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How To Put Fun And Satisfaction Back Into Your Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Most workers are still rushing to retirement, where they hope to escape to more stimulating activities with a real sense of accomplishment. The pillars of change she details include the following: Embracing and adapting to technology. More people as a substitute for technology is not a solution. No one is happy or satisfied.

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6 Keys To A Winning Business Model For Your Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Decide early where and when money will come from, set some milestones and metrics, and work to a plan, or be caught short. Word of mouth is not adequate for marketing and sales.

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6 Strategies For Removing Drudgery and Dread At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Most workers are still rushing to retirement, where they hope to escape to more stimulating activities with a real sense of accomplishment. The pillars of change she details include the following: Embracing and adapting to technology. More people as a substitute for technology is not a solution. No one is happy or satisfied.

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7 Key Entrepreneur Habits Highlight Execution Ability

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe the right attributes and habits can be recognized and learned, and here are seven key ones that I find in successful entrepreneurs: Actively recruits others and solicits win-win relationships. Asks hard questions, and actively listens to critical feedback. Sets goals and milestones, with metrics to track progress.

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7 Keys To Sustainably Enriching Your Customers’ Lives

Startup Professionals Musings

First, you as the leader must be a role model for the actions you desire – including positive communication, active coaching, rewards for results, as well as providing required tools and training. Today’s complex environments requires the use of innovative systems and technology for timely and reliable feedback from customers and colleagues.

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6 Ways To Test Your New Venture Sustainability Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Decide early where and when money will come from, set some milestones and metrics, and work to a plan, or be caught short. Word of mouth is not adequate for marketing and sales.

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8 Signs Of A New Business Initiative And Not A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Formalize the use of tools and information technology.