Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Set an example by being visibly connected to the people and information you need through social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2022

I will highlight here just a few of the many lessons that they mention, and I also recommend, to get you started down the path to the satisfaction and success you dream about: Make sure some crazy ideas are added to your list. In these days of full communication through the Internet and social media, you can’t hide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media by customers can override all your image building and marketing messages. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Be forever curious and optimistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

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. Your long-term success and satisfaction depends on it. Momentum requires a team culture of high motivation and engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

These holidays, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. Presence is foundational for focus and mindfulness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. Resist cancelling existing social media accounts. Every reported problem likely means that many similar ones went unreported.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this age of instant and global communication via social media and the Internet, I see more and more evidence that delighted customers should be your top priority. A winning linked focus example is to choose a higher purpose common to all cultures, such as protecting the environment, or helping the underprivileged.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Studies have shown that work productivity is related to a happier work culture , and customer satisfaction and loyalty are also dependent on the culture. For example, CEO Mathilde Collin of Front has implemented 25 ways her company has translated their strong in-person culture to the new remote reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

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. Other examples include smart-home remote control, cell-phone tracking, and remote auto traffic sensors. Social Media. I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

That’s called leading by example, and it is actually appreciated by businesses of every size. For example, a marketing project would be the number of leads generated or ad impressions, instead of recommendations for improving the process. Leadership by example works at all levels of a company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

For example, it has long been widely accepted that one of the primary causes for entrepreneur failure in new startups is that many give up too soon. Constant attention to work devices, location, and travel is not humanly sustainable without loss of quality, satisfaction, and productivity. Stretch here also increases job satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2023

For example, I once had a business associate who loved to help his peers, which is a positive attribute, until he was unable to complete his own commitments on time, and his career was in jeopardy. Follow your own interests and business insights to increase satisfaction and long-term success. You must re-prioritize daily.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

A new study from the University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross shows that online social media is having a significantly negative effect contributing to loneliness and reducing overall life-satisfaction. For example, shouting, “Is anyone interested in hiking tomorrow?” At the Pool’s mission is to help change that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Evidence continues to mount that companies with trusted leaders, such as Zappos , tend to outperform others in financial results, as well as team satisfaction, by as much as three to one. Effective communication always requires consideration of language barriers, gender and age norms, and media protocols.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

It is your responsibility to facilitate regular communication between team members and all constituents via all channels, including social media, email, and video. Occupational satisfaction. The recent pandemic and remote team members have made the focus on social even more critical. Spiritual connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The current pandemic, for example, has been a hit to most businesses, both in terms of servicing customers, as well as protecting employees. The Internet and social media are also a key knowledge source. People who see problems as negatives to be overcome are doomed to a life of unhappiness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2023

Everyone knows and admires a few trusted leaders in business, for example, Richard Branson , founder of Virgin Group and Warren Buffett , founder of Berkshire Hathaway. With fewer levels, people are incented to accept more accountability for their actions and get more personal satisfaction from their contributions to results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It will inspire loyalty, provide real satisfaction for work done, and become the basis for mentoring and performance reviews. Delegate what you can’t do, and what doesn’t interest you. Pick the best person to delegate to.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2022

It’s been happening for some time, but business changes, accelerated by the recent pandemic, have highlighted the need for all of us to review our positions, image, and satisfaction at work. Imagine your best future with digital credentials. The key to winning in this digital age is having more data , and managing it effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In my experience, you will have the most satisfaction and success if you can combine a strong sense of “purpose” with a quantifiable business opportunity. Write it down and validate it though friends and social media. For some, it’s all about the chance to run your own show, or advance a cause that you are passionate about.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For example, think of all the specialized social-media sites that allow the use of your Facebook or Twitter credentials, instead of forcing a new one. Why not improve your customer satisfaction by referring customers you can’t satisfy to someone who can? And growth is the lifeblood of every startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I often hear entrepreneurs talk about wanting to get rich quickly, when I know that money is not usually the key to satisfaction or happiness. For example, there are many cases where science fiction has been used as a force to drive innovation. Always be your own best (and most honest) friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In this age of millennials and social media, individual workers are more driven by the greater good, work-life balance, and peer culture, than by organizational pressures. Most experts agree that the key to worker productivity, decision making, and satisfaction, is raising their level of engagement from the currently low thirty percent range.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability). Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

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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. Other examples include smart-home remote control, cell-phone tracking, and remote auto traffic sensors. Social Media. I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

He provides dozens of ideas and examples to illustrate how this discipline can work, and the power it brings to any organization. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Your long-term survival and satisfaction depend on it. Outsource services back to the customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability). Shared ideas and rewards (open innovation).

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Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

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. Other examples include smart-home remote control, cell-phone tracking, and remote auto traffic sensors. Social Media. I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2023

With the advent of social media, and instant communication via the Internet, that definition has been expanded to include all aspects of the customer experience , from finding you and what they need, to the ease of completing the transaction, as well as all follow-on support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

For example, a while back a passionate entrepreneur approached me with an innovative solution for reducing world hunger, but hadn’t focused on the fact that hungry people often don’t have any money, and governments are not easy customers. A legendary pivot example in social media was the transformation of Odeo into Twitter.

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