socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

It looks like the battle between Los Angeles e-commerce startup Beachmint and technology blog PandoDaily is flaring up into a major firestorm, over the accuracy of a story posted a couple of weeks ago by the tech blog.

Blogging 153

Blogging Satisfaction News Commerce 153

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This distrust for the scripted message has led to a new demand for unfiltered marketing, and the emergence of business credibility heroes, like Elon Musk, with his bold statements about space travel, and sometime villains, such as Mark Zuckerberg defending Facebook privacy practices. They want the raw data versus a polished message.

Customer 173

Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 173

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. The best startups find a way to drive the market with their technology, rather than push their new technology-driven ‘solution’ on the marketplace.

Technology 91

Technology Funding Competition Entrepreneur 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

An effective leader is intellectually curious, constantly learning, and genuinely in pursuit of wisdom about people, places, technologies, scientific advances, economies and cultures. Enlightenment refers to an interest in staying informed and approaching every interaction free of prejudice. Tenacious: be persistent in your pursuits.

Customer 152

Customer Custom Coach Satisfaction 152

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Leaders have found that keeping everyone on top of changes in technology, competition, and customer demands is critical to success. Make sure you know and communicate well exactly what you mean by high-quality service.

Competition 99

Competition Services Startup Training 99

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Start by getting people comfortable with what they don’t know, showing them you are open to new ideas, and don’t demand perfection in all deliverables. You need both to create better outcomes and increase job satisfaction. Show humility by being honest about mistakes. Develop self-awareness of your triggers.

Case Study 112

Case Study Study Startup Examples 112

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Thus investors expect to hear about strategies and technologies that your company plans to use to manage all customer interactions, with the goals of attracting new customers, improving customer retention, and driving sales growth. Customer relationships. Key partners.

Funding 133

Funding Activity Customer Custom 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It should convince you that no matter how much you know about technology, leading a team, as well as vendors and customers, is a whole new challenge. Over time, I learned that I could get more personal results, as well as satisfaction, by enlisting the natural strengths of others. Practice deep empathy for everyone on your team.

Develop 124

Develop Development Technical Advisors Satisfaction 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Leaders have found that keeping everyone on top of changes in technology, competition, and customer demands is critical to success. Make sure you know and communicate well exactly what you mean by high-quality service.

Startup 154

Startup Training Customer Custom 154

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

Team members want development plus satisfaction. They demand to be valued as individuals, and coached to understand and build their strengths, rather than treated as soldiers and directed to march into battle. With modern technology, employees communicate constantly with people who count, and expect their managers to do the same.

Coach 95

Coach Technical Review Satisfaction Examples 95

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology. They present a convincing story that every entrepreneur has the same potential, but most get sidetracked and bogged down by their technology, competitors, and internal organization. Your future satisfaction and success likely depends on your answer.

Marketing 123

Marketing Technical Review Customer Custom 123

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2023

Technology experts tend to have a very deep level of knowledge, but not very wide. Don’t demand or expect immediate gratification. But if you are looking for investors, team members, and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Startup Activity Ideas 70

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Instead of counting and working more hours, I believe there are better ways to improve your productivity, as well as employee satisfaction, in growing your business: Create relevant result targets for all key employees. Evaluate where technology and training can help.

Metrics 124

Metrics Entrepreneur Satisfaction Study 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

I believe these basic practices of innovation, paraphrased here, should be adopted by every new venture owner, and every business executive, as the keys to long-term health and success in every market served: Demand and reward innovation from all business elements. Focus on translating new technology into solutions.

Satisfaction 53

Satisfaction Startup Competition Customer 53

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2018

Utilize technology and tools for collaboration and sharing. New and better technology is becoming available every day to present dashboards and metrics to show how well processes and empowerment are working, assess workload backlogs, and capture customer feedback and satisfaction. Things that are not measured cannot be managed.

Startup 62

Startup Organization Customer Custom 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Thus investors expect to hear about strategies and technologies that your company plans to use to manage all customer interactions, with the goals of attracting new customers, improving customer retention, and driving sales growth. Customer relationships. Key partners.

Activity 100

Activity Customer Custom Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

An effective leader is intellectually curious, constantly learning, and genuinely in pursuit of wisdom about people, places, technologies, scientific advances, economies and cultures. Enlightenment refers to an interest in staying informed and approaching every interaction free of prejudice. Tenacious: be persistent in your pursuits.

Customer 92

Customer Custom Coach Satisfaction 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. See if you understand each of these technologies: Internet of Things. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you? Cloud Computing.

Startup 107

Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. I’m sure you can find some gaps, niches, or extensions for each of these technologies: Internet of Things. I wish it was that easy. Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing 61

Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

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. Who or what do you think had the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2015? When we returned to the U.S. When we returned to the U.S.

San Fernando 100

San Fernando Ventura Southern California SoCalTech 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. See if you understand each of these technologies: Internet of Things. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you? Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing 99

Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. The best startups find a way to drive the market with their technology, rather than push their new technology-driven ‘solution’ on the marketplace.

Funding 88

Funding Entrepreneur Competition Pricing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

An effective leader is intellectually curious, constantly learning, and genuinely in pursuit of wisdom about people, places, technologies, scientific advances, economies and cultures. Enlightenment refers to an interest in staying informed and approaching every interaction free of prejudice. Tenacious: be persistent in your pursuits.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Customer Custom Coach 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

Investors will demand clear channel definitions. Thus investors expect to hear about strategies and technologies that your company plans to use to manage all customer interactions, with the goals of attracting new customers, improving customer retention, and driving sales growth. Customer relationships. Key partners.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Activity Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Train them fully, give them authority, make them accountable, and tie their pay to customer satisfaction. Leaders have found that keeping everyone on top of changes in technology, competition, and customer demands is critical to success. Make sure you know and communicate well exactly what you mean by high-quality service.

Customer 92

Customer Custom Startup Services 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over time, I have collected a list of new business attributes that go beyond the initial idea or solution, which often are more critical to long-term success and satisfaction. Be customer focused, not technology focused. Beware of the allure and demands of early adopters. Solutions and inventions alone do not make a business.

Tips 80

Tips Startup Satisfaction Ideas 80

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Ongoing momentum requires a move to mainstream, or even late adopters, who demand simplicity in your base function. For example, Mark McClain, cofounder and CEO of SailPoint Technologies , created an employee growth culture resulting in growth of forty percent a year, with more than $100 million in revenues.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Technical Advisors Startup Mentor 160

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2020

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Startup 125

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 125

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

For IBM, the Personal Computer was a paradigm shift from their big business legacy, built with new technologies for totally new markets, and battleships turn very slowly. The culture of a large technology company is to rely on internal development or large, stable, and proven external vendors. Every such deal was an exception.

IBM 85

IBM IBM Entrepreneur Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Satisfaction 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2015

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2018

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes. I suspect that most of these have failed their way to this top satisfaction.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Customer 63

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2012

They did a series of interviews with CEOs to understand how technology companies create success, and why most fail. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. Leaders focus first on identifying market problems that exist and can be solved with technology, not just promotion and advertising.

Customer 89

Customer Custom Organization Summary 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

They did a series of interviews with CEOs to understand how technology companies create success, and why most fail. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. Leaders focus first on identifying market problems that exist and can be solved with technology, not just promotion and advertising.

Startup 93

Startup Organization Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

They did a series of interviews with CEOs to understand how technology companies create success, and why most fail. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates. Leaders focus first on identifying market problems that exist and can be solved with technology, not just promotion and advertising.

Organization 89

Organization Customer Custom Summary 89