Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2016

That’s productivity. That is a huge hit on productivity. For insight, I recommend the details provided in a recent book “ The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, ” by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne. Practice productivity planning with your key team members. Why is this so hard?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when. I spent time with the folks (Klaus Schauser and Brian Danahoo) at AppFolio before they ever launched their products. They recorded it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2019

For example, like me, you may be an aggressive, logical, and “get things done” type of person, who created a new product, but is easily frustrated by others around you who are committed, but tend to make decisions slowly, or rely more on emotions than the facts in any situation. All my experience tells me that diversity in business is a plus.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

.” In practice, that has meant creating a business that sells mindfulness and general health and wellness tips and tricks to a cohort of corporations that believe increased mental and physical health can lead to greater on-the-job productivity. Arianna Huffington and the co-founders and staffers of Boundless Mind.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

They emphasize, and I agree, that true success and satisfaction is most likely to happen when all your actions and choices are guided by a profound adherence to your deepest personal values, vision, purpose, and goals. Part of the satisfaction of being an entrepreneur is being able to interact with and learn from the people you respect most.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. Deciphering one’s personal purpose should be priority one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2015

Entrepreneurs need to be effective team leaders, since no one can transform an idea into a product and a business without some help. The only real alternative is to find a co-founder who can build and lead the team, while you focus on the product. If your team has trouble finding you, you won’t make productive connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from measuring personal satisfaction. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2012

Improved productivity and efficiency leading to cost reductions, easier to use services leading to increased customer satisfaction and retention, a new needed product or service that is not available anywhere else. Our pros have years of time and battle tested tricks and tips that lead to success in software development.

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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.

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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. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2017

Starting and running any business is hard work, so the last thing you need is “success” with no satisfaction. In fact, there is plenty of evidence that these arrangements, such as with Whole Foods , are easy to implement, and pay big productivity, loyalty, as well as financial dividends.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Rather, these were the words given in response to the opening question to a panel of product managers to “describe their occupation” in 3 words or less, + an additional word on what their biggest challenge was. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. Jen Robinson , Head of Product Manager, Bigframe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2017

You will then experience satisfaction, instead of increased pressure. The most productive and respected business people know their limits and assertively protect them. Time spent building and maintaining key work relationships can dramatically improve your productivity, reduce stress, and raise your melting point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business Running a small business as an entrepreneur is a never-ending challenge of new products, customers, competitors, and an unpredictable economy. This indicates that lifestyle and satisfaction factors are usually more important than financial ones. Choosing entrepreneurship is no exception. Beat the competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Here are five concrete tips on doing it right, which I am paraphrasing from the author: Do your homework first, and ask for help on specifics. I get much more satisfaction, and can provide more realistic help, in steering you through specific pricing, organizational, or competitive challenges you face.

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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. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Even more disappointing are other statistics that show most websites that do exist have a very low “conversion rate,” or ratio of visitors to the site versus ones who meet your goal of buying a product or signing up for a newsletter. Find your niche and highlight how your product meets the customer’s exact need, and is the best in the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities where people relate to, and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business One of the keys to maximizing the productivity and success of your team, as well as yourself, is motivation. Positive social interactions with fellow team members lead to improved job satisfaction and motivation. The most important resource may be your help and support. Relationships. Responsibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

The proper time to put a formal program in place to improve your customer experience, with measurements of both cost and value, is before your first product or service hits the market. In my experience, and the eyes of experts in this arena, here are some practical tips: There is no substitute for a personal touch.

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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. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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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. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

Here are ten tips which may surprise many of you, but I have found to be real difference makers: Go ahead, get close to the people you manage. Let them go to find a better fit, with real job satisfaction. Even worse, people follow your example, causing greater damage to productivity and morale. Taking no action hurts everyone.

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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. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2016

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. Deciphering one’s personal purpose should be priority one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over time, I have collected a list of new business attributes that go beyond the initial idea or solution, which often are more critical to long-term success and satisfaction. Even adding money won’t do it – you need to create a committed and engaged team and partners for marketing and sales, as well as production and distribution.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2011

Iceberg tip, not even scratched. He gave his talk (with plenty of jokes and punchlines to keep it light-hearted) with a level of certainty of someone who’s given similar advice to many others, on some cases been ignored, and probably had the satisfaction of having a few ‘I told you so’s.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Most of you business professionals that I know have at least thought about or talked about starting their own business, to get more control, make more money, or to get more satisfaction out of their life. As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. You must feel satisfaction.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

For instance, a product that enhances productivity can be sold as a revenue generator in an “up” market and as a cost saver in a “down” market. However, when survival becomes an immediate goal, products that help companies weather near-term economic storms become especially attractive. Phoenix Effect. “If Watson, IBM Founder.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Being a good role model is productive, but trying to control others is fruitless. One of the top productivity killers is disorganization and wasting time finding key data. Rest makes you more productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

National Boss’s Day every October, let’s all tip our hat to that unique and rare business person we wish all would emulate. " Every employee appreciates guidance on both – to do the right thing at the right point in time, towards attainment of the organization’s goals, as well as employee satisfaction and perceived productivity.

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