Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2020

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. Don’t confuse engagement or satisfaction surveys with culture surveys. Find, nurture, and reward talent in support of a compelling future. In medicine, prescription before diagnosis is malpractice.

Organization 160

Organization Startup Entrepreneur Satisfaction 160

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. Use this opportunity to validate their satisfaction and support for your company and your solution.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

One of the key sections of any business plan is the analysis of the competition. Investors take that to mean either 1) there is no market for your product, or 2) you don’t understand the concept of business and competition. It will certainly also decrease profitability over time, as well as test your sustainable competitive advantage.

Startup 86

Startup Competition Pricing Framework 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. You need the very best to maintain a competitive edge, and get the satisfaction you want for you and your team members. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates. Quick to hire and slow to fire.

Organization 135

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2012

Ask everyone to update their resume, and personally call probable references, so there are no surprises. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. That means questioning each of these key players, and calling references or prior associates.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Training 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2013

Ask everyone to update their resume, and personally call probable references, so there are no surprises. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. That means questioning each of these key players, and calling references or prior associates.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

This momentum is what you need for enjoyment and satisfaction, as well as for others to see you as a business leader. Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Build your character and reputation with personal values. Values are your most valuable assets.

Capital 114

Capital Coach Satisfaction Ideas 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2013

Porter proposed his Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment which I think makes even more sense today. Every existing business, as well as every startup, needs to reassess their product or service in the context of these five forces: Intensity of competitive rivalry. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

Startup 80

Startup Framework Competition Pricing 80

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Ask everyone to update their resume, and personally call probable references, so there are no surprises. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. That means questioning each of these key players, and calling references or prior associates.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. Don’t confuse engagement or satisfaction surveys with culture surveys. Find, nurture, and reward talent in support of a compelling future. In medicine, prescription before diagnosis is malpractice.

Organization 108

Organization Startup Satisfaction Customer 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

It refers to multiplication factors that occur when complementary actions or approaches are used together for greater impact. These events are also opportunities to get a better handle on customer requirements, as well as measure your customer satisfaction and market trends. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/19/2022.

Marketing 119

Marketing Social Media Mentor Conference 119

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. You need the very best to maintain a competitive edge, and get the satisfaction you want for you and your team members. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates. Quick to hire and slow to fire.

Organization 104

Organization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Screening 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. With that, you will have a strong foundation for success, satisfaction, and happiness in your new venture.

Software Review 92

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This momentum is what you need for enjoyment and satisfaction, as well as for others to see you as a business leader. Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Build your character and reputation with personal values. Values are your most valuable assets.

Coach 70

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

This momentum is what you need for enjoyment and satisfaction, as well as for others to see you as a business leader. Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Build your character and reputation with personal values. Values are your most valuable assets.

Coach 59

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 59

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. Don’t confuse engagement or satisfaction surveys with culture surveys. Find, nurture, and reward talent in support of a compelling future. In medicine, prescription before diagnosis is malpractice.

Company 59

Company Companies Organization Startup 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2016

Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. You need the very best to maintain a competitive edge, and get the satisfaction you want for you and your team members. Candidates with few credentials on paper may be your best growth candidates. Quick to hire and slow to fire.

Organization 57

Organization Entrepreneur Satisfaction Screening 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2010

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” It will inspire loyalty, provide real satisfaction for work done, and become the basis for mentoring and performance reviews. For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy.

Entrepreneur 52

Entrepreneur Startup SEO Social Media 52

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

It’s an enjoyable read and one I’ll bet you refer back to rather than read once and file away. Brad & Amy refer to it (and many other influential works) in their book. They gain satisfaction and status from knowing “stuff” and one-upping other men in sharing and debating facts. They want to win.

Entrepreneur 370

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Social Network 370