Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

I continue to be amazed that more than a quarter of new businesses don’t even have a website , and many more don’t pay attention to social media, or monitor feedback on sites like Yelp. At minimum, that requires a modern website, and visibility on relevant social media sites, likely including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media by customers can override all your image building and marketing messages. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2021

Every entrepreneur should consciously follow these five key actions and implementation tips, to compete and survive, as well as to get the personal satisfaction they expect from the lifestyle: Act on the important, don’t react to the urgent. Provide and encourage the best use of technology to manage information overload.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. Resist cancelling existing social media accounts. Seek long-term resolutions. Be selective in how you communicate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

The Internet and the current information wave have changed everything. The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. This is a key part of enjoying the journey, as well as the destination.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

For your own happiness and satisfaction, I recommend you start instead working from that higher purpose and passion. All too often, business owners find the financial returns alone do not provide the long-term satisfaction and success they assumed would come with all the hard work and challenges that come with every business, large or small.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

The Internet and the current information wave have changed everything. The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. This is a key part of enjoying the journey, as well as the destination.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

In addition, consumers have traditionally been reluctant to share personal information with any non-human entity, fearing some misuse or privacy invasion. They neither frequently use nor derive much satisfaction from social media, and would be classified at late adopters of new technology. Norton, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

With social media and smart phone apps, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Today’s customers are much more proactive in going online for the latest information, rather than simply reacting to the “push” messages that businesses traditionally use to drive commerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

These holidays, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Here is an outline of some key force multipliers that I have seen used effectively in the ongoing battle for business survival and success: Establish a presence on multiple social media channels. Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. In this new opportunity society, the personal traits for success have also changed from the industrial age and the information age.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2015

The Internet and the current information wave have changed everything. The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. This is a key part of enjoying the journey, as well as the destination.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2013

Some pundits argue that the E-Myth principle is now out-dated, due to the instant access to information via the Internet, pervasive networking via social media, and courses on entrepreneurship at all levels of education. In the interim, I recommend you use social media and the Internet to find your alter-ego.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

With social media and smart phone apps, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Today’s customers are much more proactive in going online for the latest information, rather than simply reacting to the “push” messages that businesses traditionally use to drive commerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2022

They know how to communicate what they have to the best advantage, and generate more results and satisfaction for all parties. The end-result will be more business success and personal satisfaction from your lifestyle choice. This is a different skill from problem solving , but one that can be learned and honed over time. Start today.

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Satisfaction Social Media Summary Entrepreneur 116

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

Every entrepreneur should consciously follow these five key choices and implementation tips, to compete and survive, as well as to get the personal satisfaction they expect from the lifestyle: Act on the important, don’t react to the urgent. Provide and encourage the best use of technology to manage information overload.

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Product Entrepreneur Framework Social Media 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

It also highlights all aspects of required customer service, satisfaction, loyalty and referrals to peers. It’s time to adopt your customer’s favorite mode of communication, whether that be texting, phone calls or social media, and not limit responses to office hours. Google and social media have transformed the business world.

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Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Establish vehicles, like a formal customer satisfaction program, to recognize and reward staff and customers for sharing what they can do to help you. Shared knowledge packaging (shareability).

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Organization Social Media Custom Customer 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. In this new opportunity society, the personal traits for success have also changed from the industrial age and the information age.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2023

Here is my list of eight key strategies and tactics, gleaned from my own observations and feedback, which I believe will define you as a trusted leader, and will result in loyal teams to amplify your business initiatives into long-term success and satisfaction: Share your values and expectations to everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Evidence continues to mount that companies with trusted leaders, such as Zappos , tend to outperform others in financial results, as well as team satisfaction, by as much as three to one. People sense quickly when you are withholding partial information, perhaps in an effort to protect them or mislead them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

For example, while social media exchanges are now quick and simple, they miss all the body language and emotion that many believe constitute more than fifty percent of human relations and communication. The result is that even highly engaged workers can get results without a sense of fulfillment or satisfaction.

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Social Media Satisfaction Summary Activity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2015

With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Today’s customers are much more proactive in going online for the latest information, rather than simply reacting to the “push” messages that businesses traditionally use to drive commerce.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Organization Entrepreneur Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2014

With social media and smart phone conversations, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Today’s customers are much more proactive in going online for the latest information, rather than simply reacting to the “push” messages that businesses traditionally use to drive commerce.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Entrepreneur Organization Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

These days, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being.

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Email Activity Product Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

These days, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being.

Email 96

Email Activity Product Social Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2016

The Internet and the current information wave have changed everything. The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. This is a key part of enjoying the journey, as well as the destination.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Education 61