Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

You can project the results by assessing how well you might handle these seven key objectives: Develop a simple plan for your complex strategy. I have found that many people are great critics, or can study a problem forever. Manage the conflicting demands of leadership. Build teams that work together to drive strategy.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Keep users engaged throughout design and development. Results show that when users are engaged throughout the development process, a number of key system requirements are identified that would otherwise be entirely missed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Development schedule and checkpoints. A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Serious changes and great successes don’t come from linear thinking. Here are some of the key principles that he espouses, and I support: Force and expect change. Don’t settle, demand the best. But don’t believe that any plan will develop and must remain unchanged throughout the execution process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2020

I found some good insights and details on this approach in the classic book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Develop productive relationships with people around you. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2023

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. Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

We are living in a new generation of business, where customers drive the experience, and highly engaged employees are required to keep up with customer expectations. We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Keep users engaged throughout design and development. Results show that when users are engaged throughout the development process, a number of key system requirements are identified that would otherwise be entirely missed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

Team members want development plus satisfaction. They want personal and career development. That means you need to pinpoint the right goals for each employee, develop a plan, and commit to taking their careers to the next level. Your people will expect more coaches than bosses. Meet team members on their own turf.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

In a market where there is always another great deal to evaluate, why sign up to one where you know there are going to be bruised egos from the get go? What expectations do you have about valuation? It is not uncommon for a VC to ask about your price expectations in this fund raising process. The “how much have you raised?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Yet, for those with more realistic expectations and the right motivation, the entrepreneur lifestyle can be the dream life you envisioned. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Development schedule and checkpoints. A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development.

Entrepreneur 124

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2022

Great entrepreneurs have learned how to realistically assess and manage both sides of the coin in the following business opportunity and risk categories: Strategic. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development.

Entrepreneur 153

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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. Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop.

Entrepreneur 143

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. Concept marketing is critical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

With his wealth of business experience and expertise as a top economic development consultant, he confirms my own view that the top five myths in starting a new business commonly include the following: You have to be able to do every job in your business. Partner with experts who share the risk. Partner with experts who share the risk.

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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. Even though you will never be great at all tasks, some are important enough that it's worth the extra effort to learn more, practice, and achieve minimal competence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In other words, how do you recognize the challenges that really need your leadership , versus the less critical demands that seem to always bubble to the top? Customer feedback in the form of online reviews and poor customer service is often rationalized as unreasonable expectations or one or two crazy individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

Yet, for those with more realistic expectations and the right motivation, the entrepreneur lifestyle can be the dream life you envisioned. 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.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Organization Custom Customer 126

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The companyin the spirit of Nestis hoping that consumers will help drive adoption of its product, which it expects to ship in January. Manrique Brenes: What we''re developed is a smart irrigation controller. Most controllers out there now are timers, which basically do not react to water demand. What your product all about?

Demand 258

Demand Startup Southern California Marketing 258

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

If it becomes a part of your long term sales message, there is risk that you will set expectations you cannot achieve. And a disappointment based on missed delivery or completion is as great as one based upon trounced quality or price expectations. He describes his choice as “cost, quality or scope. Pick two. “.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2018

I found some good insights and details on this approach in the classic book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Develop productive relationships with people around you. Marty Zwilling.

Training 87

Training Startup Entrepreneur Summary 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2015

Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Upgrade to modern information technology tools.

Custom 97

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2019

Serious changes and great successes don’t come from linear thinking. Here are some of the key principles that he espouses, and I support: Force and expect change. Don’t settle, demand the best. But don’t believe that any plan will develop and must remain unchanged throughout the execution process.

Organization 85

Organization Social Media Entrepreneur Social Network 85

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Look at the business and determine what's going to make sense from a development perspective in the short-term, longer-term. Do you really have control of the development? I've talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2014

Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Upgrade to modern information technology tools.

Custom 96

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

I found some good insights and details on this approach in a new book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Develop productive relationships with people around you.

Training 97

Training Startup Entrepreneur Summary 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Everyone recognizes that even the best idea needs a great execution to assure success. Of course, every business has unique requirements, so there is no candidate that fits all businesses, but in my experience there are a basic set of expectations which define the role: Attract, incent, and manage great people.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

Development Team Review 374

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. If you look at the other players, I believe, on-demand tutors will never exist. That's a great question. What is HeyTutor?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And there are very few people who so consistently exceed my expectations when I hear them speak. I find myself nodding – even when the topic is one I don’t expect to agree with such as “fail fast.” 36:30 Eric: Social media is great for people with social capital. 42:20 Did agile development influence you?

Social Media 301

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

We are living in a new generation of business, where customers drive the experience, and highly engaged employees are required to keep up with customer expectations. We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success.

Custom 92

Custom Customer Coach Satisfaction 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Co-founded in the Netherlands in 2013 by brothers Marijn and Willem Maas, Withlocals is open for travel and dining experiences in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia where online travel sales are expected to grow nearly 200% by 2016 according to emarketer.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. If you’re in the market for pure functionality and you value the lowest costs, Amazon will always be a great bet.

Product 296

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Great entrepreneurs have learned how to realistically assess and manage both sides of the coin in the following business opportunity and risk categories: Strategic. Both risks and opportunities in this area can arise from many aspects of your startup, before and after product development.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Marketing Custom Customer 107

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that their idea and passion are so great that failure is not a possibility. Later, as you scale the business, is the time to add products or service offerings that customers demand to make the business more robust. Plan to and assemble the right team, including co-founders.

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