Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. The real challenge with the triple bottom line is that these three separate accounts cannot be easily added up. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 110

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Today, customers are looking for real relationships, a memorable shopping experience, and satisfaction of a higher purpose. Other companies, including Ritz-Carlton , now incent their employees to build real relationships with guests, by authorizing them to spend up to $2,000 per guest to solve an individual concern.

Customer 133

Customer Custom Satisfaction Examples 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 127

Social Media Startup Education Entrepreneur 127

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from measuring personal satisfaction.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. And today, more than 2,000 colleges and universities offer entrepreneurship courses – up from the just 70 schools that Boomers and Gen-X had to choose from in 1970. Experience vs. Escape.

Competition 96

Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

As a business consultant with experience in large companies as well as startups, I often hear about dysfunctional management hierarchies, as well as the value provided by exceptional ones. Here are a few of their key points, with my own insights added: Workers today are more educated and aware of options.

Outsource 133

Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. The real challenge with the triple bottom line is that these three separate accounts cannot be easily added up. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

Startup 93

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Image via Flickr by Side Wages Some entrepreneurs forget that they need an innovative business model along with an innovative solution to have a successful startup. That’s why I say “two heads are better than one” in a startup. Business work should start only after the product is done."

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Startup Social Media Competition 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Entrepreneurs love the continuous challenges of a startup, and the satisfaction of tackling them. With a startup there are no rules until you make them. Beat the competition. High level of excitement.

Startup 92

Startup Tips Satisfaction Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2015

Aspiring entrepreneurs who rely only on traditional learning vehicles (teachers, classrooms, and risk-free practice) are doomed to failure in founding a startup today. Either they are never really ready to start, study an opportunity until it has passed, or fail with tools and techniques from a bygone business era.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Education 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. The real challenge with the triple bottom line is that these three separate accounts cannot be easily added up. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Examples Satisfaction 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2011

At the base of these are moral values, but in my view most of the rest are gleaned from experience, parents, and formal education. This one focuses on the generic attributes, as well as specific processes, which add up to the ethically right thing for most businesses. Shedd, “ Build a Better B2B Business.” Balance work and life.

Startup 91

Startup Coach Satisfaction Customer 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2013

It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. The real challenge with the triple bottom line is that these three separate accounts cannot be easily added up. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Startup Examples Satisfaction 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2016

The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 61

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Education 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Ironically, as a startup investor and mentor, I have seen too many failures caused by just the opposite – too much money spent too soon, taking time to get product perfection, and assuming customers will wait. How many times have you actually made up work to keep an idle person busy? Find new ways to augment. Marty Zwilling.

Resource 98

Resource Entrepreneur Competition Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

It’s always been tough to start a new business, even when the bottom line was just making a profit to stay alive. The real challenge with the triple bottom line is that these three separate accounts cannot be easily added up. Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

Tips 55

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Examples 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2012

At the base of these are moral values, but in my view most of the rest are gleaned from experience, parents, and formal education. This one focuses on the generic attributes, as well as specific processes, which add up to the ethically right thing for most businesses. Shedd, “ Build a Better B2B Business.” Balance work and life.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Satisfaction 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. If you team with a Gen-Y type who likes to start work in the late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. Look impartially from all angles and do the follow-up.

Software Review 92

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The best startups find a way to drive the market with their technology, rather than push their new technology-driven ‘solution’ on the marketplace. Everyone's personal perspectives and interests are different, so the key is starting from market problems, and going from there to technology - not vice versa. These don’t get funded.

Technology 91

Technology Funding Competition Entrepreneur 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The best startups find a way to drive the market with their technology, rather than push their new technology-driven ‘solution’ on the marketplace. Everyone's personal perspectives and interests are different, so the key is starting from market problems, and going from there to technology - not vice versa. These don’t get funded.

Funding 88

Funding Entrepreneur Competition Pricing 88