Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The experts define emotional intelligence as a leader's ability to recognize individual and team emotions, to understand their effect, and manage your own to guide your next move. Mentors and coaches are always willing to help you find creative ways around roadblocks, even ones you don’t even see.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2022

Bill Gates will probably be more remembered in fifty years for his Foundation to save lives in developing countries, than Steve Jobs for his “insanely great” consumer technology advances. Growth, on the other hand, is most simply defined as change by natural development. From goals to aspirations. From balance to focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Switch your attention from product development to sales. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Management guides people in what needs to be done, by creating sustainable and repeatable systems, with education and guidance to make sure all efforts are productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2021

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in the classic book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Smart entrepreneurs know they must deliver a quality product, develop a winning business model, and attract real customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I found some great insights along these lines in the classic book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. Find ideas that energize you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Switch your attention from product development to sales. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Management guides people in what needs to be done, by creating sustainable and repeatable systems, with education and guidance to make sure all efforts are productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Bill Gates will probably be more remembered in fifty years for his Foundation to save lives in developing countries, than Steve Jobs for his “insanely great” consumer technology advances. Growth, on the other hand, is most simply defined as change by natural development. From goals to aspirations. From balance to focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Every organization needs a talent pipeline that holds leaders at all levels accountable for identifying and developing internal difference makers, and nurturing networks of external talent. It also means setting up a personalized coaching and mentoring system, and accelerated rotations for top talent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Bill Gates will probably be more remembered in fifty years for the his Foundation to save lives in developing countries, than Steve Jobs for his “insanely great” consumer technology advances. Growth, on the other hand, is most simply defined as change by natural development. From goals to aspirations. From balance to focus.

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Guide Startup Technical Review Coach 74

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2015

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in a new book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Smart entrepreneurs know they must deliver a quality product, develop a winning business model, and attract real customers. All that’s left is to commit and deliver.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2015

Bill Gates will probably be more remembered in fifty years for the his Foundation to save lives in developing countries, than Steve Jobs for his “insanely great” consumer technology advances. Growth, on the other hand, is most simply defined as change by natural development. From goals to aspirations. From balance to focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Switch your attention from product development to sales. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Management guides people in what needs to be done, by creating sustainable and repeatable systems, with education and guidance to make sure all efforts are productive.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

I found some great insights along these lines in the classic book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. Find ideas that energize you.

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Ideas Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 78

InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2014

She noted that a key to successfully moving out of the, "I am aware I suck" stage is to develop coping mechanisms that help you quickly "unslump.". Experiencing the feelings of a neophyte will make you more sympathetic the next time you coach someone at a task in which you excel. Avoid The Self-guided Tour.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2014

Bill Gates will probably be more remembered in fifty years for the his efforts and Foundation to save lives in developing countries, than Steve Jobs for his “insanely great” consumer technology advances. Growth, on the other hand, is most simply defined as change by natural development. From goals to aspirations. From balance to focus.

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Guide Startup Technical Review Coach 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2019

In fact, I found some excellent guidance on how to capitalize on your strengths, as well as areas that you may need to focus, in a new book, “ The Introvert’s Complete Career Guide ,” by Jane Finkle, also one of us, who has been a successful career coach for more than two decades.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

I found some great insights along these lines in the just released book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. Find ideas that energize you.

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Ideas Satisfaction Entrepreneur Activity 108

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We'll talk more about that, but what we do is bring the data cloud to life through licensed professional coaches, who understand the incentives of behavior change, and meet participants where they are, through three or four occasional recommendations each month. They'll take the risk of chocolate cake over the risk of diabetes in five years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Switch your attention from product development to sales. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Management guides people in what needs to be done, by creating sustainable and repeatable systems, with education and guidance to make sure all efforts are productive.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Switch your attention from product development to sales. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Management guides people in what needs to be done, by creating sustainable and repeatable systems, with education and guidance to make sure all efforts are productive.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2016

In reality, the picture is a bit larger than this, as outlined in a recent book “ Leading with GRIT ,” by Laurie Sudbrink, a well-known business leadership coach and speaker. Smart entrepreneurs know they must deliver a quality product, develop a winning business model, and attract real customers.

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Entrepreneur Startup Class Coach 59

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Your greatest contribution is maintaining focus and guiding the team.

Mentor 101

Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

I found some great insights along these lines in a recent book “ Find Your Balance Point ,” by renowned executive business coach Brian Tracy, and work-life balance therapist Christina Stein. Everyone develops a sense of what activities build their energy, and which ones drain energy from them. Find ideas that energize you.

Entrepreneur 62

Entrepreneur Tips Ideas Satisfaction 62

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Your greatest contribution is maintaining focus and guiding the team.

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Mentor Product High Tech Coach 91

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 26, 2019

Andrew and Petri had left game developer Rovio (of Angry Birds fame) and were creating a new games company called Seriously that would combine compelling intellectual property (characters), great narratives, and fun game play in a mobile-first application. Ok, I did occasionally pepper him with questions about Seriously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Your greatest contribution is maintaining focus and guiding the team.

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Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2010

There are many step-by-step guides available, like the one referenced above for women. Beyond self-funding and banks, two resources that women should definitely look into are Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) and community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Keep the organization formalities simple. Plan for funding requirements.

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Entrepreneur Startup Resource Tips 89

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

These organizations work tirelessly in guiding and supporting startup teams to success, regardless of their stage of business, as well as continue to encourage innovation across the planet. Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (Fargo, ND). Indiegogo (San Francisco,CA and New York, NY).

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Essentially, it guides the author through a four step process to design, build, test, and publish their creation. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. But, it didn't seem scalable. We have patents filed on this process. We've seen a full range of applications.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Your greatest contribution is maintaining focus and guiding the team.

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Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Once you have succeeded in developing a solution and obtained initial funding, the next challenge is to penetrate the relevant domestic and international markets. Use this as a roadmap to guide and measure your successes and failures. For that, you need to implement a winning distribution channel strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. It’s my guide to understanding when you’re being gamed. We have 12 developers and they have 3. Sales people will often sell future development work. Treat them well and they’ll love working with you.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We started seeing a demand for what we were doing and from there began throwing singles parties, doing match making, and date coaching. One woman’s success is another woman’s success – help, mentor, guide them, etc. For those Ruby developers out there, Three Day Rules is looking to hire.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2010

CarmenElena Mitchell (@therealgirls) - Creator, "The Real Girls Guide to Everything Else" Web Series. Cathy Brooks (@CathyBrooks) - Strategic Communications Coach. Lisa Steadman (@LisaSteadman) - Best selling author, relationship coach, and owner of Woohoo, Inc. Cathy Dahn (@GastronomyBlog) - Food Blogger.

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Social Media Journal Media Education 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

So, I teamed up with a group of developers that showed interest in working on my idea after the weekend. A total of four talented people at the event decided to team up with me that Friday night including two developers and two business people. We ended up placing 1 st again, this time for best use of Cloud Architect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

Whether you are a new young Gen-Z entrepreneur, or a Baby Boomer who is struggling to stay relevant, here is a quick guide to some of the changes that Schawbel sees in the workplace requiring self-promotion, that I have updated for entrepreneurs: Your startup “idea” is just the beginning. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

Whether you are a new young Gen-Y entrepreneur, or a Baby Boomer who is struggling to stay relevant, here is a quick guide to some of the changes that Schawbel sees in the workplace requiring self-promotion, that I have updated for entrepreneurs: Your startup “idea” is just the beginning. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

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Startup Tips Ideas Entrepreneur 132