Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. Stay rooted in the present. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The Entrepreneurial Perspective starts with a picture of a well-defined future, and then comes back to the present with the intention of changing it to match the vision. The Technician’s Perspective starts with the present, and then looks forward to an uncertain future with the hope of keeping it much like the present.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

This is a good time for the CEO to present the final investor charts, and answer any questions from employees. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Of course, improving customer satisfaction is a goal, but the system would drill down to specific issues such as knowledge of store layout. We always present why this is important and ask some questions around it. We provide suggestions for particular interventions that have specific steps and particular associated goals.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Research shows that presents which are most highly valued are: (i) significant (but not expensive), (ii) unexpected, (iii) show an intimate knowledge of the recipient''s passions, and (iv) are given unconditionally, without the expectation of reciprocity. Saying "Thank You" is not just polite, it''s good business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2020

In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success. They live in the present or the future, and rarely dwell on mistakes of the past. A survivor believes that bad things are an anomaly to be brushed off, or just another challenge to overcome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2013

The Entrepreneurial Perspective starts with a picture of a well-defined future, and then comes back to the present with the intention of changing it to match the vision. The Technician’s Perspective starts with the present, and then looks forward to an uncertain future with the hope of keeping it much like the present.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2021

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Your challenge is to present a total business solution to the right customer set to build your credibility and momentum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

Even the best do extra homework to prepare mentally and emotionally to be at their personal best to deliver on key performance meetings and presentations. You will then experience satisfaction, instead of increased pressure. Don’t assume that what you can achieve or tolerate is limited by anything or anyone in your present or past.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

As a side benefit, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row. Avoid PowerPoint and graphic slide presentations. He, like Steve Jobs, believes the process of generating a short written narrative forces a clarity of thinking not found in visual slide presentations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They ask me for a perspective on the pros and cons of that dream, the potential for increased satisfaction , and the probability of their long-term growth and success. In that context, I was pleased with the guidance and real data presented in a new book, “ Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution ,” by Uri Levine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We tend to view present and future solutions in today’s context, rather than the context of the last change. Your long-term survival and satisfaction depend on it. This has facilitated innovation in responsiveness, as well as profitability. The trend has only begun. Re-analyze the context of the last change. Marty Zwilling.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Your challenge is to present a total business solution to the right customer set to build your credibility and momentum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Most of you business professionals that I know have at least thought about or talked about starting their own business, to get more control, make more money, or to get more satisfaction out of their life. You must feel satisfaction. The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Today’s customers want to be pulled to you by the positive feedback from others, and the positive image you present through good deeds, like Patagonia’s work with environmental groups. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score. Use new technology to personalize and expedite.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Then there is the follow-up to provide customer support and satisfaction. In my experience as a new business advisor, a business is nothing until people are aligned and work in sync. Key partners.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

No real satisfaction is obtained by looking through countless of random feeds and nothing engaged you in a way to be entertained while searching. Your Show has an algorithm to obtain data by collecting the Facebook newsfeed and compiling all that data to be presented by the beautiful Noa Tishby. Your Show is trying to change all that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

I may be old fashioned, but the term consultant still conjures up an image of a self-proclaimed expert who can make great presentations, generate recommendations and leave you to do the hard work of implementation. It also highlights all aspects of required customer service, satisfaction, loyalty and referrals to peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2012

This is a good time for the CEO to present the final investor charts, and answer any questions from employees. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2013

This is a good time for the CEO to present the final investor charts, and answer any questions from employees. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

These same constituents are looking for leaders who can create the future – focus forward rather than backward, seem to see around corners, can turn their vision into committed actions, and are able to engage all the right people into bringing the future into the present. Execution leadership. Performance accountability processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2023

In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success. They live in the present or the future, and rarely dwell on mistakes of the past. A survivor believes that bad things are an anomaly to be brushed off, or just another challenge to overcome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a startup, it’s everyone’s job to more fully understand requirements, competition, as well as customer satisfaction. Make sure you are really present and engaged with your interviewer, and watch your manners. Highlight your good relationships. Tendency to question and qualify. Good etiquette contributes to personal presence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

These same constituents are looking for leaders who can create the future – focus forward rather than backward, seem to see around corners, can turn their vision into committed actions, and are able to engage all the right people into bringing the future into the present. Execution leadership. Performance accountability processes.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Organization Coach Satisfaction 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This presented MomentFeed with an immense opportunity to help multi-location consumer brands meet the challenges brought on by an overnight shift in consumer shopping patterns. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? In 2020, the pandemic radically changed the customer acquisition process for many consumer-facing industries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2013

You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work. Stay rooted in the present. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Welcome to the New Year 2013!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This is a good time for the CEO to present the final investor charts, and answer any questions from employees. Explain that they may be called, and use the opportunity to check their satisfaction with your company and your product. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Summary 91

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

Last week, El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , a developer of webcasting and presentation services and software, was acquired by Polycom, in a $50M deal. The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. Talk more about your philosophy of investments?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

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Email Activity Product Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

The result is a new level of productivity, loyalty, and personal satisfaction for you as well as everyone on your team. The real power of making your job look effortless is preventing problems by using the previous strategies, and focusing on the future, as well as the present. Prevent: solve problems before they happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

While this approach appears to cost more on the surface, it often actually costs you less, when you consider the hidden costs of rework, poor customer satisfaction, employee management, and training required. A solution I often recommend, as least in early growth, is the use of outsourcing for critical tasks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2012

In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success. They live in the present or the future, and rarely dwell on mistakes of the past. A survivor believes that bad things are an anomaly to be brushed off, or just another challenge to overcome.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Help 108

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2015

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. Your challenge is to present a total business solution to the right customer set to build your credibility and momentum.

Startup 107

Startup Sales Customer Custom 107

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

Email 96

Email Activity Product Social Media 96

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

In most instances, the Donor’s compensation comes from the satisfaction of helping a fellow entrepreneur who is on the front end of her career. In some cases, Donees should go beyond a verbal “Thank You” and present their Donor with a small token of their appreciation. As Cialdini et al.

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