ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Done right, demand generation can supercharge growth. Demand generation tactics address two of the biggest marketing challenges: raising brand awareness and generating leads. That’s why you need a demand generation strategy. The state of demand generation in 2022. Demand generation’s approach was born out of necessity.

Demand 115

Demand Affiliate Audience Leadership 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Ongoing momentum requires a move to mainstream, or even late adopters, who demand simplicity in your base function. One person can build a product, but it takes a dedicated team, with strong leadership, to build a business. Build a strong employee culture focused on growth.

Technical Review 400

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Advisory Board Cofounder 400

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Abraham Gin, an entrepreneur, business coach, and CEO of Gin Consulting Group , which provides unique leadership development and training platforms. Abraham serves his clients with both forward-looking business growth strategy and digital marketing through leadership applications partners. What problems does it solve?

Leadership 167

Leadership Founder Technical Review Entrepreneur 167

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. But it only works if you observe the following principles: Never hide from your team.

Elevator Pitch 386

Elevator Pitch Technical Review Dividend Leadership 386

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2023

I found some good insights and details on this approach in the classic book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Understand both leadership and management. Train yourself to follow leadership best practices.

Management 291

Management Leadership Demand Founder 291

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Make sure they match before you commit.

Metrics 387

Metrics Technical Review Leadership Framework 387

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In my business of mentoring new entrepreneurs and advising small company owners, I recognize that most don’t start as experienced leaders, and most don’t realize that people leadership is a primary key to their future success. Without vulnerability you can’t have an objective understanding of your leadership effectiveness.

Developer 311

Developer Leadership Demand Entrepreneur 311

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This distrust for the scripted message has led to a new demand for unfiltered marketing, and the emergence of business credibility heroes, like Elon Musk, with his bold statements about space travel, and sometime villains, such as Mark Zuckerberg defending Facebook privacy practices. They want the raw data versus a polished message.

Customer 433

Customer B2C Technical Review Social Media 433

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Was there consumer demand? Accomplished executives well her senior were very comfortable joining Meredith on this journey and trusting her leadership to raise capital, do business development deals, build a team and ultimately a great company. No brainer. And finally it comes down to the good old instinct test.

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence CTO Hire 418

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2019

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. But it only works if you observe the following principles: Never hide from your team.

Elevator Pitch 312

Elevator Pitch Technical Review Dividend Leadership 312

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2025

Solving the Marketing Leadership Gap for Small Business (Marketing Leadership as a Service) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Small business marketing can feel like an endless checklist: create content , run Google Ads, post on social media, and optimize for SEO. They fail because they lack marketing leadership.

Leadership 44

Leadership Small Business Marketing Social Media 44

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Art Of Modern Leadership written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Kirstin Ferguson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Kirstin Ferguson. She is Australia’s most prominent leadership expert and a highly experienced business leader in her own right.

Leadership 93

Leadership Distribution Technical Review Demand 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

The entrepreneurial mindset is a function of motivation, priorities, and risk versus reward, all of which you set or enable by your leadership and example. Again, you get what you demand and reward. The reality is that all entrepreneurial skills are learnable skills. Employees will care only about work they create.”

Startup 337

Startup Technical Review Employee Hiring 337

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

During my time in Silicon Valley, I was struck by the fact that most successful entrepreneurs seemed to personally know and regularly hear from all the “movers and shakers” who had the investment capital and leadership they needed. The best marketing requires storytelling skills , with emotions and values.

Silicon Valley 284

Silicon Valley Technical Review Leadership Metrics 284

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But there comes a time when bringing on executive leadership is the reasonable and right next step. Another benefit of filling executive leadership roles is that doing so will likely free up time you can spend on other things. The nature of your business will determine which executive leadership positions make the most sense.

CTO Hire 163

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Hiring 163

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

More specifically, tech debt can be detected internally before it escalates if leadership is paying attention to some of the early warning signs, such as: The majority of IT investments are focused on keeping the lights on vs. helping to achieve business objectives. Project are consistently delivered late and over budget.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2018

I found some good insights and details on this approach in the classic book, “ How To Be A Great Boss ,” by Gino Wickman and René Boer, who speak from years of experience working with leadership teams of both small and large companies. Understand both leadership and management. Train yourself to follow leadership best practices.

Management 218

Management Leadership Demand Founder 218

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. However, such changes don’t yet happen automatically, so it still takes proactive strategies and key actions to create new demand where none exists. Use social media and the media to build demand for change.

Marketing 231

Marketing Demand Campaign Differentiation 231

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Make sure they match before you commit.

Metrics 271

Metrics Technical Review Leadership Framework 271

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

As an advisor to business owners, and an occasional angel investor, my job is to separate the actual challenges from the common misconceptions that distract many promising entrepreneurs while building the leadership team required for your solution, marketing, and finance success. Trust is required, so build relationships slowly.

Bandwidth 246

Bandwidth Software Review Salary Angel Investor 246

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I also find that leaders are made, not born , meaning that we all can grow into leadership, if we learn from experience. This made his leadership team stronger, and built huge bonds with his team. Develop an action plan to lead from your strengths, and seek outside support or complementary partners to shore up leadership weaknesses.

Leadership 195

Leadership Partner Restful Demand 195

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

It’s amazing how quickly these activities lead to leadership or management opportunities. Successful people are able to find enough personal time off to balance personal needs against the constant barrage of work demands. Hone your project management skills above all others. Maintain a work-life balance for health and rejuvenation.

Flash 303

Flash Angel Investor Technical Review Social Media 303

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The result will be agency leadership creating new organizational structures that make innovation a continual process rather than an ad hoc series of heroic efforts. The problem is they don’t know how to be innovative in peacetime when innovation succumbs to the daily demands of execution. Problem 6: How to get started? Lessons Learned.

Community 244

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 244

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

While this reaction to such a valuation is understandable, to anybody who has seen the meteoric rise in consumer demand and actual revenue the valuation is much less surprising and may turn out to be quite conservative. As I like to tell people who ask about Bird, “consumers have literally voted with their feet.” Is Bird really defensible?

San Francisco 256

San Francisco Valuation Los Angeles Technical Review 256

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

We just announced a few more things. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. We’re less than 8 years old so you can do the math on growth rates and figure out that we’re on an elite trajectory. Period, full-stop. And everyone else at WP Engine would tell you the same thing.

Engineer 152

Engineer Revenue San Francisco Security 152

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are several business prospects accessible in a variety of areas as a result of the increasing rise of adolescents in technology and leadership, which is driving growth and innovation. It’s a flexible and in-demand job since many individuals today engage interior decorators. Which Indian business is in demand?

India 141

India Artificial Inteligence Software Review Web Development 141

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. EQ and Team Leadership? It felt like there was a wavelength with management and somebody wasn’t on it.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Incubator Sales 364

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

Traditional business leadership practices, including autocratic, reactive, and narcissistic, aren’t good enough. Of course, these are great, but they don’t happen without enlightened leadership coming first. I believe that business cultures are a function of people and leadership, more than programs.

Leadership 380

Leadership Customer Employee Channel 380

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

“If global leadership is able to rise to the occasion, then this pandemic offers a great opportunity to digitally transform our societies and economies. The essential requirements for food brands and restaurants have changed along with customer eating habits and the rising demand for delivery services.

Global 179

Global Technical Review Mobile Analytics 179

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2022

He outlines a three-phase process to develop the necessary business culture of energy, resilience, and openness: Nurture your current leadership strengths. Learn how to recognize, cultivate, and leverage the competencies of your current talent to develop your leadership team. Doing good opens the door to a broader customer base.

Leadership 359

Leadership Early Stage Demand Hiring 359

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

Busy people need help — especially when they are working for a demanding organization where they need to dedicate their time to high-level decision-making rather than tedious tasks. Roland Polzin is co-founder and the CMO of Wing AI , and a 2020 MBA of the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine.

Artificial Inteligence 214

Artificial Inteligence Mali Management Technical Review 214

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

As a result, there has been a substantial increase in the demand for jobs in the technology fields. To be an IT specialist, you will need to have: Basic coding and programming abilities; Leadership skills; Project management skills; Excellent verbal and written skills; Understanding of complex systems.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Database Salary 147

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Successful entrepreneurs today must practice human-centered leadership to compete and win. There are many leadership styles out there that may have worked well in the past, including authoritarian and paternalistic. Demand for coaching, counseling, and discipline training is high. Investments and acquisitions fail.

Leadership 357

Leadership Due Diligence Acquisition Demand 357

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Formality – LinkedIn, with its 100 percent professional focus, demands a bit more professionalism than other platforms. Strengthen your leadership team members’ personal branding efforts. However, don’t confuse “professionalism” with “stuffiness.” You can be professional without being boring or unrelatable.

Social Media 210

Social Media Media Technical Review Channel 210

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2019

The entrepreneurial mindset is a function of motivation, priorities, and risk versus reward, all of which you set or enable by your leadership and example. Again, you get what you demand and reward. The reality is that all entrepreneurial skills are learnable skills. Employees will care only about work they create.”

Employee 222

Employee Technical Review Hiring Lead Generation 222