Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

The most important technology in business may be the business intelligence and big-data tools to curate the real needs in every business segment. In today’s world, social and environmental values often are more important success drivers than technology.

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Technical Review Product Curation Technology 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Find the right people to staff your campaign and curate its content and evolution. Combine social media seamlessly within your traditional marketing plan. Use social media to engage customers in new ways and sharpen your brand. Manage your “e-putation” and avoid the most common mistakes of social media novices.

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Social Media Media Lead Generation Startup 233

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Curation – customers expect a chosen-for-me feeling. “Me” Then you have to add a personalized experience to make it feel like one at a time. It’s a careful balancing act between investment and the costs you are able to pass on to the customer.

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Demand Customer Dividend Curation 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

There are expert blogs and curation sites, like this one, covering every aspect of business and leadership. If your customer needs service and support procedures, then your deliverables should include customized creation, implementation and training, rather than simply recommendations on what to include.

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Startup Software Review Social Media Curation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

These trusted sources are a new breed of professionals who may soon carry the new title of “information curator,” evolved from the “museum curator” role, where a domain expert filters and communicates the important elements of a past civilization or technology. and books for entrepreneurs like “Think and Grow Rich.” Marty Zwilling.

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Curation Technical Review Entrepreneur Cofounder 230

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

This model involves shipping a curated package of goodies to your subscribers each period. People are willing to pay for convenience, but don’t underestimate the logistical challenges in fulfilling orders and providing services to thousands of subscribers in out-of-the-way places. Surprise box model.

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Revenue Cloud Curation B2B 420

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education.

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Social Media Curation Internet Media 317

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Find the right people to staff your campaign and curate its content and evolution. Combine social media seamlessly within your traditional marketing plan. Use social media to engage customers in new ways and sharpen your brand. Manage your “e-putation” and avoid the most common mistakes of social media novices.

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Social Media Media Startup Curation 212

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Curation, the most efficient content. Curation is humanly aggregating, filtering, and re-posting the best-of-the-best content on the web, relative to your product or service area. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website.

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Widget Marketing Curation Audio 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized.

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Founder Curation Angel Investor Incubator 129

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Social media activities span the gamut from curation to gifting, building relationships and groups, blogging, service actions, to lead conversion. Create an action plan with metrics. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

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Social Media Campaign Media Conversion Ratio 240

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Curation, the most efficient content. Curation is humanly aggregating, filtering, and re-posting the best-of-the-best content on the web, relative to your product or service area. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website.

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Widget Entrepreneur Marketing Curation 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized.

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Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

Curation, the most efficient content. Curation is humanly aggregating, filtering, and re-posting the best-of-the-best content on the web, relative to your product or service area. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website.

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Widget Marketing Curation Audio 256

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Yet there are big challenges to hyperlocal, at least for consumer-focused hyperlocal startups, according to Sean Barkulis , Founder of UPlanMe one of the early casualties in this space: Every site requires real curated local content to engage users. Building content is costly and time-consuming.

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Finder Curation Seattle Community 210

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

Curation, the most efficient content. Curation is humanly aggregating, filtering, and re-posting the best-of-the-best content on the web, relative to your product or service area. A forum is a discussion site on a relevant subject, hosted and moderated by you, which adds authority, content, and traffic to your website.

Widget 120

Widget Curation Audio Aggregator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

Utilize business content curators and coaches. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs. These days, if you can’t find money, you haven’t tried hard enough or maybe your idea isn’t a good one. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Curation Angel Investor Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

Social media activities span the gamut from curation to gifting, building relationships and groups, blogging, service actions, to lead conversion. Create an action plan with metrics. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

Social Media 157

Social Media Media Conversion Ratio Lead Generation 157

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

Social media activities span the gamut from curation to gifting, building relationships and groups, blogging, service actions, to lead conversion. Create an action plan with metrics. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

Social Media 256

Social Media Media Product Conversion Ratio 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Social media activities span the gamut from curation to gifting, building relationships and groups, blogging, service actions, to lead conversion. Create an action plan with metrics. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

Social Media 229

Social Media Media Conversion Ratio Lead Generation 229

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2016

The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Social Media Curation Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2015

The challenge is to find the time and initiative to keep up with the information wave, and be able to curate the data into knowledge that must be learned, unlearned, or relearned. It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Social Media Curation Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

This model involves shipping a curated package of goodies to your subscribers each period. People are willing to pay for convenience today, but don’t underestimate the logistical challenges involved in fulfilling orders and providing services to thousands of subscribers in out-of-the-way places. Surprise box model.

Revenue 120

Revenue Startup Cloud Curation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

This model involves shipping a curated package of goodies to your subscribers each period. People are willing to pay for convenience today, but don’t underestimate the logistical challenges involved in fulfilling orders and providing services to thousands of subscribers in out-of-the-way places. Surprise box model.

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Business Model Startup Cloud Curation 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2023

Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Other business culture experts, like Dr.

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Leadership Employee Curation Community 282

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2020

Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Other business culture experts, like Dr.

Leadership 373

Leadership Curation Community Hiring 373

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2018

Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Other business culture experts, like Dr.

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Curation Leadership Community Hiring 128

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Other business culture experts, like Dr.

Leadership 249

Leadership Curation Community Hiring 249

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2016

Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Other business culture experts, like Dr.

Leadership 120

Leadership Startup Curation Community 120