Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

He is the founder, CEO, and ten percent owner of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce retailer, with an estimated employee count now approaching one million. It allows investors to come into alignment with customers. Focus relentlessly and passionately on the customer. They always want more, so they pull you along.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2023

We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Don’t believe the myth that all you have to do to get rich is bring up an e-commerce website, and the money rolls in while you sleep. Reframe from doubt to confidence and skill.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Smart potential customers only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Put yourself on the site.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2016

As e-commerce continues to grow, one part of that business, one area continues to be a very difficult area to scale efficiently--the labor intensive, back end warehouse, shipping, and fulfillment operation. That allows our customers in e-commerce to be able to take a single item, or one or two from the shelf for delivery to customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2009

Aliso Viejo-based Buy.com is looking to convince consumers that buying stuff online is greener for the planet than driving to your local store: and is backing it up with an academic study.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. This gives rise to the personalization and customization that we all want. Big data:” learning from the flood.

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Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

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Startup Technical Review Case Study Software Review 107

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

For one, because millennials, according to various studies, are consuming less alcohol than previous generations and are therefore seeking non-alcoholic beverage alternatives. Shopify quietly acquires Handshake, an e-commerce platform for B2B wholesale purchasing . When will customers start buying all those AI chips?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. This gives rise to the personalization and customization that we all want. Crowdsource: putting your audience to work beyond customers.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 7.2 Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. This gives rise to the personalization and customization that we all want. Big data:” learning from the flood.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

One, is an e-commerce engine which enables ordering, promotions, and loyalty programs. We believe tha restaurant customers are multi-channel nowadays. We have actually develops all of those channels, which enables a customer to pick any channel and enable an order, digitally or through a call center.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. This gives rise to the personalization and customization that we all want. Crowdsource: putting your audience to work beyond customers.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Case Study 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

The Dollars and Sense of Apps as Commerce Build vs. Buy: The Biggest Question Customer Conversations: Are Apps A Shout Out or a Deep Discussion Survival of the Fittest: Darwin's Law of Apps and packed with case studies! High-Level Sessions Include Should Every Brand Have an App?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Currently, social media is the least used of all customer interaction methods. His business has since closed, but his mindset is still out there. What’s the problem?

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

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Startup Social Network Networking Mentor 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

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Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Generate revenue around the clock. Use the Internet to outsource staff.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Case Study Startup Software Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

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Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Knewton, Grockit and others are creating new ways for students to study for these tests in a more cost effective way. I know the product intimately and it rocks.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. If you are living your passion, you want to interact with customers, and “touch and feel” the product every day. It seems that more people are focused on money today. Insist on being engaged at the transaction level.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an untrustable country, or don’t have a clue. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

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Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

States have been fighting to collect sales taxes from online retailers since the dawn of the e-commerce age. However, the New York Department of Taxation recently said that an online healthcare service company must collect sales tax from its customers. For example, medical services are generally not subject to sales tax.

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Sales Company Companies Software Review 62

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. I have a friend who runs a nationwide “traditional” business, and business has been down, like it has been for most people.

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Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 96