Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Skip the Flash videos. Marty Zwilling.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

How Writing a Book is Good For Business & Why You Shouldn’t Do It Without a Coach written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing   The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Leigh Shulman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Argentina-based author Leigh Shulman.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 28, 2017

For me, that often means stealing a few quiet moments with my book, hiding out…er…I mean, hanging out on my couch, or comfortably wedged into a window seat listening to an audiobook on a long flight. I asked my colleagues at Palo Alto Software (the makers of Bplans), to share their best reading recommendations for entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2017

Moore titled “ Crossing the Chasm ,” but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it relates to them. In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Customer support chasm. Product development chasm.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

How to Build Game-Changing Strategy by Choosing Your Customers and Competition written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Seth Godin In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marketing Hall of Famer and frequent guest, Seth Godin.

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VC Cafe

MAY 17, 2023

Uri is a mentor in the program (where also my co-founder at Remagine Ventures and I met) and apart from his impressive track record as an entrepreneur ($1.4 So needless to say, I was very curious to read his new book “ Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution ” and indeed, he didn’t disappoint.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 28, 2024

Entrepreneurs embrace these innovations to unlock possibilities, making them a cornerstone of modern entrepreneurship. Of these innovations, the most significant is the rise of AI in automating and personalized customer communication. Travelers can explore new cities from the comfort of their own homes before they book the trip.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

You’ve come up with a brilliant business idea, and you’re ready to get started as a brand-new entrepreneur. Are you a Necessity Entrepreneur? Necessity Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Businesses. Necessity Entrepreneurs are uniquely equipped to build exceptional businesses and inspire meaningful change in their industries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Customer personalities define customer experience, and sets what they love, and what they hate. There is no one set of exceptional experiences that will work for all customers.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

Entrepreneurs who have a great business idea and have started a company need to keep a keen watch over where they spend their money. Get a certified bookkeeper to help you set up your books. The post Tips for Entrepreneurs to Minimize Expenditure appeared first on The Startup Magazine. This includes variable costs (e.g.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2020

The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. Effective team leadership, or leadership inside the box, is really only half the challenge that every entrepreneur faces.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Growing Your Audience (And Your Revenue) With A Book written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Matt Briel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Matt Briel. 5:12] Why would someone want to self-publish a book? [7:30] 11:42] What does it take to produce a book? [18:49]

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

Most of the entrepreneurs and business owners I work with recognize that they must occupy and practice a primary leadership position , but many will admit that they are not thriving in this role. The support currently provided by product service can become inadequate to satisfy new customers, as your growth and image becomes better known.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their businesses. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2024. By prioritizing customer-centric innovation, we aim not just to meet but to surpass expectations.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Finding New Customers In Untapped Places written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Pam is best known for her book Escape from Cubicle Nation, and she recently wrote a new book called – The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You – launching in November 2021.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. The reasons are as varied as the businesses themselves. It is an absolute joy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Thus, in my consulting with entrepreneurs, I always encourage them to get more comfortable asking for help. I found some good guidance on this subject in a new book, “ The Leader You Want To Be ,” by Amy Jen Su, a managing partner in an executive coaching and leadership development firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. During today’s dynamic customer journey, consumers often find themselves at a point of indecision.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 15, 2024

We asked some entrepreneurs what their story is. Many online rug companies didn't offer consistency in quality or have knowledgeable customer support. The positive response and repeat customers have confirmed that there was indeed a need for this level of commitment to quality and service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

How to Navigate the New Era of Customer Expectations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Jay Baer In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jay Baer, a business growth and customer experience author, researcher, and advisor. What does that mean? [02:46]

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 29, 2024

How to Be an Entrepreneur in 2024: 15 Tactics Revealed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Paul Cheek, a serial tech-preneur, educator, and software engineer. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

On the other hand, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

It drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. It seeks to solve customer problems in a better and more modern way and help such companies edge over the competition. And as we all know, wowing the customer over and over is no easy task.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. I asked Tsutsumi-san to write a guest post for my blog to describe his experience with Customer Development in Japan. But customers didn’t agree. The Crater in my rookie days.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

Different entrepreneurs take on diverse approaches to implement innovative ideas in their businesses and some emerge to be successful. This gains them recognition as innovative entrepreneurs and inspires others to be innovative as well. The entrepreneur that best represents disruption is Netflix’s Reed Hastings. 2- Elon Musk.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their biggest goals and what they were looking forward to in 2021. #1- Thanks to Sean Kelly, Book Retreats.com ! #9- Your customer is the determining factor in whether or not you succeed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience has not improved. It’s a tough job, and inexperienced entrepreneurs just don’t know where to start, and how to do it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Fortunately, both can be fixed. Fortunately, both can be fixed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2023

For decades, efforts to satisfy customers have been built around demographics – capitalizing on race, ethnicity, gender, income, and other attributes. Customer personalities define customer experience, and sets what they love, and what they hate. There is no one set of exceptional experiences that will work for all customers.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

In the last few days of 2021, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and businesses what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- Our membership network of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs across hundreds of local chapters nationwide feel like they belong to an entire community now.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2020

Daily habits are an integral part of every entrepreneur. Here are the daily habits for entrepreneurs for more success: 1. Most successful entrepreneurs like Disney’s CEO, Robert Iger and Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, wake up early each day. Successful entrepreneurs are very disciplined with their finances.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2023

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. Here is my adaptation of his engagement principles for all the aspiring entrepreneurs I advise: Learn to adopt an outsider’s perspective.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- all make sense when we provide our customers with an enjoyable experience through paint by numbers canvases and when I can financially support my family. We want our customers to find products that express themselves.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2022

How To Create Powerful, Uncopyable Experiences For Your Target Customer written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. We’re talking about his latest book — Stealing Genuis: The Seven Levels of Adaptive Innovation. We're gonna talk about his latest book, stealing genius, the seven levels of adaptive innovation.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2022. We asked entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2022. <#1- Read 12 books.

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