Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

For your own happiness and satisfaction, I recommend you start instead working from that higher purpose and passion. All too often, business owners find the financial returns alone do not provide the long-term satisfaction and success they assumed would come with all the hard work and challenges that come with every business, large or small.

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Satisfaction Customer Custom Social Media 114

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2016

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Customer personalities define customer experience, and sets what they love, and what they hate. There is no one set of exceptional experiences that will work for all customers.

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Customer Custom Social Media Training 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Obviously, his result goes well beyond the idea of charging a premium for better beans and service. So here are my own top recommendations on how to think about your business aspirations, and put innovation in perspective among all the other priorities you will need to achieve success and satisfaction with your role on the road ahead.

Artificial Inteligence 114

Artificial Inteligence Ideas Satisfaction Customer 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Customer support chasm.

Startup 150

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

A business is an entity which exchanges goods and services with people outside the business (customers) for money, social good, or something of equal value. Startup and development stage. The development stage normally begins with designing and prototyping a product or service, and creating the company legal entity.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2016

In business, this means an entrepreneur who never says no to any customer is doomed to a hard life and some expensive mistakes. Many people will argue that total customer satisfaction is paramount, but I’m a pragmatist who believes that treating everyone the same really means treating all of them poorly.

Customer 65

Customer Custom Startup Satisfaction 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2017

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Customer support chasm.

Customer 76

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Technical Review 76

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features.

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Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

Contact key vendors and existing customers. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction. Having a great product or service is not enough.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 152

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business.

Resource 112

Resource Ideas Competition Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. In the name of this cause, the company donates time, services, and at least one percent of their sales to hundreds of grassroots environmental groups around the world. Don’t stop believing, learning, and developing.

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Framework Customer Custom Tips 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2023

Everyone in the company must adopt the principles of customer-first focus, agility in responding to change, and constant innovation to improve your processes as well as the solution. Seek customer feedback on ways to improve value and satisfaction. Make customer experience your key priority.

Customer 91

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But recently I was asked about success factors for services startups, and I quickly realized that there is very little published to help the thousands of startups that fall in this category. The distinction between product companies and services companies is easy to see. Scaling services means cloning yourself.

Product 91

Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

A business is an entity which exchanges goods and services with people outside the business (customers) for money, social good, or something of equal value. Startup and development stage. The development stage normally begins with designing and prototyping a product or service, and creating the company legal entity.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Satisfaction Summary 127

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. In the name of this cause, the company donates time, services, and at least one percent of their sales to hundreds of grassroots environmental groups around the world. Don’t stop believing, learning, and developing.

Tips 174

Tips Framework Customer Custom 174

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They want to share your satisfaction in success, maybe as a reward for their own mistakes and learning earlier in life in their own businesses. Manage customer service. Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Supportive co-founder and executive positions.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur Report 147

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Every new entrepreneur has to initiate the right actions to be perceived as a leader in their chosen business domain by their team and by their customers, or the road to success and satisfaction will be lost along the way. Don’t wait for competitors to force the need for better products, lower prices and better customer service.

Startup 127

Startup Training Entrepreneur Resource 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery. Hobbies are developed ad-hoc, driven by personal needs.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Adding priced services is another way to augment a product business.

Startup 164

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Competition 164

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. We all make staffing mistakes, so it’s most important to quickly fix them, before the morale of the whole team is impacted, or your business loses some key customers.

Organization 104

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

They are not having the impact they expected, and they are not feeling the personal satisfaction they need for next level motivation. Your team will quickly sense your insights and sincerity , leading to greater impact and satisfaction by everyone. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor.

Entrepreneur 90

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Coach Mentor 90

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

But we all know that these are not solutions by themselves, but require integration into an innovative framework to solve real customer problems. Here are some keys to that mindset that I have seen working for successful entrepreneurs: Think customer-centric rather than technology-centric. Be forever curious and optimistic.

Startup 134

Startup Artificial Inteligence Ideas Entrepreneur 134

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a builder of new things and people development, you are not afraid to speak out on significant issues and world challenges. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding. Being reward-driven , you are driven to win money, customers, applause, and the admiration of others.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 110

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Affirming and rewarding team members for key actions creates more momentum, commitment, and satisfaction. Focus all initiatives around value to your customers. A business must be all about listening to customers, delivering value, and customer satisfaction. Investors like happy teams.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Metrics Ideas 106

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Missions and products that are too broad confuse your team, your customers, and potential investors. Product development chasm. Customer support chasm.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Customer Custom Satisfaction 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A few years ago, Safeway and other big retailers struggled with the growing problem of plastic bag cost and pollution, before realizing they could actually sell reusable cloth bags to customers, as a win to all. With his obsession for detail, it took more than three years to develop the Macintosh.

Activity 132

Activity Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 132

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. We all make staffing mistakes, so it’s most important to quickly fix them, before the morale of the whole team is impacted, or your business loses some key customers.

Organization 135

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 135

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

For example, it may seem quicker and more effective to hand your service desk employees the store policy manual, and tell them to follow the rules, rather than spend time coaching them on how to really listen to customer feedback, and use their strengths to build customer loyalty. Team members want development plus satisfaction.

Coach 95

Coach Technical Review Satisfaction Examples 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS).

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich. Look for validation from your mainstream customers. Culture and environmental changes come quickly, or take longer than anticipated, as the number of markets you must service increases.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2020

Every new entrepreneur has to initiate the right actions to be perceived as a leader in their chosen business domain by their team and by their customers, or the road to success and satisfaction will be lost along the way. Don’t wait for competitors to force the need for better products, lower prices and better customer service.

Entrepreneur 125

Entrepreneur Training Resource Customer 125

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

As a builder of new things and people development, you are not afraid to speak out on significant issues and world challenges. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding. Being reward-driven , you are driven to win money, customers, applause, and the admiration of others.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 126

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They want to share your satisfaction in success, maybe as a reward for their own mistakes and learning earlier in life in their own businesses. Manage customer service. Software and hardware development architects and designers. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Supportive co-founder and executive positions.

Startup 124

Startup Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

But recently I was asked about success factors for services startups, and I quickly realized that there is very little published to help the thousands of startups that fall in this category. The distinction between product companies and services companies is easy to see. Scaling services means cloning yourself.

Satisfaction 91

Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Discotech , a startup that offers up bottle service booking, discounted tickets and more to clubs and nightspots. While I was doing that, I figured out it was really inefficient for a customer like myself, trying to spend money, to actually go out. What is Discotech? How are you funded?

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Startup Equity Customer Custom 113