Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

These holidays, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Gerber wrote a best-selling business book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now outdated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I found real insights into this strategy, along with specific sources of purpose inspiration in a new book, “ Leading With Heart ,” by John Baird and Edward Sullivan. You see this today on the Internet with people who dominate social media as “influencers,” leading customers to new trends and brands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike Diamond and Christopher Harding.

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Daradiction

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Ever since two friends and I staged a two-week jaunt around the Midwest to attend a great new conference earlier this year, I’ve been more and more aware of a growing trend: the social media road trip. I think we’ve all heard about Tara Hunt’s widely publicized karaoke/book promo tour. More on that later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

These days, it’s a great way to get some work done, while enjoying a cup of coffee, so you may not even have to buy a book. Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts. Peruse company reports from your business domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

You can’t start and run a business these days with a working knowledge and access to online and standalone tools, including a word processor, spreadsheet editing, and presentation software. In my experience, a good business plan should not be a book, or a one-pager. Acquire and get familiar with required business tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

This point was illustrated well in the classic book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

I recently found the classic sales training book “ Bootstrap Selling The Sandler Way ,” by Bill Morrison, who has 20 years in sales leadership roles, and I was amazed at how many of his sales lessons are great lessons for new entrepreneurs as well. Sales people alike, who won’t face their fears, lose in the long run. Telling isn’t selling.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2010

For those not familiar with Lunch.com they are a social media website where people can share relevant knowledge and opinions, and create free communities on any topic. Lunch is searching for the best reviewers on the Web in an effort to recognize excellence in consumer-created online reviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2022

As a technologist, I’ve always focused on the solution, but only learned the hard way about persuasion drivers, which I found summarized well in a new book, “ Amplify Your Influence ,” by Rene Rodriguez. Obviously, having both a great solution, as well as great persuasive powers, is a winning combination.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This point was illustrated well in the classic book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky. Make it ready to play in all media.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I might also be found working on a presentation for an event or speaking engagement. I like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. It’s something I speak about quite a bit (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects and Social Media for Service Professionals ).

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 20, 2012

World renowned speaker and author, Eric Reiss presented the teachings of his new book, Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better. The problem now older people tend to think that they need to bring in young kids to help them with technology, particularly the internet and social media.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

The weekend culminated with final pitches and presentations in front of fellow participants, local entrepreneurial leaders and a panel of expert judges: Mike Alfred, Co-Founder and CEO at BrightScope; John Hobson, Partner at Project Tiki; and Neil Senturia, CEO of Blackbird Ventures. Checkout the full video of live presentations below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. According to Eric Siegel in the updated version of his classic book “ Predictive Analytics ,” it’s the power to predict who will click, buy, lie, or die. Predictive advertisement targeting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In a recent book by business technologies guru Joe Wozny, “ The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success ,” I found a good summary of the top strategies, with some practical advice on how to implement them: Understand what’s in a name on the Internet. Engage your audience with social media.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Fast Forward to the present day and look how far VOD has been driven by a vast number of separate technological wonders. Indie movies are promoted by building them up around a virtual distributed version of a screening event through social media. It relied on the use tapes as the source of video streams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2020

The key points are comparable to those involved in branding a business, as outlined in the new book, “ Be Different!: These days, with the pervasive presence of social media, blogs, and online access to information, it’s easy to get your message out there, and engage a following.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Prepare an executive summary and investor presentation. Angel investors expect to review a short executive summary before booking time to hear an investor presentation or taking the time to analyze a full business plan. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2013

Gerber wrote a best-selling business book called The E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now out-dated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

I was happy to see my own view reinforced in the classic book, “ Innovation Thinking Methods for the Modern Entrepreneur ,” by long-time entrepreneur and innovation expert Osama A. Here are ten key lessons from his book that we can all learn from: Utilize first principles thinking. The trend has only begun.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

From a marketing marketing perspective, that allows filmmakers to quickly and easily promote their films through social media and build a fan base, and incentivize fans to support their films by offering access to exclusive content, livestream video chats, and production updates, as an example. That's really the core focus for us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. According to Eric Siegel in his recent book “ Predictive Analytics ,” it’s the power to predict who will click, buy, lie, or die. Predictive advertisement targeting. Fraud detection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the latest book by business guru Joe Wozny, “ The Digital Dollar: Sustainable Strategies for Online Success ,” I found a good summary of some great strategies, with some practical advice on how to implement them: Understand what’s in a name on the Internet. Engage your audience with social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike J Diamond and Christopher R Harding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. According to Eric Siegel in his newly updated book “ Predictive Analytics ,” it’s the power to predict who will click, buy, lie, or die. Predictive advertisement targeting. Fraud detection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

These days, it’s a great way to get some work done, while enjoying a cup of coffee, so you may not even have to buy a book. Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts. Peruse company reports from your business domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. According to Eric Siegel in his new book “ Predictive Analytics ,” it’s the power to predict who will click, buy, lie, or die. Predictive advertisement targeting. Fraud detection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Despite the ease of communication through social media, new tools, the popularity of fearless independence and #MeToo, I still see many business organizations that are less than productive due to fear. I finally found some real guidance on this challenge in a new book, “ The Fearless Organization ,” by Amy C.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

I’m talking about using the new digital channels of blogging, social media, and influencers more creatively to “pull” people to your solution, and make them advocates. I see these changes summarized well in a new book, “ Marketing Flexology: How to Outsmart Change and Future-proof Your Career ,” by Engelina Jaspers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

These days, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

It was nice to hear her validate PR as a huge piece in brand building and also to hear her validate that social media works hand-in-hand with overall marketing efforts. The post Observations on Women in Business Gained from Conferences, Books, Interviews and More appeared first on TechZulu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Thus I offer the following outline for how to organize and present your business plan, with specific examples: Start with outlining the customer problem, and your solution. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2015

I found some new insight and direction on this subject in a classic book by Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ Put More Time On Your Side.” Dr. Yager is a real guru on this subject, having been a productivity coach, trainer, and author for many years, and still found time to squeeze out over 30 books, including five related to this subject.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

León Krauze from Univisión gave an impassioned keynote presentation at The Upfront Summit on the topic of “invisibility” of immigrant workers in our society. If you want to understand the critical importance of demographics and immigration read the seminal book, “ The Accidental Superpower. Invisibility. From Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2012

I found a great summary of key strategies used, with life stories, in a book titled “ The Risk Takers ,” by Renee and Don Martin. Many entrepreneurs profiled in the book succeeded in large part because they veered away from established formulas and ways of thinking. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth.

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