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7 Steps To Greater Satisfaction As A New Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, from my own experience, it’s not that simple, and not doing some preparation first can easily result in stress, lack of satisfaction, and a hard road to success. I’m certainly not saying that all of these are required, but they are certainly all worth some consideration: Get some business education, as well as technical.

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7 Reasons Why Every Business Leader Needs A Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Mentoring supplements but doesn’t replace the need to continue education through industry conferences and networking.

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6 Suggestions For How To Begin Your Startup Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

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6 Reasons Technical Expertise Does Not Make A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now outdated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education. Perhaps an innate business savvy is no longer a requirement for starting a successful business.

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8 Unpublicized Strategies From Serious Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

At some stage of your education, you realize that you can learn faster, and get more satisfaction, in the real world than in a academic environment. Making the impossible happen brings their greatest satisfaction. There will be time for friends later. Academic degrees can sometimes slow you down.

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You Need Customer Loyalty, Not Just Satisfaction

Startup Professionals Musings

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. Educate your customers on your business. Tags: entrepreneur startup customer loyalty customer satisfaction. Not too long ago, everybody thought customer loyalty was dead. Marty Zwilling.

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8 Entrepreneurship Principles For Anticipating Change

Startup Professionals Musings

It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education. The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned.