Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched. I’m now convinced that serious entrepreneurs relish the startup process more than success.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Define more activities as unimportant. This classification of activities requires an overt effort, but pays back in productivity. Strive for imperfection on key activities. Move away from them.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Greathouse : DataPop & Kenshoo recently released a study that highlights the potential opportunities on sites like Pinterest and Polyvore. The DataPop Kenshoo study does a great job of identifying some low-hanging fruit, (for instance) simply adding products onto social commerce can be a great start. Image: Wikipedia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Define more activities as unimportant. This classification of activities requires an overt effort, but pays back in productivity. Strive for imperfection on key activities. Move away from them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2011

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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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Contrary to what most of you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity over the last few years is not Gen-Y young upstarts, but Baby Boomers in the 55-64 year age group. In fact, according to a study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, these Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. percent to 23.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

Everyone knows and admires the leaders , including Google and Zappos, but most entrepreneurs have only a fuzzy idea of what to do to get there. 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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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Aspiring entrepreneurs who struggle in a corporate environment often can’t wait to start their own company, only to find that relationships are even more critical and volatile there. The message here is not to use the public personas of leaders and entrepreneurs as the model for building and maintaining your business relationships.

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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. Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2015

After studying at UC Santa Barbara''s entrepreneurial program , he returned to Spain, excited to start a venture and make a positive impact on his homeland. Fredi''s email is worth reading, as it reinforces how lucky American entrepreneurs truly are. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Fredi''s Plea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Contrary to what you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial growth over the last few years is not Gen-Y upstarts, but Boomers over the age of 50, now called encore entrepreneurs. Here are some indicative entrepreneurial facts from recent Kauffman studies and others. percent to 24.3 percent last year.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 5, 2021

The entrepreneur often expects that person to keep fellow investors informed. But most often, the CEO or founder has a much better idea of the flow of quarterly activity than a board member meeting monthly or less often, and for a relatively short period of time. And sometimes the board member does perform the service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2014

Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. It’s harder, but necessary, to resist the response urge and actively listen to customers, while logging their input for later analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2015

New entrepreneurs routinely jump into a startup with a full charge of passion and energy, but often find themselves drained of both after a few months by the workload and challenges. As a result, burnout and loss of passion are consistently listed among the top causes of startup failure, according to many studies. Don’t wait.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. Entrepreneurs set the price of their solution based on their costs, and their perception of value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

If you define your self-worth as an entrepreneur by how busy you are, it’s time to find another lifestyle. For survival, entrepreneurs need to be all about accomplishing results that matter for themselves, their team, and their customers. Decide what is most important and get those activities in the bucket before the week begins.

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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. Some recent studies by scientists assert that multi-tasking not only reduces your output, but it also reduces your IQ.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2023

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. Thus you must make positive surprises more frequent, like special lunches or activities, to override the occasional unavoidable bad news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Everyone knows and admires the leaders , including Google and Zappos, but most entrepreneurs have only a fuzzy idea of what to do to get there. 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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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

An entrepreneur, weightlifter and travel photographer, James offers his readers advice and insights that help them become better leaders, with an emphasis on improving one''s health in the process. One of the biggest challenges of being an entrepreneur is deciding what not to do. Focusing On Everything = Focusing On Nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2021

If you define your self-worth as an entrepreneur by how busy you are, it’s time to find another lifestyle. For survival, entrepreneurs need to be all about accomplishing results that matter for themselves, their team, and their customers. Decide what is most important and get those activities in the bucket before the week begins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” According to William R.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements. Seek innovation that begets invention. Failure is an option.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. They are now actively recruited for many roles. Another study predicts this number could grow to 24 million by 2018. Measuring results in itself is not new. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. Entrepreneurs set the price of their solution based on their costs, and their perception of value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2020

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. Thus you must make positive surprises more frequent, like special lunches or activities, to override the occasional unavoidable bad news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. It’s harder, but necessary, to resist the response urge and actively listen to customers, while logging their input for later analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. They are now actively recruited for many roles. Another study predicts this number could grow to 24 million by 2018. Measuring results in itself is not new.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. I wish it was that easy. Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2019

Contrary to what you might guess, the highest rate of entrepreneurial growth over the last few years is not Gen-Y upstarts, but Boomers over the age of 50, now called encore entrepreneurs. Here are some indicative entrepreneurial facts from recent Kauffman studies and others. percent to 24.3 percent last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2015

How is it that only a few business leaders and entrepreneurs seem to drive exceptional results and disruptive innovation in this rapidly changing market economy (marketquake)? A classic IBM Global CEO study listed integrity and trust in the top three characteristics leaders must have in today’s business landscape.

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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. Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

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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. These are all huge challenges, as well as huge opportunities, for entrepreneurs. Societal upheaval. Stakeholder power.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I’m often surprised when you as an aspiring entrepreneur, looking for investors, tell me your solution is so innovative that you don’t have to worry about differentiating it from competitors, and customers will flock to it without a real marketing campaign. Case studies, supporting videos, and giveaways still work well in this regard.

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