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. Build a personal marketing plan, as you would for a new product, including regular highlight reports, progress, and results.

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Social Media Summary Startup Mentor 125

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The first electric bulb was actually invented by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, who demonstrated the concept, but gave up trying to develop a practical product after only three attempts. A first step is empowering yourself to achieve success and feel satisfaction from doing your job. Thomas Edison is a classic example.

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Startup Satisfaction Summary Coach 122

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Good managers improve focus and productivity through effective communication and coordinating disparate activities. 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.

Outsource 133

Outsource Training Organization Social Media 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. Here investors are looking for feature problems or quality issues on the current product.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Today, customers are looking for real relationships, a memorable shopping experience, and satisfaction of a higher purpose. Of course, these new customer-facing strategies shouldn’t preclude you from focusing behind the scenes on reducing costs and broadening your product line to supersede competitors.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Examples 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

Some are great product leaders and innovative technologists, others are leaders in creating new business models , a few can assemble great teams , but only the rare exception can do all three. The result is better team productivity, and greater loyalty from your customers.

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Coach Startup Resource Competition 162

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2019

Business owners don’t like it, the new generations think promotions will solve it, and productivity levels continue to suffer. Based on my own career with small companies as well as large ones, I assure you that it’s a lot more satisfying for everyone, as well as productive, working in a happy business environment.

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Satisfaction Mentor Summary Class 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders. Startup and development stage.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Satisfaction Summary 127

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Yet these relationships require special efforts on both sides to be productive and satisfying. I recommend one or more early discussions of mutual objectives, with a written summary of goals and expectations from the mentee to the mentor, with timeframes and milestones. That’s the ultimate satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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Mentor Product Startup Summary 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Put yourself on the site.

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Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

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. Repurpose product and services for emergent needs.

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Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

Here is her summary and mine of the steps that every business owner should follow in assessing and repairing any situation when you sense that your business reputation in is jeopardy: Assess the scope and impact of any negatives. She is an expert in this area, with some great stories to tell. Resist cancelling existing social media accounts.

Social Media 144

Social Media Media Summary Satisfaction 144

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The result is that even highly engaged workers can get results without a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction. This leads to a spiral downhill in productivity and happiness. Define and enforce a high bar for ethical behavior, product quality, employee communication, social responsibilities and customer service.

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Social Media Satisfaction Summary Activity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Put yourself on the site.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2015

Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders. Startup and development stage.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Satisfaction Summary 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2013

Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. Here is a quick summary of the priorities normally covered by the due diligence process: Evaluation of key players. Validation of product. Having a great product or service is not enough.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. Here investors are looking for feature problems or quality issues on the current product.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2012

Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. Here is a quick summary of the priorities normally covered by the due diligence process: Evaluation of key players. Validation of product. Having a great product or service is not enough.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Training 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2016

Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders. Startup and development stage.

Startup 66

Startup Ideas Satisfaction Entrepreneur 66

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Put yourself on the site.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. Here is a quick summary of the priorities normally covered by the due diligence process: Evaluation of key players. Validation of product. Having a great product or service is not enough.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 91

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Put yourself on the site.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2013

Since the days of Henry Ford, mass production has been the Holy Grail of business, rather than build-to-order. In summary, all of these steps are really about rethinking the definition of “employee engagement.” These perspectives evolved through the age of mass production.

Startup 88

Startup Cloud Computing Customer Custom 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Since the days of Henry Ford, mass production has been the Holy Grail of business, rather than build-to-order. In summary, all of these steps are really about rethinking the definition of “employee engagement.” These perspectives evolved through the age of mass production.

Startup 105

Startup Cloud Computing Customer Custom 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Put yourself on the site.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Highlight personal and product testimonials. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Put yourself on the site. People buy from people.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Business productivity is all about having the right people, even though I’m bombarded daily with online tools and mobile apps that promise to solve every problem with automation and data. In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching.

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Coach Training Summary Tool 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

Invest 50

Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

If you pull hard at the time end of the spectrum you end up shipping inferior product. We live in an era of more product-dominant companies where a perfection complex for features and design delay business realities of shipping products. You see there is a creative tension along the spectrum of time and scope.

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Software Startup Design Course 344

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

Here is my summary of key principles that you can follow to join that select realm of recognized and successful entrepreneurs: Thinking and talking won’t get you there – just do it. Rally people behind a higher purpose, not just a product. The best way to start is to enable employee decision making on customer satisfaction issues.

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Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Dart and Lewis should know, since both have over twenty-five years of experience consulting with dozens of retail and consumer product companies, old and new. Count the number of new projects, time and resources required to implement, and measure the return in revenue, customer satisfaction, or cost savings.

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Customer Custom Technical Review Summary 52

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. Here is a summary of the processes required, timeframes, and the results: Restructure management teams. Determine key customer satisfaction levels and requirements. By Ernst H.

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Course Software Review Customer Custom 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2012

Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor. Tuned in leaders understand the complete picture of market problems before building products. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates.

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Customer Custom Organization Summary 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor. Tuned in leaders understand the complete picture of market problems before building products. As a result, they garner high customer satisfaction rates.

Startup 93

Startup Organization Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

A while back I found some great product leadership guidance in “ The Secrets of Tuned In Leaders ”, by Craig Stull, Phil Myers & David Meerman Scott. Here is a summary of seven maxims that I excerpted from their e-book, which you can use in your startup and every entrepreneurial initiative: Work as a trusted customer advisor.

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Organization Customer Custom Summary 89