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. Now the experiments are over, and high productivity is the objective.

Startup 137

Startup Training Entrepreneur Organization 137

Berkonomics

AUGUST 7, 2014

Attend trade show education sessions. And the first thing in marketing is to adapt your product or service to the needs of the marketplace. And the first thing in marketing is to adapt your product or service to the needs of the marketplace. Ask you field representatives to debrief you about what they are hearing. But listen!

Marketing 176

Marketing Metrics Education Resource 176

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2022

That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. In business, consistency is the key to productivity and trust by team members and customers alike. Set goals based on values, that are meant to exceed, and use metrics, rather than gut feeling to assess your own progress, as well as that of your team.

Case Study 139

Case Study Customer Custom Tool 139

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. It's education, measurement, analysis, and ongoing mitigation strategy. That's what we do over the course of our two year contract.

Content 150

Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Rather, these were the words given in response to the opening question to a panel of product managers to “describe their occupation” in 3 words or less, + an additional word on what their biggest challenge was. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. Jen Robinson , Head of Product Manager, Bigframe.

Product 87

Product Fandango Design Startup 87

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? I am past chairman of a company that distributes its product through over one hundred fifty retail Internet travel channels, all websites where someone else spent the money attracting their users and attempting to go viral. Second: channels.

Social Network 179

Social Network Metrics Ideas Sites 179

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 110

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. Earned media.

Media 95

Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I spend hours thinking about the products, competitors, market opportunities, recruiting and financing of these businesses. I am much more attracted to technical product teams than to new business concepts or commerce types. I work with two companies that aim to change education but both are indirectly aiming to do so.

Invest 254

Invest Writing Pricing Metrics 254

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

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. Now the experiments are over, and high productivity is the objective.

Startup 125

Startup Training Entrepreneur Organization 125

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

functional workgroups vs. product workgroups). 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 48:30 Vanity metrics. 52:00 Actionable metrics. 1:09:50 We need education! when is the right time to go big with PR? how do you handle internal company morale? Eric is so damn good.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

New product process. It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. But these still need coaching on the unknowns, and ongoing education to keep up with the industry and the technology. Set milestones and meet them.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. Earned media.

Advertising 66

Advertising Marketing Startup Framework 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. Earned media.

Marketing 100

Marketing Social Media Framework Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. Jackson, Tumblr, and Dick Clark Productions. So we went ahead.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2019

How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

Startup 93

Startup Entrepreneur Capital Examples 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2019

That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. In business, consistency is the key to productivity and trust by team members and customers alike. Set goals based on values, that are meant to exceed, and use metrics, rather than gut feeling to assess your own progress, as well as that of your team.

Case Study 93

Case Study Customer Custom Tool 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

New products and startups often require a culture shift to drive acceptance, which can best be accelerated by zealots or a visible chief disciple, like Steve Jobs. This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. Earned media.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

9 months seems like a lifetime but given how long it will take to ship your V1 product (5 months) and how long it will take to raise your next round (3-4 months) there isn’t a lot of room for error. How can you show “traction” on a product that just launched? They want the end product. Are tacking. It was not.

Startup 417

Startup Course Venture Capital Writing 417

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2012

New product startups rightfully begin with a heads-down focus on creating the ultimate product – whether it’s a new technology, a new look and ease of use, or a new low-cost delivery approach. That means setting up operational and financial metrics, educating team members, and rewarding the right actions.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Startup Pricing 90

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Ask yourself where are the influencers in your market, the majority of your target customers, and what type of interaction will be most productive to your business? You need executive buy-in, committed budgets, and education for the whole team on objectives and activities. Don’t forget the metrics and analytics.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

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. They drive the market, rather than the other way around. Input = output.

Startup 101

Startup Tips Education Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2017

In my role as a new business advisor, I sometimes see people who are very intelligent and well-educated, but not adept at problem solving. At best, you may find a new revenue stream providing a product or service that eliminates a painful problem for both you and your customers. Look first for positives.

Metrics 58

Metrics Entrepreneur Examples Coach 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Examples Satisfaction 104

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. ” His argument is as follows. Assigns tasks.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

Tips 55

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Examples 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2017

That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. In business, consistency is the key to productivity and trust by team members and customers alike. Set goals based on values, that are meant to exceed, and use metrics, rather than gut feeling to assess your own progress, as well as that of your team.

Case Study 55

Case Study Customer Custom Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2013

How does any entrepreneur define the right balance, and then measure their performance against real metrics? A responsible entrepreneur promotes both loyalty and responsible consumption by educating consumers so they can make more informed decisions about their purchases, based on ecological footprints, and other sustainability criteria.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Startup Examples Satisfaction 98

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Social Media for Service Professionals LearnTrends Speakers and Topics Accounced Tags not Folders - LinkedIn Saved Profiles Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – S. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

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. They drive the market, rather than the other way around. Input = output.

Startup 100

Startup Customer Custom Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2016

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. Now the experiments are over, and high productivity is the objective.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Training Organization Examples 55

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. They drive the market, rather than the other way around. Input = output.

Startup 100

Startup Customer Custom Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Here are key maxims that I believe indicate a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset: A need to learn from customers, rather than educate them. They build a startup culture of working for customers rather than pushing a product. Manage by metrics rather than by crisis and emotion.

Startup 55

Startup Entrepreneur Technical Review Customer 55