Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

Studies show that peer recognition programs are often more effective than bonuses or cash rewards. Encourage employee innovation in service, just like you must always be looking for ways to improve your product offerings. Incent and reward employees who delight customers. Don’t let your customer interactions go stale.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Demand pull: too much demand for a product or service and not enough supply cause a competition for the product that drives prices higher without increasing the intrinsic value of the product. Cost push: labor or parts costs increase, causing the product or service to be priced higher without adding intrinsic value.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 30, 2015

Salaries or hourly wages must be within reasonable limits set by the industry and matched by the competition, both regionally and for the same job classification. There are many studies that can tell us how various industries reward employees for achievement above a base pay, or beyond expectation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Entrepreneurs at this level will seek the minimum cost and quality to be more competitive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. Smart investors think a lot about what we call “unit economics” or what is the economics of service one customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

A number of teams have recently been looking to turn that vision into reality, as a result of the Qualcomm Tricorder Prize , a $10M competition being run by the X Prize Foundation to create a real life Tricorder. That''s essentially how the Tricoder competition was formed--it''s time for this to happen. Mann implantable device area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Entrepreneurs at this level will seek the minimum cost and quality to be more competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2015

Lore’s biggest promise is that Jet members will enjoy prices “10 to 15 percent below the lowest prices online,” a bold pitch in today’s hyper-competitive retail landscape. On July 21, Jet’s launch day, Profitero conducted a study to evaluate Jet’s lowest-price promise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning. Socially responsible products typically sell at a premium price. Customer loyalty is highest for socially conscious startups.

Startup 101

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2016

People who failed to industrialize, however well intentioned one’s goals, were at a competitive disadvantage to those who had. I know not everybody will agree but I can assure you those who don’t never studied Comparative Economics or Ricardo because the theory and math are very sound.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Let me start with Professor Christensen’s definition: “An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.&#. They are radically lower in price. So what did happen?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2016

According to many studies, entrepreneurs tend to be happier , and 80 percent of self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial thinkers see their business mission as enriching the lives of customers, rather than being a better producer of products and services. Maintain a meaningful competitive advantage.

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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. Socially responsible products typically sell at a premium price. Customer loyalty is highest for socially conscious startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Although the carriers made a lot of money initially by selling dial-up Internet services, customers never took their software because, well, it sucked. As a startup this is often the one true source of strong leverage in a negotiation to: Get a better price, get a longer-term commitment, get PR commitments and so forth. ” 3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

Startup 105

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Always strive to increase your lead, and while competitors scramble to catch you, unleash your next breakthrough product, service, or promotion. Maintain an intimate knowledge of the competition. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

Startup 109

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Metrics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2013

Jim Stengel, in “ Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit ” chronicles a ten-year study of the world’s fifty best businesses, including Apple, and concludes that those who centered their businesses on a culture of improving people’s lives had a growth rate triple that of competitors in their categories. Get your team right and do it quickly.

Startup 101

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2012

Jim Stengel, in his latest book “ Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit ” chronicles a ten-year study of the world’s fifty best businesses, including Apple, and concludes that those who centered their businesses on a culture of improving people’s lives had a growth rate triple that of competitors in their categories.

Training 109

Training Startup Study Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Entrepreneurs at this level will seek the minimum cost and quality to be more competitive.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Organization Custom Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2018

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Entrepreneurs at this level will seek the minimum cost and quality to be more competitive.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Organization Custom Customer 66

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 31, 2015

The good news is we know what attributes successful startups tend to have in common: they produce a product or service that meets a specific need, they thrive on the uncertainly of startup culture, and they don’t run out of cash. Bundle services. Bundling also streamlines bill paying because all of your services come on one statement.

Startup 40

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2016

Always strive to increase your lead, and while competitors scramble to catch you, unleash your next breakthrough product, service, or promotion. Maintain an intimate knowledge of the competition. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates. Study their moves and engage your team for an analysis of updates.

Startup 59

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Metrics 59

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2014

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. Entrepreneurs at this level will seek the minimum cost and quality to be more competitive.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Organization Custom Customer 102

Tech Coast Venture Network

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The minimum level of coverage includes, among other things, emergency services, hospitalization, wellness, and maternity and newborn care. A recent study by the RAND Corporation found that about 60% of employees who work at companies with 50 or fewer workers currently have an offer of health benefits from their employers.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Also, you mentioned an interesting rails session that you attended last month about security, and we've been studying Google's web app security guidelines. Most importantly, it just doesn't feel right to us to hold positions in competitive companies. To: < *@gmail.com > Hi , Greetings from Twilio!

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

You work in (or run) a services company. With the advent of geolocation and fantastic payment services such as Square, the future of freelanc. The financial services industry has been shrouded in mystery for decades. Entrepreneurism / Monetization financial services, Technology, Transparency. . Kevin Reeth, Outright.

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