Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

Great benefits and a workplace that is fun and dedicated to making customers happy all fit in with the Zappos approach to company culture — when you get the company culture right, great customer service and a great brand will happen on its own. Portions of the budget are dedicated to employee team building and culture promotion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

Based on my own years of experience helping new businesses grow, I’d like to offer my own summary of some key lower-level action items, which I believe every business professional and entrepreneur can learn and practice to their advantage: Show ambition and a sense of urgency in every role.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2021

In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always looking around the corner for the next big thing. Find folks who are customer-centric and sensitive to competition. The right people will recognize the big picture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

For example, Elon Musk says he seeks out innovations from his team by constantly asking them how they can make things better, how often they get out of internal meetings and into customer shops, and actively encouraging them to try new things. Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

I expect questions about how a business works, or what are best practices, but I really can’t help you with removing doubts on your abilities, or providing a sure-fire idea and formula for success in business. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I agree with her eight key attributes of a head and heart leader, which I paraphrase here, in hopes of challenging your own thinking, In addition, I am providing some of my own practical insights to inspire and help you become the type of business leader I sense the world needs today: Lead with curiosity as a team role model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

It also helps to create office events for family members and local community groups. These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. Encourage networking. Reward success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2023

Rather than a focus on salary and perks, your focus is on customers, revenue, and operations. A better purpose is to be your own boss, or advance a cause that you are passionate about, such as helping the disadvantaged or reducing the negative impact of climate change. More new, repeat, and loyal customers means career success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this context, I was impressed with the insights provided in a new book, “ Stay Sane In An Insane World ,” by peak performance coach Greg Harden. Listen to your team, mentors, and customers to recognize real successes and failures, and surround yourself with people who can fill in the gaps. We all have strengths and weaknesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

It also helps to create office events for family members and local community groups. These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. Encourage networking. Reward success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In fact, customers today also seem more attracted to companies with a higher purpose than profit. Assemble a complementary support team to help you. Nor can they succeed surrounded by “yes” people, or “helpers” rather than help. It seems that fulfillment to these new entrepreneurs is all about changing the world and legacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For many, it’s hard to make the switch from that top-down order-giving culture, and it’s hard to find the time to recruit and coach the new team members you need to scale the business to success. You need them to make a personal commitment to customer service, improved quality, and change to improve the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

For example, it may seem quicker and more effective to hand your service desk employees the store policy manual, and tell them to follow the rules, rather than spend time coaching them on how to really listen to customer feedback, and use their strengths to build customer loyalty.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

These haven’t changed much over the years, but still seem to be often overlooked by business professionals and leaders in their haste to keep up with peers, competitors, and customers in today’s volatile environment. Timely follow-up on customer and team member requests. Loners need not apply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

Be sure to encompass all your constituents, especially including customers. Many leaders do this today by supporting and promoting a higher-level purpose, beyond profits, such as helping the disadvantaged, sustaining the environment, or Conscious Capitalism. Commit to delivering a positive customer experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Team members, as well as customers, like to feel connected and inspired by a worthy non-business objective, such as helping the disadvantaged, saving the environment, or supporting inclusivity. This created a connection with both his team and customers. You really need their insights and customer interaction feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Leaders who can identify what of their team’s work eludes their understanding, and how to ask about it without either feeling threatened or conveying a threat to the team, can help their team work better and avoid inefficiencies posed by you not completely understanding what the people do.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. In addition, creating a business requires leading and interacting with other people, including partners, investors, and customers. For example, I often cite the case of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer , who grew Microsoft together. You must also learn from your customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2020

For example, I’ve always been impressed with how improvisational comedy never loses its positive impact, no matter how controversial the subject matter. Elon Musk , as an example, is impressive in his broad knowledge and interest in electric vehicles, getting humans into space, and new energy technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

In the spirit of helping you avoid some of our own learning experiences with startups, I will paraphrase here the nine key stages that he and I both see most businesses going through in their evolution from a startup to a successful and stable entity: You can’t sustain a business without positive cash flow. Stay in your personal sweet spot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. The trailblazer is not overly competitive, but always is a few steps ahead and enjoys setting an example that you are inspired by, or motivated to follow. Workship - Advocate. Workship - Trailblazer. Friendship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I too often see people who are quick to make excuses, blame failures on peers or customers, or see management as the reason for their lack of productivity. Also, it helps to work collaboratively with your team and other teams in the organization. Be available for mentoring and coaching to others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. I concur, based on my own extended career in business and mentoring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

I found many more helpful suggestions in a new book, “ The Culture Question ,” by Randy Grieser, Eric Stutzman, Wendy Loewen, and Michael Labun, who have spent years providing leadership and professional development training to companies around the world. Ask for help in eliminating useless tasks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I assure you that these are important lessons that will enhance your career, as well as improve your odds of success with customers, partners, and even your family. For example, some people insist on giving you all the details before a conclusion or request for help, while you expect the end result first, to give the details a better context.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Thomas Edison is a classic example. You need to take responsibility for selling your value to the right people, as well as building relationships with leaders who can help you. Don’t be hesitant to use coaches, mentors, and other resources to test and improve your image by others, and your perceptions of business realities and biases.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I expect questions about how a business works, or what are best practices, but I really can’t help you with removing doubts on your abilities, or providing a sure-fire idea and formula for success in business. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

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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. Then your intuitive forces will help you reach a balanced decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. I concur, based on my own extended career in business and mentoring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

We are living in a new generation of business, where customers drive the experience, and highly engaged employees are required to keep up with customer expectations. Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. The trailblazer is not overly competitive, but always is a few steps ahead and enjoys setting an example that you are inspired by, or motivated to follow. Workship - Advocate. Workship - Trailblazer. Friendship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. A business mentor helps to fill an experience gap, while a coach helps fill a skill gap. A mentor’s aim is to teach you by using specific examples of what to do and how, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and when.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2019

Certainly Walmart, Target and others have gotten the attention of their potential customers using price as the primary leader to drive sales. Walmart succeeds because it has changed the game with its suppliers, actually partnering with them to help drive costs down so that prices can truly be lower at the store level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2020

A good way to start is to create and communicate bite-sized milestones toward your end objective, including product development stages, customer threshold targets, and funding achievements. These days, even customers look for businesses who create a social or environmental impact, and flock to support them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2022

Leaders with this “be bold” mindset are willing and able to take radically unique direction-setting actions in the face of today’s pace of change and customer demands. Tap the wisdom of elders and the Board to help the business. Praise for teams always works better than criticism.

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