Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Social technology tools now allow this process to be done quickly and less chaotically, with tremendous buy-in from everyone affected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

I just finished a new book, “ Unfiltered Marketing ,” by Stephen Denny and Paul Leinberger, which helped me put this digital communication transformation into perspective for all business owners. I’m sure that all of you recognize that the technology available for marketing has changed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2020

For example, if your idea is so new and different that it implies real social or technological change is necessary before widespread acceptance, investors will define your market as nascent or unproven, and be very reluctant to fund you, no matter how convincing your projections may be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

I also enjoyed the classic book, “ 63 Innovation Nuggets for Aspiring Innovators ,” by George E. Research published by Harvard many years ago in a book, “ The Innovator’s DNA ,” concludes that innovation is about 30 percent individual genes and 70 percent learnable and driven by motivation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2021

Every entrepreneur with a new technology tells me that his innovation will be industry-disrupting, meaning that it will render the existing technology obsolete, and create a new market. Pick a technology that somehow seems inferior to the major incumbents. So why would any investor ever believe any of these claims?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

A while back, I spotted a book for change management leaders in large organization, and I realized that many of the issues they face are the same as ones faced in every growing startup. Phil Buckley, in his book “ Change With Confidence ,” provides practical answers to fifty of the biggest questions that keep change leaders up at night.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

I see a good discussion of the relevant strengths and issues in a new book, “ The Unfair Advantage ,” by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba. These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. Intelligence and insight: book and street smarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In his classic book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. Stable and friendly work environment.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

Visit DTM.Jantschworld/scale to book your free advisory call and learn more. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale. (01:03): I talk about this in the book, actually. And so I think the first mistake is when you view anything through the lens of technology. The technology can never dictate the business process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

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. Marketing is everything these days.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

I found these challenges and opportunities outlined well in a classic book, “ Out-Innovate ,” by Alexandre Lazarow. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

New digital technologies, business models, and regulatory rulings are forcing all of us to think outside of our silos and rethink what it means to operate effectively. It is fair to bring in outside technology to reduce the risk and speed the implementation. None of us can afford to be a silo anymore.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In his classic book, “ The Leadership Capital Index ,” Dave Ulrich, a best-selling author, business consultant, and business school professor, provides some real insights and metrics on what makes up the elements of goodwill in the minds of top valuation experts. Stable and friendly work environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Nail the solution. Process myth: Why building a product leads to failure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. I saw these modern challenges and some positive guidance summarized in the classic book, “ Service Excellence, ” by Ruth N. Infusing technology within the customer experience. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2023

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Social technology tools now allow this process to be done quickly and less chaotically, with tremendous buy-in from everyone affected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

I found these challenges and opportunities outlined well in a new book, “ Out-Innovate ,” by Alexandre Lazarow. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

For example, I remember a classic book by Penina Rybak, “ The NICE Reboot ,” that does a great job of outlining problem solving steps, honed from working with special needs youngsters. Whether you are charting new territory for pricing models or technology, there is rarely a perfect solution. Work with a partner you can trust.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

In the classic book, “ Fish Can’t See Water ,” Kai Hammerich and Richard D. Incidentally, I love that book title, which seems to me applicable to most aspects of business (and even people), as well as business culture. Lewis explore these cultural issues, both national and international, that can make or break your company strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I remember the classic book, “ The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation ,” by Vijay Govindarajan, one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. On the other end of the spectrum, technology startups also really need this mentality, since the rate of change there is rapid, and competition is so intense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Rose, according to his classic book, “ Angel Investing.” Nevertheless, according to Rose, both are poised for further growth due to online technology, and there is indeed plenty of opportunity. I still don’t see it happening any time soon. Neither does David S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I found real insights into this strategy, along with specific sources of purpose inspiration in a new book, “ Leading With Heart ,” by John Baird and Edward Sullivan. Many technologists have a passion for a new technology, but only a few are able to communicate the value in terms of future impact on society.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2022

But these days with all the resources on the Internet and elsewhere, there is no excuse for not keeping up on the latest insights, best practices, and technology in the area of hiring, motivating, and training.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

She is the author of the upcoming book DREAM BIG AND WIN: Translating Passion into Purpose and Creating a Billion-Dollar Business and a contributor at Forbes and SWAAY. Question s I ask Liz Elting: (01:12): What motivated you to establish TransPerfect, and how does that tie into why you wrote your book? (04:05): Relisten and Enjoy!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see that it’s consistent with the guidance in a new book, “ Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most ,” by Greg McKeown, a well-respected author and public speaker on business breakthroughs. they still find time to meet and compare notes regularly, and are avid readers of business books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

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. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Chip Bell and Ron Zemke, who are experts in this area, provide some of the best specific insights I’ve seen, in the classic book “ Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service.” Leaders have found that keeping everyone on top of changes in technology, competition, and customer demands is critical to success. Involve, empower, and inspire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The impact of a memorable story was highlighted for me recently as I reviewed the classic book, “ Sell With A Story ,” by Paul Smith, who is an expert trainer on increasing business results through storytelling. Place where it happened. A memorable story needs to start with location specifics to make it real.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s only been a bit over a month since the start of 2025 past year has witnessed seismic shifts in technology, from breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging solutions in climate tech and healthcare. This is an extension of the previous list with new sources and startup requests. You can find the 2024 RFS list here.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Board administrators send the meeting agenda or meeting book out ahead of the meeting so board members can study the issues and be prepared for the meeting. We’ll cover communication strategies, goal-setting practices and technology solutions that can enhance collaboration.

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