InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Organic Academia. Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. Some customers and stakeholders don’t just prefer that an organization is socially responsible, but insist on dealing only with these startups. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning.

Startup 149

Startup Organization Customer Custom 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2021

As a backdrop, he defines the evolution already in progress from current Gen Y customers to a more demanding and less tolerant state (Gen D) that will make them even quicker and more technologically able to demonize and destroy your business, if it won’t meet their norms of interaction, personalization, and purpose.

Customer 173

Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 173

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. I don’t care if you’re a 10-person organization, a 1,000 person organization or a multinational corporation – often it is the few key players that change the dimensions.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements. In fact, the incumbent is usually very dismissive of this new competition as our the large buyers of the incumbent’s products.

Startup 376

Startup Framework Marketing Customer 376

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. The client demand we are seeing as we have married our analytics with Jovian's engineering is staggering. I think we'll see a dramatic escalation of demand for the software this year.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2022

In the classic book by Christoph Lueneburger, “ A Culture Of Purpose ,” he details how to build this new culture, and why it is becoming more instrumental in bringing about success, as well as sustainability, in organizations as diverse as Unilever and Walmart. They also tend to stay longer with the organization, reducing costs.

Organization 143

Organization Startup Pricing Customer 143

InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2012

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”. Veterans, college athletes, and people who donate their time to good causes are all experts at thinking about what it takes to make the organization succeed. You simply cannot teach competitiveness; people either have it or they don’t.

Coach 160

Coach Tips Competition Pricing 160

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. “You have to partner with local organizations both public and private, and real estate organizations because real estate developers are typically the most politically influential.”].

Santa Monica 221

Santa Monica Startup Technical Review Education 221

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

As a backdrop, he defines the evolution already in progress from current Gen Y customers to a more demanding and less tolerant state (Gen D) that will make them even quicker and more technologically able to demonize and destroy your business, if it won’t meet their norms of interaction, personalization, and purpose.

Demand 71

Demand Customer Custom Tips 71

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. Obviously, there were situations when we first started our organization, when we were focused on customer acquisition for the mortgage lending vertical.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

OPEC (the organization of petroleum exporting countries) is a cartel that was set up in the 1960′s and represents the interests of the 12 biggest oil producing countries in the world with the goal of increasing prices of oil, a good supplied in limited quantities to a world that had insatiable demand for the product.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested. Is there a lot of competition for the rights to all of that content? Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have. My role has been around the product, and team building, and organization.

Media 235

Media Content Startup IP 235

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

In the classic book by Christoph Lueneburger, “ A Culture Of Purpose ,” he details how to build this new culture, and why it is becoming more instrumental in bringing about success, as well as sustainability, in organizations as diverse as Unilever and Walmart. They also tend to stay longer with the organization, reducing costs.

Organization 128

Organization Startup Pricing Customer 128

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I’m convinced that you can’t stay competitive that way with today’s customers, and today’s employees. It’s time to push decision making down into the organization –insisting that the people closest to the customer and the markets learn and make the decisions. Don’t demand or assume immediate and certain answers.

Competition 116

Competition Organization Customer Custom 116

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2020

Stroh, which details the principles and metrics to follow for fostering innovation in any organization. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Remove fear of failure, then demand and measure innovation as key to job performance. by Patrick J. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

Startup 138

Startup Organization Demand Customer 138

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Our goal is to build a self-sustaining company, which can succeed either as a stand-alone entity or as an integral component of a larger organization. Intent : Investors know that many of the personality traits that lead to initial entrepreneurial success can cause disruption within a larger organization.

Entrepreneur 253

Entrepreneur Google Invest RSS 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2015

In a recent book by Christoph Lueneburger, “ A Culture Of Purpose ,” he details how to build this new culture, and why it is becoming more instrumental in bringing about success, as well as sustainability, in organizations as diverse as Unilever and Walmart. They also tend to stay longer with the organization, reducing costs.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Organization Startup Pricing 117

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

" When asked about the competition he feared most, Bill Gates is alleged to have said, "the two guys inventing away in a garage somewhere." We discovered that they were routinely performing a number of urgent tasks that had a relatively small impact on the overall organization. 4) Rational Exuberance. "The

Startup 268

Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea. Far from it.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The best CEOs realize that they need to build organizations and hierarchy and delegate decision making while still holding their teams accountable. Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. It's competitive though – last year 18,000 applicants competed for only 12 slots. There's no denying that 2024 is a challenging year to run a business.

Technical Review 184

Technical Review Software Review Startup Competition 184

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. Some customers and stakeholders don’t just prefer that an organization is socially responsible, but insist on dealing only with these startups. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning.

Startup 101

Startup Organization Entrepreneur Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Startups can use social responsibility as a competitive advantage. Some customers and stakeholders don’t just prefer that an organization is socially responsible, but insist on dealing only with these startups. That’s a real competitive edge that you can use in your marketing and positioning.

Startup 100

Startup Organization Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Crowdfunding to gauge demand is not recommended, since failed campaigns don’t usually recover later.

Startup 151

Startup Equity Funding Demand 151

InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. Fallacy: Most large organizations are driven by the fear of loss, rather than hope of gain. Thus, you have negotiating leverage as long as a legitimate, competitive threat exists.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

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. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Personal care is exactly that — personal and individualized — and therefore it’s been tricky for personal care specialists to use scheduling tools to organize it. The gap in the market that Boulevard is building to fill is that one-person bands, independent salons, and bigger chains all grapple with the same problem.

Help 195

Help Startup UCLA Tool 195

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike Diamond and Christopher Harding. Customers demand more engagement and flexibility. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

Coach 128

Coach Mentor Organization Startup 128

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Knowing whom to back within an organization that is feuding and when to back them is one of the hardest things about our job. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.)

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

They know these exceptional leaders seem to have a way of finding and enticing the best people into the organization, getting exceptional performance out of them, and fast-tracking their careers both inside and outside the organization. Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. It''s not going to look like manufacturing as we knew it. That makes local manufacturing relevant, particularly for smaller production runs.

Los Angeles 216

Los Angeles Startup USC Angel 216

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

As a backdrop, he defines the evolution already in progress from current Gen Y customers to a more demanding and less tolerant state (Gen D) that will make them even quicker and more technologically able to demonize and destroy your business, if it won’t meet their norms of interaction, personalization, and purpose.

Demand 56

Demand Customer Custom Tips 56

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Then you can focus your energy on the core client group, and keep these folks so happy that they will never leave you for the competition. Think of your business as a membership organization, with reasonable rules to join. Keep yourself an inch ahead of your competition. it’s a good thing. The customer isn’t always right.

Customer 150

Customer Custom Startup Pricing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2020

The pace of change to stay competitive in business today continues to increase. Every organization needs to look ahead to keep up with Amazon and Booking.com, who are rolling out hundreds or thousands of changes each year. Changing too many factors at once is never a smart risk. We do so few changes, we don’t need formal testing tools.

Sample 124

Sample Customer Custom Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. If you are looking for a competitive advantage, creating a positive total user experience is the place to start. People love Apple’s whole customer experience, and willingly pay a premium for the product.

Customer 150

Customer Custom Design Product 150