Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite their passion, of what it takes to provide the high-quality service expected. Train and coach continuously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change. Lack of follow-up after a sale can cost you more customers than poor service or poor quality.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

On the other hand, most products or services are created in response to a real or perceived need. Email readers, continue here…] Making the effort to gather metrics from the field in any form and then ignoring it, takes guts and determination – and in most cases a measure of stupidity. And most of us are not Steve Jobs.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

The reason why, is the firm has been running ads since January to help get the word out about its service and products. Convertro said it has been working with Media Design Group , a direct response TV advertising agency, to help measure the efficacy of broadcast marketing.

Dollar Shave Club 171

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Decide what to measure and create metrics. Design your invisible competitive advantage. Every company has different strengths and goals, yet each can publish internally their innovation canvas of technology, leadership, people, structure, rewards, and metrics that sets them apart. You only get what you measure.

Develop 135

Develop Development Startup Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite their passion, of what it takes to provide the high-quality service expected. Train and coach continuously.

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Custom Customer Startup Services 92

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? How concerned are we about design for mobile? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user.

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. With a singular focus on building unicorns, very rapid growth has been a key metric.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical entrepreneurs get a product or service off the ground with ease, but then struggle mightily when their business reaches a couple of million in annual sales, or the employee count grows beyond a handful. Implement metrics and set objectives for every organization.

Startup 137

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. What is Perspectium? How did you get into this?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

With the advent of instant communication and social media, customer service starts at the first hint of interest by you, and never ends for repeat customers. For example, the days are gone when simply replacing a purchase or giving your money back was considered premium service. Technology enhances experience, not impedes it.

Custom 84

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2020

Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change. Lack of follow-up after a sale can cost you more customers than poor service or poor quality.

Ideas 122

Ideas Entrepreneur Startup IBM 122

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

On the other hand, most products or services are created in response to a real or perceived need. Making the effort to gather metrics from the field in any form and then ignoring it, takes guts and determination – and in most cases a measure of stupidity. And most of us are not Steve Jobs. Take feedback seriously.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Even with instant two-way communication via the Internet and mobile phones, your greatest new solution or service won’t found or properly recognized without marketing. In fact, the first challenge is to build a strategy, put together a budget, and define measurement metrics. Set specific objectives, budgets, and metrics for each one.

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Marketing Metrics Social Media Content 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In their recruiting process, they actually have a key insider designated as a “bar raiser” involved in ever interview, to make sure that the bar is never lowered due to any bias or pressing business urgency. Incorporate AI-powered data and metrics systems. They help hiring managers raise the bar for every interview.

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Marketing Technical Review Custom Customer 123

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Yet, in the interest of full disclosure, and an honest intent to save future entrepreneurs some grief and money, I would remind you that starting any business has key dependencies on at least five major elements, including product design and delivery, the right people on the team, adequate funding, a sizable market opportunity, and marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. With a singular focus on building unicorns, very rapid growth has been a key metric.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

The result of her efforts is an online service that allows brides to select their bridesmaids'' gowns, within a broad range of colors, styles and price points. Kelsey Doorey: "Vow To Be Chic is the first company to offer designer bridesmaid dress rentals. John Greathouse: Kelsey, for the uninitiated, what is Vow To Be Chic all about?

Design 208

Design Custom Customer Satisfaction 208

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. Here's a suggested approach: Ground Truth Creation: Design a test dataset with established answers or recognized documents to serve as a reference point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2020

As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical entrepreneurs get a product or service off the ground with ease, but then struggle mightily when their business reaches a couple of million in annual sales, or the employee count grows beyond a handful. Implement metrics and set objectives for every organization.

Startup 125

Startup Training Entrepreneur Organization 125

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Decide what to measure and create metrics. Design your invisible competitive advantage. Every company has different strengths and goals, yet each can publish internally their innovation canvas of technology, leadership, people, structure, rewards, and metrics that sets them apart. You only get what you measure.

Startup 97

Startup Metrics Competition Organization 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Why do people come to PartySlate, and explain more on why they use your service? They know that every photo will be linked back to the caterers, planners, design companies, and venues that produced the events. Don't be enamored with vanity metrics like for us, growth of photos.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review Metrics Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2013

marketers now have the power to create social media campaigns with no development or design skills required - just drag and drop. Digging deeper behind the scenes we are presented with a powerful analytics solution enabling marketers the ability to track success metrics down to the minute. With PromoJam 2.0, PromoJam 2.0

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Platform Metrics Social Media Marketing 99

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The structure combined the listing of the goal with a series of strategies and then tactics, each designed to support each other, each measurable and made public throughout the organization. Create a hosted “software as a service” or “on demand” addition to our product line by end of (next) year.

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Organization Metrics Demand Resource 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

That's the fascinating story behind Los Angeles-based Earbits (www.earbits.com), which offers up a mobile music streaming service focused on discovering both new and talent. understand you actually had shutdown the service, and that the company was essentially at the brink of death? Joey, thanks for the time today.

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Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Decide what to measure and create metrics. Design your invisible competitive advantage. Every company has different strengths and goals, yet each can publish internally their innovation canvas of technology, leadership, people, structure, rewards, and metrics that sets them apart. You only get what you measure.

Startup 81

Startup Metrics Organization Ideas 81

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The challenges for making money and survival in these professional services worlds are different, maybe even tougher. Shape your business by design, not by default.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2015

Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change. Lack of follow-up after a sale can cost you more customers than poor service or poor quality.

Ideas 115

Ideas Startup IBM IBM 115

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 20, 2012

Reiss started with service design in the 1980s and thinks a lot of the things done then are the same things that people are doing now. It’s a whole bunch of different things including service design…that are all part of the UX.” ” Some call it service design or experience design or product design.

Social Media 101

Social Media Design Los Angeles Media 101

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How profitable is my product or service? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Custom Customer 286

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Design the Organization – Most grow organically and are based on people, not on the job that needs to be done. Design the Job – Include reporting relationships, authority, responsibilities, and performance metrics. Hire the Right Team – Not just on qualifications, but personality and team chemistry.

Design 100

Design Resource Metrics Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Simply defining yourself as a marketing specialist, designer, or project leader minimizes the stigma of the consultant role. Adopt a project-based revenue model with metrics. A client relationship suggests that the consultant is in charge, whereas the customer designation recognizes the more modern model of the customer in control.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Custom Customer 56

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. Its certainly something to keep in mind.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Matt Lucido wanted to help with everyone’s daily life by creating a service app called Porter. Porter is a service app that provides daily services to your door, hassle-free. Services such as house cleaning, dry cleaning, wash & fold, and pet care. How did you find all the people to do all these services?

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Open to potential career pivoters and professionals of all levels, the panel consisted of the following panelists, whom entered their positions from backgrounds ranging from business to engineering to design. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. Instead, focus on what metric outputs, more views, more downloads?

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Even if you are doing the work yourself, you need to document requirements, features, metrics, and milestones. How do you access the Internet, what servers do you need, applications required, databases designed, and backups scheduled? Customer service and support. Product development process. Billing and revenue collection.

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Startup Outsource Development Training Outsource 107