Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As a long-time business executive and adviser to entrepreneurs, I see a definitive shift away from customer trust in traditional business messages, and the executives who deliver them. Today’s digitally distracted consumer is led to trust only things that they see with their own eyes, senses, so they can render their own judgement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2021

A good place to start is the classic "The Effective Executive - The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done" , by Peter Drucker. A good CEO provides leadership to the Board of Directors, company investors, and stockholders. There are several books written on this subject. Create and sell a financial model.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

This expanded the definition of seed to include $5M+ rounds, and you often hear of seed firms now passing on deals because they are “too early”. That said, we definitely don’t bank on this as a firm, even though we do see ourselves playing a multi-turn game with all of our later stage coinvestors.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

If you use five web analytics tools, they’ll all give you different numbers; this could be due to differences in definitions of things like “visit” and “session,” but is that truly all it is?). If four different sources agree that a trend is happening, then it’s definitely happening.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 4, 2023

First, you should definitely care. And much like the invention of fire, explosives, mass communication, computing, recombinant DNA/CRISPR and nuclear weapons, the actual consequences are unknown. Should you care? Should you worry?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

Let's start with a definition. What's the definition or the difference, I should say, between rev ops and marketing? 14:05): So now they're not fundamentally different, but there are definitely differences between them. We are by definition different and special. That's probably a better definition for what Rev ops is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

If entrepreneurs answer these questions for their startup, they will definitely stay ahead of most of their competitors in the startup world: What is the “secret sauce” that my startup brings to the problem? Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s start with its definition. Some of the upgrades being incorporated include having regular content updates, improved website design, and other digital improvements. This article will discuss what a content management system is, its benefits, and other details. What is a Content Management System?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

All other sections, starting with a definition of the problem and the solution, opportunity sizing, business model, competition, executive team, and financial projections, are just as critical for nonprofits as for-profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. The reality is far different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. Once you have clarified your personal definition of startup success, examine where you currently are relative to where you want to be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor. There is no substitute for experience and trained skills in the business area you are attacking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

Problem solving may be a required skill, but it’s definitely one that can be learned, and perfectionism can be un-learned, independent of your IQ or book smarts (there may even be an inverse relationship here). Other-oriented perfectionism , in which individuals place high standards on others.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Step into a new entrepreneur era where the definition of “work” is something you love. The image of an entrepreneur is at an all-time high, so why would you continue to work in a job that you hate, or provides no satisfaction? It’s never too late to start, but don’t forget the fundamentals. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Smart potential customers only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites. In today’s world, a website is necessary but not sufficient for credibility.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original principles here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Every entrepreneur needs to start by setting a major purpose for embarking down a specific business path.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2024

So trauma, the way that, or the definition that I've come across that I love the most is really just unintegrated energy and information. John Jantsch (20:19): I'm not fixing, you're not prescribing, Kelly Campbell (20:21): Definitely not prescribing. And that's the interesting thing about coaching is I'm not doing anything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In my experience, employees usually leave if they are not satisfied with you, rather than a salary level or role definition. Positive team collaboration is a culture that you must foster to increase productivity and the ability to change with the market. Top employees are leaving for better opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

I suspect it’s a function of pride and confidence in my own problem solving abilities, but my hesitation has definitely cost me time and money. While starting a new business always involves tackling many new challenges, I’ve personally found myself reluctant to ask for help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor. There is no substitute for experience and trained skills in the business area you are attacking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

It’s definitely worth your time to complete real due diligence before it is too late to back out. Remember business partnerships are a lot like marriages, which need to survive and thrive for the long term, at the gut level as well as the logical level.

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View from Seed

JULY 8, 2020

Despite that fact, however, in these cases the company can definitely benefit from a consistent cadence of structured email updates. First and foremost, investors (whether they say it or not) prefer over communication of what’s happening at the company, both the good and the bad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original principles here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Every entrepreneur needs to start by setting a major purpose for embarking down a specific business path.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So I wonder if you could, at least for a baseline, what is your definit? But your definition, a philosophy of becoming. Do you find that, while I think that is an amazing definition, do you find that people struggle with Can't get my arms around that idea. I know for experience, I would get 10 different answers. You're right.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

However, while you can definitely continue to give out free value in your newsletters, you have to make up for it somewhere else. This would convey that if you have been enjoying the content, you would definitely find “product/service” extremely valuable. This is perfect. What you are funneling to depends on your niche.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Have a Definitive Financial Plan. Every cent you borrow should be accounted for and have a definitive purpose. Even if you’re in a rush to secure money to cover expenses, there’s always time to think logically; your business longevity depends on it. Take some time to outline a clear financial plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As a starting point, I like the Wikipedia simple definition of innovation as “the application of better solutions to meet new requirements or market needs.” Yet everyone I know seems to have a different perspective on what constitutes real innovation, and why is seems to happen so rarely.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

In some cases, great companies massively expand the definition or potential of the market with innovative products, technology leverage, and great execution. Looking back, our biggest mistakes and omissions as a firm can often be traced to improper market definition. This definition yielded a pretty small opportunity.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

There's definitely a role, huge role for good or bad technology playing in customer experience. And I'll say, okay, so what's your definition of soon? That is definitely something that as people get further up in the org chart, they get further and further away. Jeannie Walters (06:55): Right, exactly.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

These include: Klippa Precoro Xero Zoho Corporation Expensify Investing in this type of software is definitely something you want to consider if your finances aren’t exactly in a good way. There are plenty of other platforms to make use of for the bigger corporations.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2020

If you overlook some important details in your accounting ledgers, you will definitely find it on your summary. It is important to summarize all receipts and disbursements because one day it might come in handy. Go Digital. The best way to store all your documents is inside a hard drive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

I’ve never had a definitive list of recommendations to overcome these qualms, so I was pleased to see the insights in a new book, “ Arrive and Thrive ,” by Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

John Jantsch (19:00): And Zack Kromkowski (19:00): It's definitely one of the most common and most understood compliances to me. It would definitely say, well, they at least did that. And it would mean something to me. That means they care about it To some extent, the follow-up question.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2020

You definitely want them on your team. by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ Happy employees are the best kind. They work hard, keep customers loyal, and stick around to help your organization accomplish its mission.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 11, 2024

So that's where the economics piece came from and there's definitely a method to that madness. And it was really about the balance of your life and your business, your economics, balancing your time with the dollars. (06:22): 14:10): And the last thing is it must be cohesive in order to get that far.

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View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

This was definitely one of the major trends over the last 10 years. Also, a $500M exit that returns a seed fund does not get counted as much as a $1B exit that may only return 20% of a large fund. What will be interesting to see is whether this persists.

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