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. Along these lines, I was impressed with the classic book, “ The Productivity Project ,” by Chris Bailey, who conducted dozens of interesting personal productivity projects on himself. Don’t be a perfectionist.

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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. I believe that a fully engaged team is the key to both productivity and agility in the face of change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

If you are looking for specifics, as well as the science behind it, you should take a look at the classic book, “ Trust Factor – The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies ,” by Paul J. He says trust is the key to a good culture.

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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. Along these lines, I was impressed with the classic book, “ The Productivity Project ,” by Chris Bailey, who conducted dozens of interesting personal productivity projects on himself. Don’t be a perfectionist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

These issues are addressed well in a new book, “ Think Bigger: How to Innovate ,” by Shenna Iyengar. She is an expert on the study of innovation, and professor at Columbia Business School. Keep revising until you find that your study and interviews no longer give you further ideas. Don’t just accept your first breakdown.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In his book, Moore limits his discussion to the transition between customers that are visionaries (early adopters) and customer pragmatists (early majority), in the context of high technology products that appear “disruptive,” meaning they move innovation in that arena to a new level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

I remember the classic book, “ The Collaboration Imperative ,” by Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese, which makes the case very well for why collaboration matters in every business, as well as startups. From the study referenced, measured gains ranged from three to six times. They reach agreement faster and communicate more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

There are many others, like the classic book about Ratan Tata bringing out the Nano car way back in 2009 in India for less than $2,500. Even though the car was not a success for production reasons, the book “ Nanovation ,” by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg, still makes some great points.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If you are looking for specifics, as well as the science behind it, you should take a look at the classic book, “ Trust Factor – The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies ,” by Paul J. He says trust is the key to a good culture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

I remember a classic book, “ Jobs to Be Done ,” by Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, and David Forber, which details well my perspective on these challenges and counter strategies. A good tack is to sell exclusivity, or provide case studies to show return on investment and productivity.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I recently replied to a Quora entry which asked, “What are the best business-related books?” I concluded by including a link to an entry I wrote entitled, The Author’s Dilemma – Why Business Books Suck. To set the record straight, I am an avid reader, although I seldom read business books. Business Books Redux.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

There really is no excuse these days, with samples on the Internet, business-plan books in every bookstore, and dozens of apps to automate the process. A great business plan doesn’t have to be a book in length, with extensive financial statements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

I found some eye-opening insights in the classic book, “ Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth ,” by The Boston Consulting Group. They outline the new rules for existing brands, but I believe that every entrepreneur who doesn’t yet have a brand yet should study these carefully, as paraphrased for startups below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books). Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

I remember a classic book, “ Jobs to Be Done ,” by Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, and David Forber, which details well my perspective on these challenges and counter strategies. A good tack is to sell exclusivity, or provide case studies to show return on investment and productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Here are some tips from a classic book by Harvey Mackay, “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensable. Study the resumes of managers on the next level and do your best to match or even surpass their career credentials.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

As I noted in Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck , I am generally not a fan of business books. If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Pithy – Guy is the Steven King of business books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

And, I wrote the book How To Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide To Crowdfunding, which you can find on Amazon, to provide alternative ways for women and minorities to raise money, giving them a successful formula and how to do so. Justin Lassoff: There was a study recently that showed that investors, in general, have a bias against women.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2022

Les McKeown, in his book from a while back, “ Predictable Success ” outlines these stages and characteristics for any business. His studies show that companies at this stage show five key characteristics, which I believe every startup should strive to achieve from the very beginning: Decision making.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2012

The venture backed startup--which runs an online marketplace for storage units--said this morning that it will award $5,000, plus free storage space, to students who use the online service to book their own storage, and apply to the firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

I’ve also struggled trying to define the characteristics that set these bosses apart, so I was impressed with the classic book, “ Superbosses ,” by Dartmouth professor and consultant Sydney Finkelstein. They are always on the lookout for talent by peer networking, studying competitors, and working with top university contacts.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

Since then, the university as we know it has come to mean any institution of higher education generally focused upon the rigorous learning of complex areas of study, like syntactic structures of Creole languages or the intersection of metaphysics and particle physics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2023

I like the specifics on how to do this in the classic book, “ The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough ,” by leadership expert Samuel B. Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. Bacharach, Cornell Professor and cofounder of the Bacharach Leadership Group. This idea won’t change a thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In terms of specifics, with action items that you can start now, I like the strategies outlined in a new book, “ Going On Offense ,” by Behnam Tabrizi. Dr. Tabrizi is a renowned business transformation advocate with decades of experience with executive programs at Stanford University, Harvard Business School, and his own consulting practice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2021

I’ve often wondered if anyone has quantified the implied assumption that leadership character is indeed a critical element of the success equation for startups, so I was pleased to see the classic book “ Return On Character ,” by Fred Kiel, a renowned leadership consultant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

While looking for guidance on how to be more creative in growing a business, I came across Michael Michalko’s classic book, “ Creative Thinkering ,” which clearly applies to business as well as personal environments. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. Find the men and women you wish to be more like, talk to them, study them, and learn from them. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to get satisfaction from this lifestyle.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2019

I am a student studying your industry for a term report. A busy person hearing this kind of request may respond with: “I know of a book” or “Here is a resource,” or “Sure, you can sit in on our next training class.” Use in fact-finding. Could you help me understand your issues so I can be sure to cover them in my research?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2022

Ed Muzio, in his classic book “ Make Work Great: Super Charge Your Team, Reinvent the Culture, and Gain Influence One Person at a Time ,” summarized four key influences which I have also seen as follows: We are driven by peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2022

In the classic book “ The Entrepreneur Mind ,” from serial entrepreneur Kevin D. According to other studies, attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is common, as well as host of other personality disorders. If you think Johnson is on the right track, see his book for 90 more challenging insights. You are odd, and it’s OK.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Several good discussions take a whole chapter in the classic book “ Mind Your Business: Thoughts for Entrepreneurs ,” by international entrepreneur Toine Knipping: Investors favor startups that integrate social responsibility. Customer loyalty is highest for socially conscious startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2021

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. For insight, I recommend the details provided in the classic book “ The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, ” by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

I found these pillars, and the first principles behind them, pulled together well in a classic book, “ Embracing Progress: Next Steps For The Future Of Work ,” by A. Classic studies reveal that highly-engaged organizations are experiencing double the success rate of less engaged ones. Sophie Wade.

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