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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 8, 2022
Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. These business leaders are constantly on the prowl for mistakes to avoid and opportunities to improve their impact.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
When you try new things, you make mistakes, and I’ve seen many. Smart companies learn from their own mistakes, but some don’t pay enough attention to other people’s mistakes. This step shows everyone you are serious, and limits your liability on any mistakes. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 25, 2021
Too many CEOs today like to talk, trust their gut, but fail to listen to their team or the customer. Great CEOs humbly invest the time and energy to walk the halls, travel to customers, and hold regular employee meetings, with real listening. Avoid predictable mistakes in handling a crisis.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Steve's first question was, “Who are our customers?" I) took the 300 latest cards, personally wrote a questionnaire and called 300 customers. SuperMac's main customer base were color desktop professionals. All of a sudden I now had customers telling what market, how to reach them and what applications are important.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
In terms of stack ranking I recommend you force yourself to have no more than 8–10 “A’s,” 8–10 “B’s” and the balance 20–24 should be “C’s.” People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” Then begin your process in earnest with up to 8–10 firms.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. You own the IP you create.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 8, 2016
I ended up really relating to the nuance and intricacies of product supply and customer demand. Some of the more crucial skills in the fashion business include the ability to observe and translate trends, understand your customer and work well with cross-functional teams. Lastly, it is healthy source of revenue for our company.
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