Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

Ask early candidates how they differentiate themselves from their peers. If you can clearly define the specifications for your technical project, and you are willing and able to manage the efforts closely, then outsourcing it to a local or remote technical group beats hiring technical employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2022

These days, many entrepreneurs are motivated to help the disadvantaged, such as TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, who differentiated his brand by donating a pair to the needy for every pair sold. In today’s economy, with more and more employees working remotely , assessing trust may seem especially difficult.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Effective Ways To Differentiate And Scale Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Key Takeaway: A major challenge many businesses face is trying to find ways to differentiate and scale. Debbie Howard (07:32): I think for us is just trying to differentiate and then scale.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In the past, working remotely was considered “normal” for entrepreneurs or independent contractors in the gig economy only, but organizations wanted employees, and consultants, to be onsite and working in the office. Employees clearly want and enjoy the flexibility. This greatly narrowed the talent pool. It’s a win-win.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Engaged employees tend to be more customer-focused, productive , and loyal. As far as buzzwords are concerned, employee engagement is at the top of the list for any company that depends on its staff to translate customer value. It’s important to note that engagement isn’t similar to employee satisfaction.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2019

In order to comfortably ensure that your startup is hiring the right type of employees, keep these tips at the forefront of your mind. Always consider flexibility, creativity, and problem-solving skills , as those are the ones that may differentiate a standard applicant from the right candidate. Know what and who you’re looking for.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

The facial expressions of the new recruits have changed from that filled with a nervous energy and excitement to that of a dull mundane look; ideally reserved for an employee in the same dead-end job for 5 years. But, if your Employee On-boarding Trainings are even slightly like this, it’s time to take massive action. Let’s dive in.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. They got a bigger office space so their employees would feel comfortable and they could improve employee retention. ” Harsh, but reality. Let’s look at years 3-5 of the two companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

She and her partner, Andréa Catizone, have successfully grown the agency from a startup to a team of 40 employees over the past 12 years and recently celebrated by publishing her book Smarter(er) Marketing for Senior Living Communities. So a lot of it is helping people to find, you know, their brand voice and their differentiator.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 18, 2021

Businesses looking to expand their reach online should consider setting up an employee advocacy program. Turning employees into advocates can shorten the sales cycle, boost growth, and help your team differentiate from the crowd. . Setting up a culture of employee advocacy. What great employee advocacy looks like.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. We realized we needed help.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Your USP should highlight specific benefits like this to differentiate your services from competitors. Recruiting and Training Employees Building a skilled and reliable team is crucial for the success of your roofing business. A strong hiring process ensures you bring in employees who can deliver high-quality work.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Its use helps to significantly save time for both the manager and ordinary employees. One of the most compelling arguments in favor of custom software development is that it allows business owners to differentiate their products from the competition. Using CRM in a company is a no-brainer because of its many advantages.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2013

You want the starting market you have chosen to be narrow enough to allow your product/service to be easily differentiated, but not so narrow that there isn’t enough market for the business to be viable. Don’t settle for the “good enough” employee. I have never let an employee go and not have the team members thank me afterwards.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

Catering to a diversified niche at every level is tough, mainly because each product and service shall require some type of differentiation in the typical operations management within the manufacturing plants. The reason is that government policies protect employee and workforce rights and award companies that comply with such regulations.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

When organizations are small (startups, small teams in companies and government agencies) early employees share a mission (why they come to work, what they need to do while they are at work, and how they will know they have succeeded). It wasn’t that I had somehow inherited dumb employees. I wasn’t surprised.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 8, 2017

It defines what the company does for its employees. If you gave an employee or customer a blind screening test, asking her to read your your mission statement and four others without identifying which is which, would she be able to tell which mission statement was yours? Define what your business does for its employees.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2014

It began to level out my former client’s customer base and even absorbed a few of its employees who were looking for better opportunities. Finding your niche is a great way to differentiate your business and build a reputation within your industry. 3 Signs Your Company Is Too Niche.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

I believe the quality of your employees becomes more and more critical to survival and growth as the business matures. To attract the best candidates, they need to differentiate your company and your opportunity. How will they position your company and opportunity? Create job invitations, rather than job descriptions.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2018

As with sales, these core reasons need to be compelling to candidates, while being as unique to you (competitive differentiation) as possible. Employees can also be a valuable source of referrals. It doesn’t take long to ask your employees and network, so do it. Think of it as an elevator pitch for recruiting.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The result of these vulnerabilities is that we hire the wrong candidates, listen to the wrong people, and fail to differentiate our businesses. Then identify the questions that you need to ask potential employees. Managers and employees encounter false expertise in three ways: Promotions. You may uncover current biases.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Companies that grow fearlessly know that highly predictable markets often create situations in which all competitors look alike and margins are thin — thus, market uncertainties can create new opportunities for them to differentiate themselves. Rule #5: Open the floodgates of employee creativity. Rule #6: Learn fast and fearlessly.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The aim is to develop a differentiated and new identity in the minds of consumers, competitors, investors, and other stakeholders. The best person who can champion your brand is you and your employees. Select a few of your employees who will take part or be in-charge of your rebranding.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

In Undercover Boss the owner or senior manager of a large business goes undercover by wearing a disguise, creating a fictional back story and pretending to be an entry level employee. At the end of the week, the most hard working employees are rewarded and improved training and working conditions are put in place for others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2018

In top current companies, such as Google, Apple, and Netflix, cultural strategies that include greater employee freedom and fostering creativity are the norm. In fact, most see a more direct relationship between customers and their business success, so employee focus by default will end up in third place. Start today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

They look for the use of talent analytics, such as productivity per employee, as well as the practices and attitude toward employee satisfaction. Processes must be in place to clearly define standards, differentiate performance, link to consequences, provide rewards for accountability, and provide regular follow-up.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Employees come and go. A good example of self-disruption is finding ways to differentiate yourself from competitors. Regularly ask employees what they think your biggest challenges are. Urge employees to get in on the self-disruption, too. Marketplaces shift. Customer needs evolve. New technology emerges.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

17- Employee burnout and productivity loss. I think it is natural for employees to start experiencing burnout, especially at this time while working remotely. One piece of advice I can offer to small business owners in 2021 is to focus on employee happiness and overall mental health. Thanks to Harel Tayeb, Kryon Systems ! #17-

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2020

And given that today’s phishing attacks are so shrewdly conceived that no tech solution on the market could possibly filter them all out, a key element of your cyber defense strategy needs to be providing phishing training to all employees. All employees receive the same simulation. Web phishing. Mass marketing phishing.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Generally-speaking, isn’t it better to bang your drum about your idea with better hopes to attract co-founders, employees, advisors, capital, and other important continents to make your company successful? But I believe the risk of another someone literally copying an entrepreneur’s startup idea is largely overperceived and overweighted.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In essence, as a contractor, you are a consultant who is competing regularly for new work, and you constantly have to differentiate your offering from other candidates, including price. Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

For a time, Walmart was making headlines that reported their less-than-stellar treatment of employees and the negative impact their mega-brand’s presence created for small businesses across the country. billion in 2017), employee training, and advancement structure. Find a differentiating factor for your signature brand.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

If the name is already taken, add an adjective or verb to differentiate it from other similar names. If you are honest with your customers, clients, partners, and employees, you will earn their respect and trust. In the business world, integrity matters more than anything else.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

A recent essay covered the ‘AI gold rush’ and as it related to startups operating in this area, very much ‘caution ahead’ in terms of building a sustainable, differentiated business. HW: nerd processor, your weekly newsletter , is great! KS: Isn’t this the trillion-dollar question? And that’s still where Textio is today.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 1, 2023

Our teams and employees are our biggest support during an economic downturn. Using feedback implements or engagement initiatives, keep employee expenditures lower later on by investing in teams’ satisfaction and retention now. Your employees are smart. What do employees do when they pick up that scent? bid farewell to.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 15, 2022

However, the same generation is also infamous for low rates of employee engagement. After all, employee engagement has a direct correlation with business success. This insight by Forbes explains why employee engagement is a buzzword in the modern business world. The same is the case when it comes to your employees.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Here are 4 reasons why employers need to provide a financial security benefit to their employees as part of their offering. And, when an employer’s price tag to purchase that insurance for a family now exceeds $20,000 a year, it is painful for employers to witness their employee “benefit” suddenly become an employee “liability.”

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