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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 Professionals Musings
APRIL 27, 2020
As a result, he missed opportunities, and the whole organization suffered. Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources. Use technology and tools, but don’t let them sink you.
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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 Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Studies show that a positive team culture in an organization can result in 26 percent fewer mistakes, 22 percent higher productivity, 41 percent lower absenteeism, and 30 percent stronger customer satisfaction. Meetings with your team seem to be non-productive. A healthy team culture is another key driver for growth and winning.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Promote a better future, rather than a product. Real innovators are motivated by the challenges and objectives, more so than the size of the opportunity, or the potential to create a world-wide organization. Sir Richard Branson is an excellent model of this approach, by continually inspiring those around him to new heights.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 8, 2022
Great business leaders, including Richard Branson , who oversees over 400 companies controlled by the Virgin Group, believe that poor communication can and has cost large organizations millions or more per year. In my experience, there are many factors other than time spent talking and listening that are key to effective communication.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 28, 2021
Good entrepreneurs find a great personal adventure, like Richard Branson, or great philanthropy, like Bill Gates. Guy Kawasaki says the best reason to start an organization is to make meaning – to create a product or service that makes the world a better place.
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