Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

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Coach Mentor Organization Startup 128

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy. It makes sense to assume that highly talented people will be in demand, and will want new challenges, so expectations of long-term job commitments are not realistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. In addition, you can reduce to soft costs of mentoring, relationship building, and socializing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

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Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

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. The business world today is very competitive, and customers are more and more demanding. Build and maintain your emotional intelligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy. It makes sense to assume that highly talented people will be in demand, and will want new challenges, so expectations of long-term job commitments are not realistic.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. This space must be associated only with rest and recovery, to offset the stress and demands of the office. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world. Make this a priority in your private life also.

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Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 148

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013. Organic Academia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

But the more you get involved with mentoring and training, the less time you have to enjoy the creative process. Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time. No one else can do the solution delivery like you can.

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Satisfaction Training Custom Customer 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage. Be prepared to create and train a dedicated support group that can keep up with your now larger and growing install base of demanding customers. Accept the fact that authenticity is necessary for leadership effectiveness.

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Entrepreneur Satisfaction Coach Mentor 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

Coach 94

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Use blogging, outside publication, and speaking or mentoring opportunities to establish credibility and stand out above peers. Market yourself both inside and outside your current job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The question is how we develop our future role and potential, while satisfying all the business and personal demands on our time today. I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage.

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Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2016

It must be written down, with measurable team objectives, validated by metrics and compared against competition. Provide coaching and mentoring as well as training. Maybe you still remember the days when competitive advantage was all about economies of scale, advertising power and service versus price.

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Customer Custom Startup Coach 55

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

By demand, entrepreneurs are crisis managers, and can be busy reacting 24 hours a day to urgent short-term issues. Don’t let day-to-day demands take the reins and drag you off course. Make doing the right thing your competitive edge today, and the key to your long-term success. You must be the model of the culture you want.

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Entrepreneur Training Demand Custom 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It takes a well-rounded and motivated team to run a competitive business today. They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. Here is my prioritized list of best practices that I recommend to get you back on track: Focus on building an engaged and empowered team.

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Technical Review Customer Custom Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

Most advisers agree that only serious and established entrepreneurs will likely qualify or survive the more rigorous accelerator programs, while first-time entrepreneurs at the idea or early implementation stage will benefit most from less demanding local incubator programs. Direction, mentoring and resources required.

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Incubator Startup Seed Funding Resource 58

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In his book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Template Outsource Development 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage.

Startup 108

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 108

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. pushing CEOs and business owners to innovate to outperform the competition. With Vistage, you'll benefit from: Advisory Board Peer Group Meetings; Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions; Expert Speaker Workshops; Content and Connectivity Online. Venture capital for innovators.

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SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 104

Ideas Mentor Resource Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning. The anecdotal evidence is growing that consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainability, and have started to demand a discount for ‘un-sustainability.’ Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Organization Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Even with all my years of experience mentoring in business, I can’t predict how you will prepare for and react to pressure situations. Here are the top approaches I recommend, and the entrepreneur mindsets that I see in survivors: Evaluate new competitive threats as new opportunities.

Startup 82

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Mentor 82

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Barry was a lead mentor there at Chapman University's Launch Labs, and we paired up. We worked on Beatshare at Chapman, where there was a business plan competition, which we won. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services. Finally, what's your next big goal?

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2019

Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. This space must be associated only with rest and recovery, to offset the stress and demands of the office. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world. Make this a priority in your private life also.

Class 93

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 107

Ideas Mentor Entrepreneur Resource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

In his new book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Template Outsource Development 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 56

Ideas Mentor Resource Product 56

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. The company was called Red Beacon. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award. RedBeacon was the 3rd winner (year 1: Yammer, year 2: Mint.com) – not bad company. Nice sweep!

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 103