Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

In other words, inventions are necessary but not sufficient to create real value for investors and customers. You need a viable business model and customers. Investors expect proof that your invention can be manufactured in volume, and can justify a sales price at least double the cost, to a large customer set that has money to spend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

This phase is characterized by rapid expansion either regionally or globally for growth (scaling up). For additional growth, most companies expand the product portfolio to cater to more customers, and sell more to existing customers. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Geographic expansion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

You may feel good when that first burst of customers arrives, but don’t assume that “ word of mouth ” and those early adopters will grow your business to match your dreams of success. In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. They won’t find you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

by Donna Cutting, who is a globally-recognized guru on employee culture and optimizing customer service. In my experience, a healthy team is a prerequisite for a thriving business, innovation to meet market needs, and high customer loyalty. Emotional stability. Environmental safety. Occupational satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition. Marty Zwilling.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Moore’s Law & the Global Semiconductor Industry. Andrew Inkpen, “ The Global Semiconductor Industry ” Thunderbird School of Management , 2021. [It Put yourself in the shoes of Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC: Do you view China as more of a competitor or customer – and why? Not required for class.] . Why or why not?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. Relationships are a function of customer culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. But even with this profitable Q3, on a trailing twelve months (TTM) basis Airbnb has a GAAP net loss of >$1 billion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2023

We all realize that the pace of change is increasing, and new global markets makes it critical that every team member is focused on the market, rather than internal battles and risk aversion. Building this culture requires that everyone is recognized for their contribution, see setbacks as learning opportunities, and celebrate wins together.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Performance management software is at the forefront of this evolution, offering solutions that streamline the review process while providing customized options tailored to an organization’s needs. The post Revolutionizing Employee Feedback: Modern Approaches to Performance Reviews appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The company has made impressive changes to adapt to this global pandemic in the following ways: Offering a new approach to their existing customer base. Naturally, a business that worked primarily in serving companies exhibiting at these and other events, was dramatically impacted by the global pandemic. Meet ExpoMarketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Exposure to customers, incumbents, and competitors all drive success. Being close to your customers, your vendors, or even your competitors can make all the difference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Focus on one key objective rather than a broad global win. A broad attack will likely confuse potential customers, and will spread your resources too thin to satisfy any. I’m sure you have all heard of a highly promising startup that failed due to lack of inventory or non-existent customer support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

People respond to positives, such as new growth, versus problems implying costs and loss of customers. This also applies to key customers as well as strategic partners. Extend your reach globally with adaptations to new cultures. This requires reframing problems to motivate creative thinking and finding new approaches.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This can essentially be between the business and the customers or the business and the employees. With businesses getting more globalized than ever, with offices being situated in different locations and time zones, there are different technologies being used to accommodate such settings. Customer reviews must be read as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

Transforming your organization for the new global economy requires perseverance and long-term thinking. It is vitally important to leverage your efforts to maximize all key constituents, including customers, team members, partners, and other stakeholders. A few wrong turns should never deter you from reaching the destination.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

You can explore Amazon ecommerce fulfillment services to improve customer satisfaction and streamline operations. Amazon charges fees for storage and fulfillment, but many sellers find these costs worthwhile due to the increased sales volume and customer satisfaction. This strategy improves inventory turnover and reduces storage costs.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

As the global economic situation deteriorates amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs, many aspiring entrepreneurs might be tempted to give up and wait for better days. Investors can also be skittish, and winning new customers is not easy. It helps you to understand your customers better. The Renault Logan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2022

Your career and leadership value can be greatly enhanced, or greatly hampered, by your participation, or lack of it, in industry forums, the local community, and global issues. Businesses today include an increasing diversity of team members, as well as customers, due to remote work and a global market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2022

Thus, I challenge each of you to measure yourself against the following practices which I believe will expand your thinking and ability to keep up with the pace of change, and win in the global marketplace today: Don’t let your passion alone drive the business. Don’t be totally driven by a key customer.

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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. Before you act, shut up and listen to employees, customers, and futurists. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

Or is it customer support? Mario Peshev is the CEO of DevriX , a global WordPress agency serving industries from publishing to automotive and airline. For instance, what is it that you need the most? Is it help with marketing? Or maybe with sales? Software development? Product management?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

Of course, most of you expect that raising money will be difficult, as well as staving off competitors, and handling that occasional toxic customer. No matter how certain you are that your solution, target market, and customer need are well-proven, you are likely wrong, or the world changes by events you could not have anticipated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. Relationships are a function of customer culture.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 11, 2021

He cites some very large cloud ERP customers - Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, FedEx, Kroger and Albertsons. Encouragingly, he also cites plenty of global. I read Jon Reed's Diginomica interview with Rondy Ng, Senior Vice President, Applications Development at Oracle.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the current era of digitization and everything expanding globally, customers have more of a responsibility to ensure their customers’ data is protected. Companies can use data-sharing agreements to manage third-party access to customer data and avoid potential liabilities related to the misuse of customer data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

It’s the same for customers and products, where analytics have long proven their value. Efficiency in the workplace is the time it takes to do something, but it can ignore work quality and customer impact. Common sense and emotionally driven decisions are sub- optimal in assessing team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Your character, as a business leader, will determine your perceived reputation by peers in business, team members, and customers. In any business, you need hope, confidence, resilience, and optimism to weather the daily challenges of customers, market changes, and competitors. Values are your most valuable assets.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

global, regional, niche-specific), the frequency of updates, and any additional features or filters desired. Check customer reviews or testimonials for insights into their user experience and overall satisfaction levels. Consider factors such as the type of news content you need (e.g.,

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Youre setting up an invaluable digital space to connect with customers, showcase what you offer, and establish your brand. Your website, on the other hand, is fully yours and can be optimised to engage customers more directly. Quick Question Guide: Are most of your customers in New Zealand or overseas? Starting a website?

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since all enterprises wanted to survive in the Covid circumstances, they were looking for their own ways to hit customers and profits. The audience became whimsical, and the companies had to fight for each potential customer. According to Smart Insights, the number of social media users globally grew from 4.2

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

What are the service gaps you have identified on-campus, locally, and globally? Buyer Persona: All students on campus cannot fit into your ideal customer identity, otherwise known as a buyer persona. Frequently Asked Questions: For a new startup, there are always many questions potential customers will need answered.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

From conducting market research to forging strategic alliances, we’ll cover critical elements necessary for thriving in the global market. Market Research and Analysis Before entering a foreign market, thorough market research and analysis are crucial to understanding local market dynamics, customer preferences, and competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. They expect you to be there, to know their history as a customer, and to treat them with priority and respect.

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