Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Often products that introduce disruptive new technologies, such as electric vehicles or healthcare solutions, are dependent on supportive infrastructures, operational regulations, or insurance approvals before benefits can be realized. Customers need supporting approvals to fully benefit. Target audience may be limited or new due to price.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2019

Every leading position in business requires demonstration of diverse skills and leadership styles. Here’s how entrepreneurs and business owners lead their teams; #1- Servant leadership. As a leader, I operate with a servant leadership mentality, and I expect the same of the other leaders within my company.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 22, 2019

The Benefits of Innovation Training for Operational Employees. Why is it that organizations don’t invest in training operational employees? It’s great those folks get the training, and, a missed opportunity to provide training to the operational work force. And management of operations is all about control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. Connect operations today with long-term goals. Overtly connect every operational problem to your strategy, rather than putting strategy on a different plane and making it only an annual event.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

But if you level up , raise capital and grow customers, revenue and staff – life changes. Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. Leadership is actually quite difficult. Leadership Startup Lessons'

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

The goal was to deliver a 30% increase in revenue, the team delivered 1.7953%. Four Negative Data Leadership Archetypes. The operative instinct is to maintain mediocrity with just enough reality massaging flowing upstream to ensure existing mediocrity is not utterly obvious. The conversion rate is down 30% at launch.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

If you are looking to expand your leadership team or board , are looking for a part-time executive role or board role , or are an investor looking for fractional executives to join your portfolio companies , you should become part of the Bolster network right now. It’s off to a great start. Matt and team, thanks for writing this!

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2021

Most companies are focused squarely on the extrinsic motivation of making a profit to expand their operations and satisfy their shareholders. Increasingly, businesses today realize that the key to longevity and long-term profitability lies in making humanity and purpose central tenets of their operations. Begin with leadership.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed money can range from a relatively modest sum to a sizeable one, depending not only on the nature of the startup, the sector in which it will operate, and any other pertinent business aspects.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams. Back to Podcast. Transcript. I really appreciate it.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2019

If you lack leadership skills or poorly manage your company’s time and resources, it is likely your business will be left behind. Organizational and leadership management (Enhance your management capabilities). Each employee will contribute to your company’s productivity, revenue, and reputation. Future Uncertainty.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And by product, I mean the creation of new hardware, services, software, tools, operations, tradecraft, etc. For the contractors, anything new offers the real risk of losing a lucrative existing stream of revenue. People who manage processes are not the same people as those who create product. The result is process theater.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Unfortunately, such a high number does not translate to an equal level of revenues. An even more surprising statistic is that over 60% of all business-related revenues are collected by large corporations, the likes of which include Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google, and similar. Small business failure is a high risk for any startup.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

It seems like having a good combination of certain hard and soft skills is crucial for building a business and ensuring its operations are viable and sustainable. After all, good digital marketing campaigns are crucial for reaching a wider audience, beating your competition, and increasing your revenue. Leadership skills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2024

.” Throughout this episode, we discuss the complexities of implementing sustainable business practices and how companies can authentically integrate these practices into their operations and marketing strategies. And I want to put a pin on that idea of that he went to this operation and he had this transformational experience.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

At Wildcat, we recommend benchmarking your startup against the four core architectural pillars of the Traction Gap Framework: product , revenue , team and systems. Revenue Architecture. A comprehensive revenue architecture should be designed to enable a startup to generate and monetize awareness, engagement and usage.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 9, 2021

The results were the very successful Alexa, Echo, and Home devices, which have propelled Amazon to a leadership position in smart homes. A company has many different functional areas–sales, marketing, product, engineering, finance, operations, and so on. So he simply asked, “What should we try next?” WHY CEOS STEP DOWN.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2024

He oversees operations in the U.S. and Mexico and hosts the popular podcast Operation Agency Freedom, which focuses on marketing and entrepreneurship. 01:58): So one of the unique things that we were doing on the operation side is I was living in San Diego and I went across the border. And that's when dudes started.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2017

by Andrew Durlak, Co-Founder & VP of Operations at Scout RFP. Internal business operations, on the other hand, are a different story entirely. The first step is to expand your focus on digital transformation for the company and zero in on oft-looked over departments that are under finance’s leadership.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2014

Leadership Failure. Perhaps your leadership team is not in agreement on how the business should be run. When problems requiring strong leadership occur, you may be reluctant to take charge and resolve the issues while your business continues to slip toward failure. Six Reasons Businesses Fail: . Lacking Uniqueness and Value.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2019

At Wildcat, we recommend benchmarking your startup against the four core architectural pillars of the Traction Gap Framework: product , revenue , team and systems. Revenue Architecture. A comprehensive revenue architecture should be designed to enable a startup to generate and monetize awareness, engagement and usage.

Framework 113

Framework Architecture Cleveland Early Stage 113

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And that experience is the responsibility of the CEO and leadership team which can be very well avoided by changing the perspective of the executives. In a small business environment, losing even one loyal customer can disproportionately affect our revenues and growth prospects. Thanks to Amie Devero, Beyond Better ! #7-

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And that experience is the responsibility of the CEO and leadership team which can be very well avoided by changing the perspective of the executives. In a small business environment, losing even one loyal customer can disproportionately affect our revenues and growth prospects. Thanks to Amie Devero, Beyond Better ! #7-

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Great marketing is required to generate revenue and grow every business, especially new businesses which have no brand recognition nor loyal customer base. Usually these are described as revenue growth drivers, as outlined in a new book, “ The Revenue Accelerator: The 21 Boosters to Launch Your Startup ,” by Dr. Allan Colman.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

And finally, we’ll dig into the fundamental changes in leadership, management, and mindset that will allow people to weather this period of extraordinary change and come out the better for it. There are already a ton of great resources online for helping companies get a handle on running a remote operation. Managing to Win.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2023

These specialists provide comprehensive solutions rather than disjointed efforts typical within large organizations where departments often operate in silos – making them great additions particularly if your company lacks an established marketing department yet needs strategic direction. Optimize all facets of your operations.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

by Kristy Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Rev1 Ventures. Research shows that companies with greater gender and racial diversity drive nearly 15x more sales revenue than companies with homogenous teams, proving that it literally pays to build an inclusive team. Diversify your talent search to diversify your team.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Their wide-ranging expertise means they can pivot effortlessly between crafting go-to-market strategies and driving revenue growth – all while nurturing high-performing teams within your organization. Key Takeaway: Don’t sweat over driving revenue growth – a fractional CMO is your secret weapon. The secret sauce?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. Obviously, strategic acquisitions have additional considerations and motivations, but most acquirers will not venture too far from industry norms in revenue multiples and the ultimate enterprise value.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

If you are looking to expand your leadership team or board , are looking for a part-time executive role or board role , or are an investor looking for fractional executives to join your portfolio companies , you should become part of the Bolster network right now. It’s off to a great start. Matt and team, thanks for writing this!

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Operating Structure Affects Board Structure. The governance structures of hospital systems must align with organizational operations. New systems and new approaches to healthcare mean that hospital boards will need to find new sources of revenue, form new strategic partnerships, and possibly add new leadership positions.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Their net revenue retention (NRR) soared to 150%, a testament to their product’s value to existing customers. This overconfidence, overlooking cost structure, customer acquisition, product adoption, and operational efficiency, ultimately led to the company’s downfall.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

15:59] What’s the first strategic sort of leadership hire that you think an agency needs? [17:07] So a lot of times we'll help, 'em understand they wanna buy controllership work, which is just the, you know, the full on financial cash movement of all of their revenue through all of their systems. We've looked at a few.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

This was never really an issue during normal business operation as I lead the business development, strategy and operations, but by being the “majority partner”, our bylaws gave my former partner power that he used to litigate me into buying the company that I unquestionably dedicated more time and energy building.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. Thanks to Erick Riddle, Driven Wheels ! #10-

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Before Constant Contact, she served as a Chief Revenue Officer for Cabbage, a leading cash flow management and data platform for small businesses acquired by American Express. Laura has held leadership roles in product and operations with leading e-commerce companies, such as the NFL and Napster. That role evolved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Luckily, I had always been a “hands-on” professional, and I had learned the pragmatics of people leadership, marketing, management tools, and funding. Adopt a project-based revenue model with metrics. Leadership by example works at all levels of a company. Use social media for more visibility.

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