Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As a long-time business executive and adviser to entrepreneurs, I see a definitive shift away from customer trust in traditional business messages, and the executives who deliver them. For trust, they look online to see how you handle real support and satisfaction issues. They want the raw data versus a polished message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

It definitely pays to get some help with your first step into social media, since first impressions often become lasting ones. Jumping in haphazardly with poorly a focused message is definitely non-productive, and may harm your business. Demand professional business skills and customer advocacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. Channels have to be identified through which a startup creates awareness, induces evaluation, enables purchase, and executes the delivery of the value proposition. Customer relationships. Key partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Focus on the ultimate customer, and find a way to improve satisfaction, grow revenue, or cut costs. You can’t please everyone all the time, so don’t kill yourself trying to satisfy a bad boss or an overly demanding customer. That’s the definition of success in any business or career. Walk away from a bad role or customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In this context, I definitely agree with the need for new ideas and principles, as was expressed in a new book, “ Wild Thinking: 25 Unconventional Ideas to Grow Your Brand and Your Business ,” by branding though leaders Nick Liddell and Richard Buchanan. Treat employees like your most demanding customers.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

Quality is definitely key for us.". We keep our eye on a handful of metrics, but we’re focused on customer satisfaction. We will be moving into other categories based on customer demand. That said, we are working with our designers to create dresses in fabrics and styles that are more durable and will have a longer life.

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Daradiction

AUGUST 31, 2009

One definition of happiness is wanting the things you’re likely to get (or, conversely, not wanting the unattainable). One definition of marketing is persuading the world it wants what you have, regardless of whether they can afford it or not. The game theory demands it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. Channels have to be identified through which a startup creates awareness, induces evaluation, enables purchase, and executes the delivery of the value proposition. Customer relationships. Key partners.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

You may have obstacles you were unprepared for, but these opportunities to learn and grow help you gain the experience and resiliency needed to run a successful company in a demanding industry. His role is to ensure KeyInfo retains its technological leadership and remains focused on client satisfaction. When we returned to the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2017

In addition to saying yes too often, professionals under pressure often say no poorly, by attacking the requestor or by avoiding any definitive response. A key part of her message that resonated with me, as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is her guidance on how to deal with the constant demands and requests that every business founder faces.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

Moonshots are simply efforts that demand breakthroughs that are not possible within business-as-usual practices. In reality, that’s the definition of a successful startup these days, so every aspiring entrepreneur should take note, as well as every existing corporate executive.

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Startup Metrics Entrepreneur Resource 56

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2011

Vision-Driven (You’re definitely going to need a strong vision when those sleepless nights, crying kids, and angry spouse enter the picture). Lean Approach. Model-Focused. Metrics-Guided. He went on to explain a bit about the customer development model from Blanks: State business model assumptions.

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