Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization. Every organization needs to have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate change, including regular effective communication, reward systems that reinforce desired change behavior, and accountability for results.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

” Case studies get done with ebullient CEO’s espousing the benefits of said software even though their organization was barely using the product. ROI studies were published. Every consultant was pitching a process for reinventing your organization through BI. Surely there must be some benefit here??

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Social Media. But don’t be bound by it.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

They know these exceptional leaders seem to have a way of finding and enticing the best people into the organization, getting exceptional performance out of them, and fast-tracking their careers both inside and outside the organization. Adapt the job or organization to fit the talent. Always searching for new talent sources.

Oracle 124

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 110

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

All assets and resources will be transferred to GM’s Global Innovation organization, as well as the larger enterprise, according to a GM spokesperson. It also started Maven Gig in hopes of tapping into a growing demand from rideshare and delivery app drivers. Only a program directed at gig workers was still operational in that city.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2021

He has completed a study of more than 100 CEOs, with feedback from over 8,000 of their employees on this topic. The scope of the positive leadership views included human nature, organization life, and personal purpose. These are summarized as the four keystone character habits of integrity, responsibility, forgiveness and compassion.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that it’s going to be a close election. Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps. Amazon Employee Warns Internal Groups They’re Being Monitored For Labor Organizing – Motherboard. Let’s start with Prop 22.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

They outline the new rules for existing brands, but I believe that every entrepreneur who doesn’t yet have a brand yet should study these carefully, as paraphrased for startups below. Even in a new startup organization, it’s easy to become convinced that a percentage of unhappy customers is normal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2020

Based on a classic study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 126

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. Organic Academia. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. A growing team needs skilled managers and an HR organization.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Don’t wait for the harsh reality of the demanding business world to start thinking about these tradeoffs.

Startup 130

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 130

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization. Every organization needs to have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate change, including regular effective communication, reward systems that reinforce desired change behavior, and accountability for results.

Startup 94

Startup Training Statistics Summary 94

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

And when you achieve product / market fit your company often ramps revenue very fast and you need to build an organization to address it from demand generation (aka marketing) to sales discovery to implementation and after-sales support. When external factors drive adoption of your solution you have instant product / market fit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Some customers and stakeholders don’t just prefer that an organization is socially responsible, but insist on dealing only with these startups. The anecdotal evidence is growing that consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainability, and have started to demand a discount for ‘un-sustainability.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Based on my experience, a business plan always adds value to the entrepreneur – most people can’t build a complete plan in their head, and need the process of organizing it on paper to make it consistent and complete. From my perspective, much of this advice is urban legend and just plain wrong. You need money, and plan to do crowdfunding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Social Media. But don’t be bound by it.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Some customers and stakeholders don’t just prefer that an organization is socially responsible, but insist on dealing only with these startups. The anecdotal evidence is growing that consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainability, and have started to demand a discount for ‘un-sustainability.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

Santa Monica-based Gigmor (www.gigmor.com) is an online marketplace for musicians, and recently expanded beyond connecting musicians with each other, to connecting musicians with venues, club organizers, and others. David Baird: I've been a musician since I was five, studying classical piano, and evolved into guitar like so many other people.

Startup 150

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2019

They marched firmly ahead with their existing model, rather than reinvent themselves in the face of customers demanding change. Some people and companies are prone to extended studies and slow implementations of change. With the steps outlined here, you too can build and lead a culture of courage in your organization and your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

The good news is that none of these need be mutually exclusive, according to recent studies of market trends. Communicate personally and interactively with your constituents, both inside and outside the organization. By demand, entrepreneurs are crisis managers, and can be busy reacting 24 hours a day to urgent short-term issues.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

The advantages of the cloud are apparent whether you’re a multinational enterprise organization or an SMB. He references CIO Bernard Golden’s argument, made in The IT Jobs Cloud Computing Will Create , that while some roles may disappear altogether, others will remain, but in much less demand.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2016

With international study on the up – both China and the United States have seen rises of 10% and 11% of domestic students moving abroad – NetTalk is a great option for keeping up to speed with friends and family back home. Tapas Media provides a means to kick back and relax with some serious downtime between studying.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2017

It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization. Every organization needs to have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate change, including regular effective communication, reward systems that reinforce desired change behavior, and accountability for results.

Startup 56

Startup Training Statistics Summary 56

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Social Media. But don’t be bound by it.

Startup 107

Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2014

It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization. Every organization needs to have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate change, including regular effective communication, reward systems that reinforce desired change behavior, and accountability for results.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Training Statistics 110

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2018

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 66

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. Don’t wait for the harsh reality of the demanding business world to start thinking about these tradeoffs.

Startup 97

Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2019

In fact, you may have noticed in a recent study , that the business CEO turnover rate last year was the highest in 10 years, and may go even higher this year. Many new venture owners have trouble disengaging from the escalating demands of their business to celebrate the small successes of the people and customers who depend on them.

Tips 97

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2016

They know these exceptional leaders seem to have a way of finding and enticing the best people into the organization, getting exceptional performance out of them, and fast-tracking their careers both inside and outside the organization. Adapt the job or organization to fit the talent. Always searching for new talent sources.

Oracle 53

Oracle Organization Entrepreneur Examples 53

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2019

In fact, studies have shown that the long-term value of coaching has a return of at least 2x to more than 100x times the cost. Coaching sessions should be scheduled in advance, and the coach should be organized for each session to address specific topics. Good coaches prepare for each session and follow up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Social Media. But don’t be bound by it.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2014

According to a study by the Wharton School of Business , in a survey of 11,000 MBA graduates over many years, those running their own businesses ranked themselves happier than all other professions, regardless of how much money they made. People see you as great for demanding customers and team bonding.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Organization Customer Custom 102