TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Postie uses a combination of online data collection and an on-demand print and mail technology to give its customers turnaround times on print orders in as little as 24 hours and what the company boasts is the equivalent of online ad-targeting.

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Dollar Shave Club Chief Technology Officer Advertising Los Angeles 232

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Technology pilots. This is the transition stage from basic research to applied research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This might be the recognition that competitors are surpassing your own results, financial growth has disappeared, or the pandemic has eliminated loyal customers. Keep an open channel to customers and influencers. It’s hard to find time to really study the market for new trends, and listen to customers.

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Customer Custom Activity Study 126

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

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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Sales Training Startup Customer 139

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In my search for guidance on modern business leadership studies, both scientific and actual case studies, I was impressed with a new book, “ Head and Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership ,” by Dr. Kirstin Ferguson. If you're asking someone else and wish to build that connection, be actively present during the interaction.

Case Study 112

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While I do agree that many attributes of a good entrepreneur, such as curiosity, confidence and determination, are largely determined by early-life experiences, a good education is critical in understanding the elements of creating a business and wooing customers. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

How good are you and everyone on your team at proactively scanning the environment for opportunities, emerging trends, and customer feedback? This is the ability to appropriately analyze problems, assess risks, and take responsibility for problem-dictated and market-dictated changes, while still sustaining the day-to-day business activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

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 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

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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Claremont Mentor Study Startup 101

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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Customer Custom Startup Networking 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Technology pilots. This is the transition stage from basic research to applied research.

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Help Research Startup Funding 165

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Look for customer-focused value creation. So it’s up to each of you to assess your activities, and your potential, to be transformative.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And measuring activities or output can mislead you into thinking you’re doing a great job. 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.

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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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Customer Custom Southern California Case Study 45

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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.

Claremont 172

Claremont Mentor Study Startup 172

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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Case Study Platform Yahoo Social Media 125

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2021

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 70-93% of the communication is nonverbal. In addition, Twitter adds another 500 million messages per day, with over 160 million daily active users. trillion/year for business alone, according to the SnapDesk.

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Layoffs Email Tool Study 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. Find ways to recharge your emotional batteries, through supportive relationships and community activities. Start today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Look for customer-focused value creation. So it’s up to each of you to assess your activities, and your potential, to be transformative.

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Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 171

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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Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

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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Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2021

Businesses ask customers and other businesses to “Like” them and “friend” them. I did some scouting through the Internet to find any academic studies on the subject, and here are a few tidbits: Everyone needs at least one friend. Are these real friends? With age, count becomes less important than quality.

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Study Social Media Social Network Startup 127

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

If you see a customer service problem hurting the company, step up proactively with a proposal to fix it. Initiate activities that improve your chances of being the chief’s backup. Study the resumes of managers on the next level and do your best to match or even surpass their career credentials. Educate yourself one notch up.

Startup 125

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 125

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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Yet insiders will tell you that both studied and valued the people interactions of prior leaders, and built very loyal relationships with many people who were key to their success. Don’t wait for the right people in business to find you – developers, investors, partners, or key customers.

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Oracle Entrepreneur Outsource Development Mentor 113

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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Framework Product Entrepreneur Social Media 153

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most workers are still rushing to retirement, where they hope to escape to more stimulating activities with a real sense of accomplishment. The costs of these elements will be more than repaid by employee engagement and customer loyalty. Only 34 percent of American workers are even engaged at work today.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

I think my ten active portfolio company CEOs and my colleagues at TVC will appreciate the evolving approach. The disruption is being led by companies that understand the importance of putting the customer first, a trend I always thought began in the US a long time ago with the entry of Lexus into the US car market. I doubt it.

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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

JUNE 18, 2021

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. Give and you will receive.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 140

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

The reason is this – if you look at sedentary lifestyle the world over and not just in the United States, approximately 2 out of 3 people don’t meet even the minimum requirements of physical activity per day. If you set a moving activity goal for yourself, Movn will adjust itself to help you achieve that goal.

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USC Southern California Activity Study 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2021

Real meaning is made up of many small differences, such as a design breakthrough, new business model, a truly satisfied customer, or an excited team member. Studies show that doubling your income might increase happiness by 10 percent. Celebrate small wins by asking yourself what can you do today to make a difference?

Entrepreneur 174

Entrepreneur Startup Press Study 174

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

AUGUST 29, 2012

I think it takes a few more steps to “activate” the checklist and fruitfully engage in the activities that lead to leadership success. This study can take many forms: reading leaders’ biographies, witnessing leaders in action, and joining leadership development programs. Endure extremely stressful leadership moments.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

We felt we'd have more impact over time, if we instead focused on people who are one generation younger, still working, and are active. I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. Back to the website, describe who the demographics are of your customers? How did you end up starting the site?

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

How good are you and everyone on your team at proactively scanning the environment for opportunities, emerging trends, and customer feedback? This is the ability to appropriately analyze problems, assess risks, and take responsibility for problem-dictated and market-dictated changes, while still sustaining the day-to-day business activities.

Startup 94

Startup Training Statistics Summary 94

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