Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

No matter how well your business seems to have worked for you up to this point, you can be certain that it will need to be heavily transformed for tomorrow’s new world-wide economy and no industry sector boundaries. Transforming your organization for the new global economy requires perseverance and long-term thinking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

Santa Monica-based Gigmor (www.gigmor.com) is an online marketplace for musicians, and recently expanded beyond connecting musicians with each other, to connecting musicians with venues, club organizers, and others. How did you start the company? We did not start from scratch on that side, either. What is Gigmor?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2019

Image via Wikipedia Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. Too many find that out too late, and are left chasing a rabbit that is long gone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

They outline and give some positive recommendations to counter the key organizational impediments to fast transformation that I see all too often, even in businesses with top management committed to first-mover speed and agility: Passive resistance to change from within the organization. Transformation fatigue from continual challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. A growing team needs skilled managers and an HR organization. The market is unpredictable and changes fast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. Sophie Wade.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2022

True business success and leadership starts with real personal values, extends to building a team, and finally to inspiring customers and your community. Is it any wonder that the majority of startups fail? That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. Customers want to be led, rather than pushed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Sounds simple but in practice I promise you most organization fall into the latter trap. So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2014

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2017

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

You must have a strong Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) with a clear strategy for spending, and metrics to gauge results. In my experience, your biggest challenge will be to rationalize the disparate input from your sales and marketing organizations, who each want more resources and more credit for ROI. That’s $300 a lead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2010

Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Since the startup environment is usually more volatile, the challenge there in balancing advantage, risk, and performance, is more critical than in big companies. It starts at the top with the founder and CEO, but has to extend quickly to the bottom of the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. Sophie Wade.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. For larger and mature companies, the hard part seems to be giving up the familiar space that isn’t working so well anymore, so that you can focus on a new segment or opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

I still find too many service organizations that ignore or discount online reviews and satisfaction surveys. Clients need to feel comfortable that you expect quality work from your team and technology, and have metrics, modern tools, and controls in place to make it happen. Provide relevant case studies illustrating your results.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.” I have to back up and give you more context. I’m going to start with the reasons and then explain how to use your best data to your advantage. You are going to “study” the details before making a decision.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Arivale (www.arivale.com), a startup founded by Dr. Leroy Hood, the well known DNA and genomics pioneer�which combines gene sequencing with a host of other diagnostic tests, with personalized counselors and health and wellness recommendations, recently launched an expansion into California, starting in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. There is no free lunch.

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MARCH 3, 2014

When we passed her in the hall, her face lit up and she gave us a joyous greeting. I started in the call center, in the customer loyalty department. When the opportunity came up. In my wildest dreams, when I started with the company, I never dreamed that I would be in this role, being able to do this work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2016

Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. For larger and mature companies, the hard part seems to be giving up the familiar space that isn’t working so well anymore, so that you can focus on a new segment or opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2019

True business success and leadership starts with real personal values, extends to building a team, and finally to inspiring customers and your community. Is it any wonder that the majority of startups fail? That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. Customers want to be led, rather than pushed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Dell announced over a year ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

We caught up with Zach James and Rich Raddon , co-founders of MOVIECLIPS, to learn more about the company and also hear about the firm's funding round. Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. Our metrics show that when people watch chips, they increase their tendency to want to watch that feature length film.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Likeabilitee (www.likeabilitee.com) has come up with a new, highly visual service which makes it very easy for you to analyze and understand how people are engaging with your social media posts on Facebook. Mark Sylvester: Likeabilitee is a project my partner, KymberleeWeil and I, came up with about a year ago.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2019

You probably think that the fact that you have started your own business validates your leadership ability. In fact, you may have noticed in a recent study , that the business CEO turnover rate last year was the highest in 10 years, and may go even higher this year. Work on being a facilitator rather than a driver.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2017

True business success and leadership starts with real personal values, extends to building a team, and finally to inspiring customers and your community. Is it any wonder that the majority of startups fail? That’s a huge leap from an entrepreneurial idea, to a product, to making money. Customers want to be led, rather than pushed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Kaplan is a leading expert in building innovation cultures, and speaks from his real-world experience with many companies, as well as academic study. In my own work as an advisor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I see many who are focused on that single big disruptive innovation that will change the world. Ideas are the beginning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Most business leaders I know have found this balance for themselves, but many find it an order of magnitude harder to achieve and sustain this balance within individual teams and throughout the organization. You can start by showing empathy for each individual. Celebrate small successes often with informal positive feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Kaplan is a leading expert in building innovation cultures, and speaks from his real-world experience with many companies, as well as academic study. In my own work as an advisor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I see many who are focused on that single big disruptive innovation that will change the world. Ideas are the beginning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Kaplan is a leading expert in building innovation cultures, and speaks from his real-world experience with many companies, as well as academic study. In my own work as an advisor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I see many who are focused on that single big disruptive innovation that will change the world. Ideas are the beginning.

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