Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

Future growth and vitality requires equal attention to different metrics, including customer satisfaction, partnership growth, time to market tracks for new products, and internal change counts. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/03/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This can be a key source of personal satisfaction, as well as the ultimate success factor and legacy. Let business success be your definition of satisfaction and happiness, rather than some arbitrary monetary statistic. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/23/2020. Lifestyle businesses offer personal tax advantages.

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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. They also suggest that a business valuation discipline has returned to the Valley. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Over time, I learned that I could get more personal results, as well as satisfaction, by enlisting the natural strengths of others. Equally important, they were able to reduce their own stress level, improve business-family balance, and enjoy more satisfaction from their efforts. In my own business career, this was a tough one for me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2020

Their satisfaction comes from proving nay-sayers wrong. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/19/2020. Many experts tell me that more startups fail simply because their founder gives up, than for any other reason.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Your long-term success and satisfaction depends on it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/22/2020. I urge you to practice the strategies outlined here both to build that initial business momentum, as well as to sustain it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

For trust, they look online to see how you handle real support and satisfaction issues. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/03/2020. Customers these days are turned off by timeless safe messages, delivered repeatedly on traditional media. Real-time in-process updates vs after-the-fact stories. Take your first step today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Higher worker engagement and satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/24/2020. Today you need that budget for market fluxuations, pandemics, and product updates. In addition, these staffing issues are a major drain on your own time. Your success and growth depends on it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2021

I believe that teams and leaders that actively encourage some conflict, and manage it with the principles highlighted here, make better and more timely decisions, as well as improving their satisfaction with their roles and their company. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Your long-term satisfaction and business success depends on it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/23/2020. Even a niche business has the same range of customer types – from innovators, to early adopters, the early majority, late majority, and laggards, as described by the great business author, Geoffrey A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

As a side benefit, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/28/2020. He repeatedly refers to what he calls " divinely discontented " customers. What a positive way to look at negative customer feedback as an opportunity, rather than an irritant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Without a measurable objective, you will be constantly frustrated by not seeing progress, and you will never feel success satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2020. As Yogi Berra once said, “If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up someplace else.” Now is the perfect time to take that next step.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Airbnb, for its part, filed a press release this week confirming its plans to go public in 2020. HappyOrNot nabs $25M for its customer satisfaction terminals . WeWork has delayed its IPO following questions surrounding its corporate governance and the ultimate value of the company. Ginkgo Bioworks raises capital at a $4B valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

But let me assure you, the real joy, satisfaction, and full potential comes from breakthroughs that change the world. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/19/2020. Try that mindset next time!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2020

There is increasing evidence that employee happiness and job satisfaction, including yours, does not scale up with your success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/29/2020. Focus everyone on the bigger paybacks than a paycheck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

Every one of you entrepreneurs should recognize the stage in your business where your greatest satisfaction can come, not from more growth, but from the opportunity to share what you have learned with those who follow, and may carry your legacy forward. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/26/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

Based on my own experiences in startups, and many years of advising new business owners, I’m convinced that there are a few common frustrations that we all need to anticipate and prepare for, rather than let them be a surprise and a painful dent in your enthusiasm and personal satisfaction from living your dream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

The customer experience is a function of satisfaction with both the service, support, and usability of complex products. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/18/2020. Tech-focused service that solves complex problems. Examples would include ADT as well as IBM. Service businesses to find the best solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Instead of counting and working more hours, I believe there are better ways to improve your productivity, as well as employee satisfaction, in growing your business: Create relevant result targets for all key employees. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/13/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While this approach appears to cost more on the surface, it often actually costs you less, when you consider the hidden costs of rework, poor customer satisfaction, employee management, and training required. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/07/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

The best way to start is to enable employee decision making on customer satisfaction issues. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/27/2020. Today the key is building momentum, customization, and continuous innovation. Don’t let your team forget that you can’t have innovation without new actions.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

SaaS-based companies grow - The SaaS market is growing 3x faster than the software market (20% vs. 7%), and this rate is expected to continue through 2020. Thanks to the increasing modularity of SaaS, entrepreneurs can now "snap in" a scalable solution that increases their efficiency while enhancing customer satisfaction.

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