Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, I’m still looking for the magic. You must take the initiative to talk to customers, suppliers, other employees, and understand the process. Studies show that public peer recognition programs are often more effective than big bonuses or cash rewards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In fact, a Wharton Business School study in this decade of the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years,” concluded that only eight were first conceived by entrepreneurs, and twenty-two were conceived by employees. Sometime employees on your front lines have a better handle on what customers need next than external entrepreneurs.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

It was an awesome company with a cult-like following and over 40,000 customers in Socal. I emailed each of his teachers for confirmation. I helped him study and I made it fun. They have to have some “mind-blowing customer experience” aspect as that is my mantra. When it collapsed, he lost his hero.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 <Note: I edited a few comments from Jeff's email, none of which related to our meeting in 2008.> Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. > -jeff. Seems to be the biggest competitor.

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