Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

Today I find that some entrepreneurs, are putting all their focus on a social or environmental cause, and perhaps naively expect that purpose alone will lead to a sustainable business. Part of employee satisfaction is having a well-understood purpose, but they also have to enjoy the execution. Measure employee and customer engagement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Real leaders improve the readiness, training, and preparation for these events, so that circumstances are not a source of pain, but are expected and can be accomplished with personal satisfaction. The personal preferences and ego of anyone in the company has little to do long-term business success and satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

As an advisor to early-stage entrepreneurs, I see a lot of dreams, but not so many business results. I’ve always wished I had a magic metaphor to motivate the best dreamers to become the best entrepreneurs. There is no cookie-cutter route to success as an entrepreneur. Venture where no business has gone before.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Most entrepreneurs relish being their own boss, but find the transition to “ownership thinking” to be more difficult than anticipated. Incidentally, if you never thought of yourself as being an A-Player employee, you probably will struggle even more in the competitive entrepreneur world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. Entrepreneurs who can’t communicate specific activities are not ready for funding. Key partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

It seems like every day I hear from an aspiring entrepreneur who doesn’t know where to start, or doesn’t have the time or expertise for all the mechanics of starting a business based on their great idea. For the entrepreneur who wants to found a high-growth venture, it makes the startup process a single click. Really, really tough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

They flocked to businesses like Apple, when influencer Steve Jobs was at the helm, and anxiously await the next moves from visible entrepreneurs, including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Entrepreneurs who are clearly willing to give as well as take in business become influencers because people feel the urge to reciprocate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/06/2017. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2017

Every entrepreneur I know has a few bad habits they intended to overcome a long time ago, such as micromanaging, or failure to get enough rest and relaxation. In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often recommend attacking bad habits and efforts to improve using the six basic strategies outlined by the authors. It worked for me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

I have found that the most successful entrepreneurs and business executives have an impressive work ethic, and they surround themselves with a team of comparable commitment. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017. Starting and running a business is hard. Business is more about people than product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

On the other hand, I often hear from “wanna-be” entrepreneurs who dream of being their own boss, and working their own hours by running their own business. Gets satisfaction from solving business challenges. Entrepreneurs need to be flexible, and assume there will be long working hours. That’s commitment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. Thus top entrepreneurs spend as much time getting the right team in place to run the business as building the product or service. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2017

Most often, these people are the ones who keep detailed task checklists, and get great satisfaction from crossing off each item as it is completed. These are the business professionals who have a natural default mode of starting immediately on every task, with the goal of finishing early for extra credit and extra satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Many business executives and entrepreneurs I know are convinced that business success is all about having the right solution for the right price. Takers can never get satisfaction, and they antagonize those around them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/02/2017. Only givers build self-esteem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

Here are some key ones that I recommend, based on my experience in business, and my many years as an advisor to entrepreneurs: Choose a name that works across the Internet and the world. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/20/2017. How many of these strategies are you following today?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Ironically, the most common desire I hear from entrepreneurs selling wholly online, is the need for their entry into retail, as the next step in their growth strategy. 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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2017

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. It’s up to you, as well as your company, to stimulate that sense of meaning in your work that leads to satisfaction on both sides.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

Each time I mentor an entrepreneur, I learn new things about their technology, customers, and business domain. Those who extend a helping hand to others always have much to gain, in business as well as their own personal satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/02/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. Trevor is a veteran coach who has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, organizations, and business families across the country. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/07/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2017

A key part of her message that resonated with me, as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is her guidance on how to deal with the constant demands and requests that every business founder faces. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 07/20/2017. That’s the best way to enjoy work and life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2018

New and better technology is becoming available every day to present dashboards and metrics to show how well processes and empowerment are working, assess workload backlogs, and capture customer feedback and satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/26/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2017

As a long-time business advisor and entrepreneur mentor, I see this problem all too often. Many people find great satisfaction in just checking off completed items. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/09/2017. Otherwise, your business and your career suffers, and you may never even see it coming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/05/2017. It’s fair for you to ask for a few slides from each in advance, and make sure the overall story is complete and consistent. Update reference customers, partners, and vendors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2017

These have voracious appetites for new knowledge and self-development, and can inspire other team members to look outside the box for new levels of performance and satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/11/2017. Life-long learners make great coaches. Inspiration is the best teacher.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

Let them go to find a better fit, with real job satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/19/2017. Extending their time in that situation is not compassionate, diminishes self-esteem, and the stress often causes health problems. Don’t chase hearsay, rumors, or gossip.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2017

As a long-time mentor and advisor to new business owners, I can attest to both the need for mentoring, and the satisfaction that comes from watching an aspiring but tentative entrepreneur grow into someone capable of changing the world. It’s a win-win situation for everyone in this new age of the entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Every aspiring entrepreneur would love to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos, but most have no idea what really sets these guys apart from all the rest. In reality, most great entrepreneurs find these necessary, but not sufficient for the big win. Self-control beats passion for long term satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2017

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are jealous of inventors, thinking that new inventions are the key to new ventures. The best entrepreneurs wear their failures like badges of courage. Good business people learn from every setback and find strength and satisfaction from overcoming or dodging challenges they didn’t create.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2017

In my role as an advisor to entrepreneurs and new businesses, I often get asked to critique an idea, but rarely get asked to comment on an implementation plan, or execution actions to date. In fact, most entrepreneurs tell me they learned more from people mistakes than successes. Execution trumps everything in a new business.

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