Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Making changes in the midst of the study was a no-no. We’ll get to see an example play out in tests for a coronavirus infection treatment. A trial is designed, conducted according to that design, and then results are analyzed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. For example, people often do not automatically know that they are facing an ethical choice.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justine Lassoff: One example of these intimate gatherings and events, is we did a luncheon featuring the CFO of Goop. Justin Lassoff: There was a study recently that showed that investors, in general, have a bias against women. How do your events work? You just have to be aware of that bias when you are pitched by women.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 21, 2021

There are many studies that tell us how various industries reward employees for achievement above a base pay, or beyond expectation. A good example is the real estate agent, paid as a percentage of the sale, not upon the sale’s relationship to the asking price. More examples of gaming the system. But back to the money issue….

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Berkonomics

MARCH 16, 2023

A recent example: The advent of ChatGBT and other artificial intelligent applications took us by surprise but changed the rules for many managers and workers in numerous fields. Did you take the time to study then discuss these implications with your staff or leaders?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. In business, the only thing that counts is results, not how hard people work or how many hours they put in. Don’t be a perfectionist. Keep potential distractions at least 20 seconds away.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The first step is to meditate on the examples set by others, like Steve Jobs of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, or Thomas Edison with the electric light. The computer mouse, Tivo, and Teflon are examples. There are many others, like the classic book about Ratan Tata bringing out the Nano car way back in 2009 in India for less than $2,500.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

For example, innovative technologists often come up with a new device or app, just because they can, and assume everyone will want one. I have found, for example, that “early adopters” love innovation and new features, while “mass market” customers enjoy simplicity and usability. Test your innovation with at least a hundred customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). Twitter and GrubHub are just a couple of examples where CFOs have been asked to absorb COO responsibilities in the last few years, to capitalize on individual strengths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. In business, the only thing that counts is results, not how hard people work or how many hours they put in. Don’t be a perfectionist. Keep potential distractions at least 20 seconds away.

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Product Activity Study Email 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees. Studies show that peer recognition programs are often more effective than bonuses or cash rewards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2023

For example, many companies are fighting the remote work trend by bringing team members back to the office where they can better focus together on improving customer experience. For example, TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie inspired everyone on his team by donating a pair of shoes to the needy for every pair sold.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. Examples include work time flexibility, transportation assistance, exercise opportunities at work, and rewards for setting the right example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

For example, Warby Parker boosted selling glasses online a while back with “Try five frames at home for free.” Do case studies and gather customer testimonials, as well as build relationships that lead to advocacy, loyalty, and word-of-mouth support. Talk to real live customers in addition to marketers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

For example, when Children's Place was looking for brand awareness for their solution, Kidpik, they found the best way to reach the target audience of young girls was by enlisting a small army of pintsize social-media stars, rather than conventional advertising. Case studies, supporting videos, and giveaways still work well in this regard.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2012

For example, LA startups graduating from accelerators are receiving convertible notes ranging between $1mm-5mm cap with a discount of 10 to 20 percent, while Silicon Valley startups are receiving convertible notes at $8 million to 12 million with no discounts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

For example, your quality problem may well have both design as well as manufacturing elements. Ultimately, every problem and every issue needs a decision and a solution, not more study. Search for the multiple dimensions of a problem. Don’t oversimplify – most issues have a scope greater than one dimension.

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Xconomy

APRIL 11, 2018

Here’s a recent example. In one study , 16 percent of 129 patients receiving an. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Ransomware is a prime example of this phenomenon. According to a study from network security firm PhishMe , ransomware is delivered by 97% of phishing emails. Such attacks comprise both a technological component – the malware – but it is most often spread through social engineering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Some advisors recommend that the best time for a startup is immediately after academic studies, or even earlier, but I find that real business experience, perhaps many years in business , is the best education on the realities of business, current tools, and processes. Think twice before committing to a business that is work.

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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

MARCH 20, 2022

He points out, for example, that every business should anticipate the early struggle stage, a possible fun stage, and probably a turbulent whitewater phase, before they can hope for the predictable success stage. Les McKeown, in his book from a while back, “ Predictable Success ” outlines these stages and characteristics for any business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). Twitter and GrubHub are just a couple of examples where CFOs have been asked to absorb COO responsibilities in the last couple of years, to capitalize on individual strengths.

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Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

You will find that customers discount advertising, and look for user testimonials, online influencer reviews, and return-on-investment examples from industry experts. These fears need to be offset by early success stories, educational case studies, or advice on ways to reduce risk. Incent these early.

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Product Services Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2022

For example, I remember a classic book, “ The Best Team Wins: Build Your Business Through Predictive Hiring ,” by Adam Robinson, CEO and cofounder of Hireology, which details the how and why of hiring your most valuable assets today.

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Training Case Study Resource Technical Review 135

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2023

Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. When faced with this type of “paternal” criticism, the best path is to again ground your case in very specific examples to show that while the idea might not be a total paradigm shift, it will at least represent a significant change in cost or return.

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Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many pundits will point to great entrepreneurs, including Steve Jobs at Apple, and Larry Ellison at Oracle, as examples of opinionated and egotistical leaders who succeeded without consideration for relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2021

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 70-93% of the communication is nonverbal. An example would be sitting down to meet with a key vendor, rather than standing to deliver demands. trillion/year for business alone, according to the SnapDesk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A few examples of well-known benefit corporations in the USA include Kickstarter, Etsy in New York, Patagonia in California, and Seventh Generation in Vermont. There are currently over 3,500 Certified B Corporations in more than 70 countries. I believe this option will continue to spread to other companies, states and countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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Outsource Development Outsource Startup Metrics 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

Startup 171

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 171

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

We recently did a study, and we found that there were nearly 3,000 new businesses created in manufacturing here in the last three years. We did the study to understand the ecosystem, which led us to launch this nonprofit with the major. I thought manufacturing was really interesting, but I didn't know what I was getting into.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. Other examples include smart-home remote control, cell-phone tracking, and remote auto traffic sensors. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. Mobile Computing.

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. For example, people often do not automatically know that they are facing an ethical choice. Ethical decisions are seldom simple.

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Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 77

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

For example, when I was with IBM, in an era where constant change was necessary to compete, we made job rotation and training a prerequisite for good performance ratings, so that team members sought change and new learning, rather than passively resisting. Set up training courses that highlight agility, and adopt agile working practices.

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Metrics Training Satisfaction IBM 122

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. An example is Berlin-based startup Friendsurance connecting people to create a private insurance pool for payout on household and consumer electronic claims. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets.

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