Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2021

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. In addition, you can reduce to soft costs of mentoring, relationship building, and socializing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2022

As with most investors and advisors, I always look first at some key personal characteristics and leadership strategies that I find often make you a more likely survivor and winner in the highly competitive world of businesses, both new and mature. I believe in the old axiom, “ no risk means no reward.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In his book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning. The anecdotal evidence is growing that consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainability, and have started to demand a discount for ‘un-sustainability.’ Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

All businesses these days are too complex to be one-person shows, so you need all the complementary held you can find to keep up with customers and competition, fill your expertise gaps, and scale the market. They mentor each other, and seek out experts in domains outside their current expertise and experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy. It makes sense to assume that highly talented people will be in demand, and will want new challenges, so expectations of long-term job commitments are not realistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. This space must be associated only with rest and recovery, to offset the stress and demands of the office. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world. Make this a priority in your private life also.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

By demand, entrepreneurs are crisis managers, and can be busy reacting 24 hours a day to urgent short-term issues. Don’t let day-to-day demands take the reins and drag you off course. Make doing the right thing your competitive edge today, and the key to your long-term success. You must be the model of the culture you want.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

In his new book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” If a team member has a plan that is too ambitious and likely to set them up for failure, he or she needs your direct mentoring to dial it back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Use blogging, outside publication, and speaking or mentoring opportunities to establish credibility and stand out above peers. Market yourself both inside and outside your current job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2022

You need leaders who focus on delivering value to the market and dealing with competitors, addressing customer and competitive needs now and in the long-term. It’s no secret today that customers are more demanding than ever. Mentoring and coaching are also important. Foster a culture that rewards risk taking and innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy. It makes sense to assume that highly talented people will be in demand, and will want new challenges, so expectations of long-term job commitments are not realistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The question is how we develop our future role and potential, while satisfying all the business and personal demands on our time today. I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Most entrepreneurs avoid setting up a board of directors for their new business unless or until they sign up an investor who demands a seat on the board. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Barry was a lead mentor there at Chapman University's Launch Labs, and we paired up. We worked on Beatshare at Chapman, where there was a business plan competition, which we won. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services. Finally, what's your next big goal?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

She speaks from years of experience mentoring and facilitating independent contractors and helping large companies, since well before the term “gig economy” was even coined. As a new business advisor and mentor myself, I enjoyed her recommendations on many of these issues. Know your competitive value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It takes a well-rounded and motivated team to run a competitive business today. They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. Here is my prioritized list of best practices that I recommend to get you back on track: Focus on building an engaged and empowered team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

But the more you get involved with mentoring and training, the less time you have to enjoy the creative process. Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time. No one else can do the solution delivery like you can.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2016

It must be written down, with measurable team objectives, validated by metrics and compared against competition. Provide coaching and mentoring as well as training. Maybe you still remember the days when competitive advantage was all about economies of scale, advertising power and service versus price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage. Be prepared to create and train a dedicated support group that can keep up with your now larger and growing install base of demanding customers. Accept the fact that authenticity is necessary for leadership effectiveness.

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