Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. In business, “most important” means time to market, customer service, low cost, and beating your competitors. Create intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Mauri offers some practical, actionable advice for entrepreneurs who want to develop a leader’s mindset, on how to spread the right message to potential customers, as well as investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See my article from way back “ Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking ” on how and where to get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. I wish it was that easy. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Gamification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. To succeed in today’s collaborative, customer-driven, networked economy, requires real business relationship efforts by everyone involved. Avoid associating with them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See my article a while back “ Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking ” on how and where to get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See my recent article “ Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking ” on how and where to get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Also evaluate the values of desired customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See my recent article “ Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Key Networking Activities ” on how and where to get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. I wish it was that easy. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Gamification.

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Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. I wish it was that easy. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Gamification.

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Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See my recent article “ The Do’s and Don’ts of Today’s Business Networking ” on how and where to get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Mauri offers some practical, actionable advice for entrepreneurs who want to develop a leader’s mindset, on how to spread the right message to potential customers, as well as investors.

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Entrepreneur Social Network SpaceX Ideas 86

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2013

has appointed Matt Monahan as its VP Social Media Marketing to stir its digital business acceleration. Monahan will be in charge of managing Science’s social customer acquisition companies like EverySignal and Madrigold. LA-based Science Inc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Upgrades and troubleshooting can normally be provided over the network, as well. Social Media. I wish it was that easy. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Gamification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Bill Gates , for example, shared a common curiosity and mentoring relationship with Warren Buffet, although their business domains were quite different. Build connections with key customers and competitors. Oprah Winfrey was clearly helped in her career by her relationship with the famous Barbara Walters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Mauri offers some practical, actionable advice for entrepreneurs who want to develop a leader’s mindset, on how to spread the right message to potential customers, as well as investors.

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Entrepreneur Social Network SpaceX Ideas 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. Maybe it’s that first customer testimonial, or that first congratulations from someone you respect, or seeing your story in the newspaper. Both are networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

Based on my current role as a mentor to entrepreneurs, I will paraphrase and recommend Whiddon’s top techniques in business terms: Build an image of likability and rapport. In today’s customer context, you can foster rapport by dressing like them, making every effort to look attractive, offering compliments, and listening intensely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I was mentoring some graduate students at a local university recently, and I sensed again that profit seems to be a dirty word these days to many aspiring entrepreneurs. I’m certainly not a fan of customer rip-offs, but even non-profits have to be cash-flow positive, or have deep pockets, to help anyone for long.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. Maybe it’s that first customer testimonial, or that first congratulations from someone you respect, or seeing your story in the newspaper. Both are networks.

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Entrepreneur Patents Startup Ideas 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

You may have great credentials as a public servant in your home town, but that won’t get you money to build a social network on the Internet, or start a software company. Network of followers and business associates. There is no substitute for experience and mentoring. Introverts and loners need not apply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2015

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. See a recent article “ Today’s Business Networking Etiquette ” on how and where to get started.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. To succeed in today’s collaborative, customer-driven, networked economy, requires real business relationship efforts by everyone involved. Avoid associating with them.

Startup 102

Startup Social Network Entrepreneur Mentor 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. To succeed in today’s collaborative, customer-driven, networked economy, requires real business relationship efforts by everyone involved. Avoid associating with them.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Ideas 102

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.). For retailers, this will mean selling more product, fewer returns and happier customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

There is nothing more inspiring than seeing the results of your mentoring and leadership. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. Maybe it’s that first customer testimonial, or that first congratulations from someone you respect, or seeing your story in the newspaper. Both are networks.

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Startup Patents Competition Social Network 88

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. In business, “most important” means time to market, customer service, low cost, and beating your competitors. Create intellectual property.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Social Network Startup Patents 98

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

Startup 93

Startup Social Network Ideas Commerce 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2011

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. To succeed in today’s collaborative, customer-driven, networked economy, requires real business relationship efforts by everyone involved. Avoid associating with them.

Startup 96

Startup Social Network Mentor Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. In business, “most important” means time to market, customer service, low cost, and beating your competitors. Create intellectual property.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Create and manage your social media presence. Set up your computer and network. Choose an email system to connect with customers ( Constant Contact , MailChimp , Sendgrid ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2011

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup.

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