Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Identify your beacon in the fog. But it’s not a substitute for the other critical resources, mental capital (domain knowledge, skills, and passions), plus relationship capital (friends and advisors). Money results from mental and relationship capital, not the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Identify the smallest segments possible of your constituents. Identify the communities for these micro-segments. Identify the influencers of these communities. Of course, with social media marketing, trial and error is not the only way to fail. The best communities then become your advocate.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Finally, at the end of the project, we had identified nineteen specific issues, each of which would, if implemented, accomplish one or more of the goals outlined at the start of the project. Not all consultants give advice worth taking, of course. We were quite confident that our services would yield great, measurable results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections”, an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the “turnaround” before or after bankruptcy. This effort took about two weeks of interviews with senior and middle managers as we identified the team required to take the company forward.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Of course, this requires some discipline and focus on your part, as well as the willingness to trust team members and allow them to do their jobs. Of course, decisions and action items must be communicated immediately, but individual disagreements, comments and recommendations must never surface around the water cooler or in later reviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2022

First is the mental habit or discipline of continually identifying the creative principles inherent in an idea in a given context. Of course, it normally takes more than the right mindset to master the creative mind. Of course, they are always looking to free up time and money for their next big idea. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information. Identify customer executives who need your solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Identify and interview a few trusted advisors to gather their perceptions of your current reality. Identify the roadblocks which may limit success. To achieve our goals, we all need an action plan, broken down into bite-sized chunks, to plan a course and end result. Understand how trusted colleagues perceive you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. And without knowing where you stand, there is no way to set a course. It is about identifying a core competence which others cannot match. An adequate use of content in terms of quality, completeness, and depth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2023

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. Of course, relationships seldom fit neatly into a given level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. It clearly identifies potential investors who meet your profile, and provides contact information. Identify customer executives who need your solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2023

Of course, you have to stop talking and start really listening if you want to learn anything from questions. By changing your lens or widening the aperture, you can identify threats and opportunities beyond the periphery of conventional vision. Asking the right questions reduces uncertainty and provides new answers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. Identify the total investment required for profitability. Of course, growth is implied in every focus, and profit enables growth. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Of course, everyone thinks they know what it takes to make a great leader, and many books have been written about the subject. Having this bigger picture empowers you to better identify the areas where you need improvement, and set yourself on the right course to positively impact those around you.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Monday, December 10, 2012 -- BioScience Alliance Workforce Development Interest Group.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 3, 2012

In this 8-minute video excerpt from his recent talk, Seth describes the practical, hands-on methodology that he uses on a day-to-day basis to identify and vet his entrepreneurial ideas. Even though he is not process oriented, he has developed a simple, yet methodical approach to identifying, cataloging and vetting his entrepreneurial ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Make it clear that you always aim for progress, expect mistakes, and recognize that course-corrections or pivots are normal in business. Emotional empathy involves identifying with the feelings of other team members, while cognitive empathy involves using critical thinking to understand another person's emotions and thoughts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2022

Ask the right questions to identify the innate personality traits in potential new hires, regardless of level and function, to bring on board those most likely to succeed in and shape your organization. Of course, investors still require a profitable business model, and the potential for high returns. Hire the right team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Identify the smallest segments possible of your constituents. Identify the communities for these micro-segments. Identify the influencers of these communities. Of course, with social media marketing, trial and error is not the only way to fail. The best communities then become your advocate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Of course, we never see ourselves in this mode, yet we need to recognize that all humans see reality differently through a built-in set of “cognitive biases,” based on their own unique background of experiences, training, and mental state.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

Here is my interpretation of that work, incorporating my personal experience, identifying some strengths of an entrepreneur during early startup stages which can become a problem for scaling: Perseverance. Now this same individual has to step into the spotlight, and meet with customers, analysts, and investors. Tactical versus strategic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Tommy Spaulding, in his classic book, “ It’s Not Just Who You Know ,” categorizes relationships into five levels, like floors of a building, and identifies the attributes of relationships at the different levels. Of course, relationships seldom fit neatly into a given level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2023

Of course, the end goal of leadership by influence is to get others to willingly engage and follow due to your knowledge, honesty, and heart, rather than because of your title. Experts agree that resilience falls under the umbrella of emotional intelligence , which is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2021

Set a course for the destination, but also establish intermediate checkpoints to assess progress along the way. Then you need to identify the talent, skills, and resources your company will need to succeed, as well as when and where they will be needed. They build trust, integrity, and respect from everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2021

Identify multiple possible solutions. Select a solution, any solution, and then decide on a course of action. This is all about finding the root cause, rather than treating a symptom. If you don’t get to the root, the problem will likely recur, perhaps with different symptoms. Don’t waste time re-solving the same problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

Identify the motivations of decision-makers. There is no guarantee, of course, that any combination or process will work, but thinking bigger about any new idea will certainly improve your odds and satisfaction. Don’t just accept your first breakdown. Revise the list at least once. The goal is to solve all of the subproblems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Of course, this requires some discipline and focus on your part, as well as the willingness to trust team members and allow them to do their jobs. Of course, decisions and action items must be communicated immediately, but individual disagreements, comments and recommendations must never surface around the water cooler or in later reviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Of course, no business wants to be the next Blockbuster , which kept charging straight ahead despite subtle clues that the Internet was changing everything. Even from these, as they morph into mature business owners, I see less and less focus on the need to read the market, and respond in a timely and competitive fashion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Of course, working on perception can backfire if the differentiation reality isn’t there. Identify your target customer segment before you finalize your differentiation. The days are gone for the “if we build it, they will come” mentality. Remember the old saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still going to be a pig.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. Identify new goals based on your own definition of career success and then take action. If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee. According to Ford R.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Data, however, removes guesswork, biases, and anecdotal reasoning that can throw decision efforts off course. The best leaders use data and analytics to identify key offenders to continually reduce these problems. Common sense and emotionally driven decisions are sub- optimal in assessing team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2021

Pastin has experience with many organizations around the world on ethics issues, and I like his practical steps to get beyond the emotion and the theoretical, to pragmatic yet ethical solutions for tough problems: Identify the ground rules of the all parties. Verify or reject each interest and ground rule.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2021

I believe all of us in business need to practice these actions to improve our effectiveness and leadership, to overcome the tough challenges, including funding and leadership, that we all face: Identify a “higher purpose” that embodies your values. Of course, these must always be balanced with winning business practices for maximum value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Of course, there are good ways and bad ways to ask for help. Most experienced business people love to help, but they don’t have the time or interest to give you a course on basic business concepts, like the need to be competitive. Clearly identify key constraints around your request.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2022

In my experience, team members who take ownership always seem to identify ways to improve their processes and the business in general. Of course, to make this a culture, you have to overtly reward successes, and avoid negative penalties. Foster a team member project ownership culture. Build a trust relationship with each team member.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

She identifies less than a dozen primary qualities for fabulous people in general, and I have honed and tuned these to ten that apply especially to entrepreneurs, in my experience: Be passionate about life, as well as your business. Of course, it will never happen if you don’t start or don’t believe. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Identifying your goal will help you avoid getting pulled into any drama and stay focused on constructive tactics. Don’t let any hidden agendas or ulterior motives, such as political strategy, throw you off course. Give yourself space before reacting. Be clear with yourself about goals for a relationship.

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