Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Create and maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is very important for all companies, but it is everything for a services company. In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Create and maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is very important for all companies, but it is everything for a services company. In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product).

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Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. The investment thesis has shifted from “growth at all costs” to “growth with fundamentals.” Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

For financial reasons alone, an IPO is a statistically rare phenomenon, happening just 275 times in 2014 , out of almost 500,000 startups. In reality, this option is a nightmare that can bump you out of the driver seat, dilute your equity and create a business entity you can’t control. Public expectation of growth every quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. Marty Zwilling. business dilemma entrepreneur founder Noam Wasserman'

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Entrepreneur Statistics Equity Satisfaction 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

To keep you out of this statistic, I recommend the following steps to all aspiring business owners as they step into this new and exciting world of managing your own business: Solidify your funding plan before you start spending. But if you do it right, the joys and satisfaction, as well as financial returns, of your success can’t be beat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. Marty Zwilling. entrepreneur startup founder dilemmas business'

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Equity 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2016

I see no reason not to balance these frustrations with the satisfaction of more conventional work accomplishments and the people relationships we all need to thrive. Most entrepreneurs don’t get the satisfaction of a salary for the first couple of years, even if their startup is well funded by investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2016

They don’t realize that according to statistics , more than 90 percent of satisfied entrepreneurs use bootstrapping, since other people’s money always comes with strings, most of them negative. Very few entrepreneurs I know have the patience and time to communicate to the satisfaction of all investors.

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Funding Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

" Your challenge is to rise above these statistics by smart hiring, effective training, and building a culture of customer, society, and team focus. Match their focus on work ethic, and you too can join them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017.

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Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2016

Labor Statistics data suggests that half of the ones actually started are gone in five years. Of course, an even more important driver of passion than success is happiness and satisfaction with the lifestyle.

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Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Statistics 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

Statistics show that the failure rate for new businesses within the first four years is fifty percent or greater, even with companies that have a large startup budget. In my experience, there are still only a small number of key principles and strategies that contribute large amounts to long-term sustainability and satisfaction.

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Social Media Search Engine Optimization Startup Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Turn these top ten dilemmas into your strengths, and you will have a competitive advantage, as well as the fun and satisfaction you sought to find in the entrepreneur lifestyle. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur USC Statistics Equity 57

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. Effective guarantees include: price-match, satisfaction, payment-deferral—even weather.

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SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2010

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. Statistics also show that building loyalty and retaining current customers is 3 to 10 times cheaper than acquiring new customers. Tags: entrepreneur startup customer loyalty customer satisfaction.

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Satisfaction Customer Custom Startup 49

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. Statistics also show that building loyalty and retaining current customers is 3 to 10 times cheaper than acquiring new customers. Herein lies an opportunity for startups to beat the big guys.

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