Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2021

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that burns resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. That’s a deadly waste you can’t afford. Underutilizing people skills.

Startup 161

Startup Resource Training Entrepreneur 161

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The only “sustainable competitive advantage” in business is self-awareness. For example, I once worked for a startup CEO who desperately needed money from a venture capitalist, but became totally defensive when the VC suggested that my CEO might be better in the chief marketing role, in favor of a more experienced CEO.

Competition 81

Competition Startup Examples Coach 81

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

In all cases, don’t skip the basic training. Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. time-to-market is critical) Viable financial model.

Startup 112

Startup Coach Metrics Marketing 112

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? There was no money train. And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened?

Venture Capital 466

Venture Capital Startup Marketing Pricing 466

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

These days, building a new business is all about visibility and marketing, no matter how great or innovative a solution you bring to the table. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far. The most senior leaders then become coaches and mentors, rather than the source of all decisions.

Marketing 89

Marketing Coach Mentor Social Media 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

Traditional command leadership allowed individual biases and ego to reduce team engagement and miss market changes and new competitors. Discourage internal team competition and silos. This starts with instituting a hiring and training program that emphasizes collaboration, and rewards individual expression and empowerment.

Organization 105

Organization Mentor Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In all cases, don’t skip the basic training. Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. time-to-market is critical) Viable financial model.

Startup 156

Startup Coach Metrics Marketing 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Today’s pace of change in the market and in technology is unprecedented. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

Coach 128

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Whether it be in person, on the phone, or implied in your marketing, your people and their engagement level is the key driver of customer loyalty, advocacy, and sales growth. People-centric leaders realize that the right motivated and accountable people are their real competitive advantage. Even process changes require people first.

Satisfaction 154

Satisfaction Demand Resource Competition 154

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

That means they must believe in what you are trying to do, and feel they have the right tools, training, and reward system to do the job that needs to be done. Your role is to provide this enablement, through listening to their needs, and providing personal coaching and mentoring as required.

Product 109

Product Training Customer Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. Great leaders provide opportunities and personal growth assignments that go far beyond conventional training programs.

Oracle 94

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2022

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Can be a competitive advantage. by Jan Yager, who has a Ph.D.

Startup 119

Startup Course Competition Social Media 119

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

These leaders not only recognize team members who have high potential, but they willingly and selflessly customize their coaching to what these special protégés really need. Great leaders provide opportunities and personal growth assignments that go far beyond conventional training programs.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual. ” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. ” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. My first startup was no different.

Sales 382

Sales Help Startup Pricing 382

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2018

In all cases, don’t skip the basic training. Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. time-to-market is critical) Viable financial model.

Startup 81

Startup Coach Metrics Marketing 81

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2015

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that spends resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. That’s a deadly waste you can’t afford. Underutilizing people skills.

Resource 105

Resource Startup Entrepreneur Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Happy customers quickly become your biggest advocates, today reaching far beyond friends and family, and they make traditional marketing efforts pale in comparison for growth, loyalty, and new customer acquisition costs. Inspire your teams with love and affirmation.

Customer 114

Customer Custom Satisfaction Metrics 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

Today’s pace of change in the market and in technology is unprecedented. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

Coach 94

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

Success in today’s rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment requires a total alignment between the needs of each business function and the priorities of all team members. Failed strategies erode your competitive position. Update skill requirements as technology and the market changes.

Company 54

Company Companies Technical Review Coach 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2014

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that absorbs resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. That’s a deadly waste you can’t afford. Underutilizing people skills.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Resource Training Product 115

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “

Startup 140

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

In all cases, don’t skip the basic training. Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. time-to-market is critical) Viable financial model.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2018

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that spends resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. That’s a deadly waste you can’t afford. Underutilizing people skills.

Resource 52

Resource Training Entrepreneur Activity 52

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Can be a competitive advantage. by Jan Yager, who has a Ph.D.

Startup 94

Startup Course Competition Social Media 94

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I had never had any sales training so everything we did for the first couple of years was instinctual. I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach.

Sales 316

Sales Startup Pricing Customer 316

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

The good news is that none of these need be mutually exclusive, according to recent studies of market trends. This starts with hiring the right people, and giving them the training and support they need on a regular basis. Be a coach, rather than a dictator. Build an organizational culture based on ethics.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Training Demand Customer 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

Today’s pace of change in the market and in technology is unprecedented. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. Anne Fulton: I've always been a technology lover, although I'm an organizational psychologist by training. We were originally operating as a coaching company, and we built out this assessment technology for our own clients.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2013

This includes the specific work your startup must do, the capabilities you need to build for a competitive advantage, and the career path for team members to bring this to life. Traditional” marketing, sales, and product management organizations often lead to mediocrity. Train all the time. Get your team right and do it quickly.

Startup 101

Startup Training Study Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2019

As an advisor to entrepreneurs for many years, I strongly disagree, and still see the value of at least combining intuition with logical analysis, as we face customers and markets driven by relationships, emotions, and unpredictable social trends.

Examples 81

Examples Tool Statistics Tips 81

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2012

This includes the specific work your startup must do, the capabilities you need to build for a competitive advantage, and the career path for team members to bring this to life. Traditional” marketing, sales, and product management organizations often lead to mediocrity. Train all the time. Get your team right and do it quickly.

Training 109

Training Startup Study Customer 109

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

New employees are offered $2,000 to quit after the first week of training if they decide the job isn’t for them. It offers other health-oriented programs such as massages and personal training. It’s an attempt at a flat organizational culture using the buildings and space itself to promote a sense of equality among the competition.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

New employees are offered $2,000 to quit after the first week of training if they decide the job isn’t for them. It offers other health-oriented programs such as massages and personal training. It’s an attempt at a flat organizational culture using the buildings and space itself to promote a sense of equality among the competition.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Most business leaders today realize that smart management of scarce resources is the key to competitive success. Most often, these roles revolve around a company’s major assets, including intellectual property, leading brands, key production assets, and unique routes to market. That’s why they manage money so carefully.

Product 58

Product Startup Guide Framework 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2015

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Can be a competitive advantage. by Jan Yager, who is a Ph.D.

Startup 96

Startup Course Competition Social Media 96

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

I have to say that I didn’t take the question to mean that convertible debt had won for the entire market, but either way it’s clear that convertible debt has become an increasing trend. If you’re the “first money in&# usually there is still product risk, market risk, financing risk and execution risk.

Equity 319

Equity Pricing Venture Capital Entrepreneur 319

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2017

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Can be a competitive advantage. by Jan Yager, who has a Ph.D.

Startup 53

Startup Course Competition Social Media 53