Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2016

Most new entrepreneurs have great ideas, and many are highly skilled in building their solutions. For example, TOMS Shoes matches every pair of shoes purchased with a new pair of shoes for a child in need, driving engagement for employees and customers. High engagement is more related to high performance than high satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Entrepreneurs are now measured against the “triple bottom line” (TBL or 3BL) of people, planet, and profit. How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities where people relate to, and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. Values start and emanate from you, the founding entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. change entrepreneur startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Adjust accordingly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. Then pursue the people and education you need to build a winning business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2013

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. Values start and emanate from you, the founding entrepreneur. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Rather than focus on negatives, let me summarize key positive attributes that I look for in people to move ahead, from my own experience as a corporate executive, and many years mentoring entrepreneurs. A capacity for education at the next level. It’s easy but wrong to come up with excuses, or blame someone else when things go bad.

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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. An example of market-driven technology is the basic automobile, but combining a car with an airplane is technology looking for a market. Marty Zwilling.

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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. An example of market-driven technology is the basic automobile, but combining a car with an airplane is technology looking for a market. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2012

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. Values start and emanate from you, the founding entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. Values start and emanate from you, the founding entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

The caveat is that these young entrepreneurs have to drop out of college to do it. This move is indicative of the possibility that the traditional ways of going about making a living through a college education, an entry-level position at a firm, and steady promotion through the ranks is a dead model. You get to call the shots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

As an advisor to business professionals and entrepreneurs, I often hear about an innovative new solution that could lead to business growth or a new business. 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.

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JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. Here’s some examples of the headphones and relationships she helped cultivate during her time as CEO. I think that’s why she’s the dynamic entrepreneur she is today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Image via Flickr by Side Wages Some entrepreneurs forget that they need an innovative business model along with an innovative solution to have a successful startup. Consider the original founders of Apple and Microsoft as examples. For innovative solutions, marketing is the education consumers need in lieu of experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Satisfaction vs. Stress. Perhaps your intern might be given the freedom to design and implement an entire strategy for your company (social networking, for example). In return, the intern benefits immensely from the experiential education. Tags: entrepreneur startup intern business. to pull their weight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2022

As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. It’s a win-win situation for everyone in this new age of the entrepreneur. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2017

As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. It’s a win-win situation for everyone in this new age of the entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2019

Image via Flickr by World Economic Forum As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. Mentoring pitches turns students into communicators.

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