.

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Ideas Sales Entrepreneur Customer 65

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2012

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Businesses ask customers and other businesses to “Like” them and “friend” them. That’s why good parents play an active role in selecting others for their children to interact with as friends.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Social Media Study Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

For survival, entrepreneurs need to be all about accomplishing results that matter for themselves, their team, and their customers. In a recent FranklinCovey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That’s productivity. Why is this so hard?

Product 111

Product Entrepreneur Framework Social Media 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side.

Startup 61

Startup Case Study Platform Yahoo 61

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2017

In this age of interactive social media, your culture image quickly spreads to customers, and determines their loyalty. Zak is the director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and he has studied the connection between trust and performance all over the world.

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Develop Development Claremont Mentor 58

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2013

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Businesses ask customers and other businesses to “Like” them and “friend” them. That’s why good parents play an active role in selecting others for their children to interact with as friends.

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Startup Study Social Media Social Network 95

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. Customers and employees are the new stakeholders for every business. Stakeholder power. Demographic shifts.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Study 103

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards also has been an active angel investor in local startups. Now we have a thousand large companies into it, and if you name a big company, they're a customers of ours, from Starbucks to NASA. com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. What is CareerArc? That's been very effective.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2016

She has come a long way since then, putting herself through Berkeley, where she studied computer engineering. She stresses the focus on useful products that their customers will be proud to own. She is passionate about authenticity in customer interactions. Wise words for an age where social media “word of mouth” reigns supreme.

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