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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. Allocate time for active participation in relevant outside industry conferences, and public panels or TED talks that look ahead. Foster an image of open mind and learn mode.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2021
You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Nominate someone as your mentor. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. Cultivate existing allies.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. In fact, some totally avoid it, assuming their product or solution will speak for itself later.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 2, 2020
In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. Aspiring entrepreneurs are often impatient in rolling out the business, assuming the hard work was finalizing the idea, and that if you build it, customers will come.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
She focused on her customer. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Use blogging, outside publication, and speaking or mentoring opportunities to establish credibility and stand out above peers.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Nominate someone as your mentor. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. Cultivate existing allies.
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