Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

For example, in my discussions with business owners, some have already used inflation positives to update their inventory values, take advantage of reduced mortgage rates, or simply making the price increases that they have long needed. Outsource functions outside your core competency. Selective outsourcing can save you real money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Example sites include StartSomeGood and the Facebook Cause page. This is a variation on the two previous ones, where investors get the satisfaction of helping, and immediately get a pre-determined reward or perk of value, such as a t-shirt, or other recognition, but no equity or finished product. Good-cause crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

Example sites include StartSomeGood and the Facebook Cause page. This is a variation on the two previous ones, where investors get the satisfaction of helping, and immediately get a pre-determined reward or perk of value, such as a t-shirt, or other recognition, but no equity or finished product. Proceed at your own peril.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

He provides dozens of ideas and examples to illustrate how this discipline can work, and the power it brings to any organization. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. Your long-term survival and satisfaction depend on it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2013

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” “Investors always seem to put such unreasonable restrictions of me.” “I

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2014

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” “Investors always seem to put such unreasonable restrictions of me.” “I

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2011

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, who are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” “Investors always seem to put such unreasonable restrictions of me.” “I

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

If a customer feels like they are doing all the work, satisfaction will never be forthcoming. Outsourcing your support team to a far-away country and culture is not the way to start. No customer likes keying in account numbers or repeating information before any meaningful action is started. Connect, do not just answer questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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Services Startup Training Writing 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2016

He provides dozens of ideas and examples to illustrate how this discipline can work, and the power it brings to any organization. An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. Your long-term survival and satisfaction depend on it.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2010

I’m sure you can think of better examples, but here are some comments that we have all heard from people who are trying to avoid accountability before the fact, and are setting themselves up for failure: “I’d love to start a new company, but nobody will invest in me.” “Investors always seem to put such unreasonable restrictions of me.” “I

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? 10 Tips for Enterprise Software Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 16, 2010 I started my career in enterprise software in the 1980s and after some years working in other areas (outsourcing and online media) I am back in the enterprise software game.

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