YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2019

Start Lean. As tempting as it can be to do everything at once, be patient and start lean. . Building a lean business with lean products ensures you don’t pigeon-hole yourself into a situation where you’re unable to back your way out. Most startups fail. This is a fact.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Starting a business takes a lot of preparation, and once the launch has happened that’s only the beginning; in order to be truly successful, you will need to look into ways of saving money at every turn and running a lean business (at least until you are making a good profit). Better productivity through comfort. Work From Home.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 19, 2017

by Steve Owens, Founder and CTO of Finish Line Product Development Services. The lean start-up movement has been based on a single insight – which the purpose of a start-up is to discover a business model that works. Reducing product turn time. The Lean Start-Up Environment. Extending the runway.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two conditions that do matter to your startup’s out-year viability are the cost and length of its product development cycle. Focus on Your Minimum Viable Product. Array your development operation in pursuit of a simple proposition: efficiently bringing a minimum viable product to market. Stay Lean and Low.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2013

by Vickie Milazzo, author of “ Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman “ The release of “ Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead “, the new book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (pictured), has sparked a firestorm of attention from the media and folks around conference room tables throughout the country.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

This has caused a need for Agile professionals within the IT sector who understand the principles and methodology behind this concepts of Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. Enables and Embraces Changes.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2019

by Scott Brown, Executive Director at UpRamp and author of “ (C)lean Messaging “ Every aspiring entrepreneur lives in pursuit of that lightbulb moment. What is (C)lean Messaging? The (C)lean Messaging framework is the first step. (C)lean How have you approached the product? The (C)lean Message.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2020

DeLuzio, author of “ Flatlined: Why Lean Transformations Fail and What to Do About It “ What’s the key to transforming an enterprise? If that solution is Lean — and I recommend that it is — you can’t also be riding the Six Sigma train (or any of the other tools that get confused with Lean). Going all-in.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2019

Each employee will contribute to your company’s productivity, revenue, and reputation. If you want your business to succeed, it is crucial to integrate new technologies into your operations, which will ensure your products, services, and marketing complements consumer expectation. Recruitment Issues. Supply Chain Problems.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2018

In fact, this conflict between profit and product function is so serious that when things go wrong, many consumers are left wondering whether the profit motive pushed startups to release products too soon. Regardless of formal regulation, though, cybersecurity risks often don’t emerge or aren’t detected until a product comes to market.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2020

Consumers want to patronize businesses that engage in more sustainable practices, and they’re putting their money where their mouths are by buying more products that prioritize sustainability. In December 2019, Amnesty International released a survey detailing how climate change is the biggest concern for young people.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

Go-to-Product. In the go-to-product phase, you can get help from a plethora of incubators, accelerators and angel investors. In the go-to-product phase, you can get help from a plethora of incubators, accelerators and angel investors. As you develop your product, you must concurrently invest in market-engineering tasks.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Charlie Gilkey is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. Through his consulting business Productive Flourishing, he helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. There are a lot of books on productivity out there.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2019

However, there’s a clear difference between productive boldness and reckless boldness, and it comes down to being deliberate in your choices. Cultivating a “deviant” on the team — someone who naturally and productively challenges ideas and pushes you to think outside the box. That’s a bold move.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He also shared that, initially, he was leaning toward building an experience management solution in-house, and that it was only at the insistence of the firm’s CMO that he relented and engaged our firm. Afterward, I met the CIO from one of our law firm clients who was in the audience.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2020

Companies are able to re-price their products, a clear benefit for consumers. Rather than worry about how a changing landscape can upend traditional or comfortable models, it’s crucial to lean into change and learn how to benefit from it. Annuities become more important as part of a retirement strategy. Technology is a great example.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2020

It must include detailed information about the problem your product or service is solving. . What are you selling, product or service? What market needs your product or service fills? . It can be a useful section to attach any charts, tables, legal notes, illustrations of your product. . Pro Tip: Lean Startup Format.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

More users than ever are leaning on their mobile devices for research before engaging a brand. Longer tail keywords like, “shoes for sale in Charleston”, may have less searches in a month, but users are more likely to buy a product when the keyword phrase is more specific. Build a Fast, Mobile-Friendly Website.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media SEO 173

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Women can lean in, education can push STEM, states may enact wage gap and family leave legislation. Branches of the industry, such as video gaming, are overtly misogynist in governance, in culture, and in product content. But those developments mask the more fundamental issue. Can tech and other industries redeem themselves?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 18, 2017

The smaller businesses include job shop manufacturers, commodity product manufacturers, and high-tech manufacturers. Job shop manufacturers focus on things like machining, commodity manufacturers on things like houseware products, and high-tech manufacturers on things like medical devices. A small customer base.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

While chatting about a new product with a friend in person can carry some weight, sharing that same feedback with one’s social networks or online reviews can have much more significant impact for a brand. Yet, with higher living costs and relatively lower salaries and benefits than the boomer generation, Millennials are buying products.

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Marketing eCommerce Technical Review Social Media 150

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2012

This blog offers great advice for transforming yourself into a lean and mean manager. Find Kevin Meyer and Bill Waddell’s thoughts on lean enterprise leadership on the Evolving Excellence blog to find out how you can execute a lean enterprise strategy to become a better manager. Recommended Post: Born/Made – Yes! ).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2015

Many project management frameworks are rooted in agile, such as scrum, kanban, lean, and extreme programming (XP). Agile was created as a way to enable greater productivity and responsiveness in the software industry to changing customer demands. Harnessing change to improve product. Why it Works For Us.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The question is, how do you keep your growing business lean? Many companies today realize the importance of being lean. Unfortunately, many businesses struggle to stay lean – or operate only with what they need. With SAFe, you can easily increase your business’s productivity by up to 50%. Let’s jump in!

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Manufacturing requires constant attention to ensure that costs remain low and quality and productivity stay high. Here are a few ideas for keeping your operation running smoothly: Manage the Product Lifecycle. You must put your product on a continuous upgrade cycle, but there’s more to it than just an annual update.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2013

That’s what happens when you spend all day on a minor project and tell yourself that you’re being productive… never mind the major biannual report you’re “conveniently” neglecting because it’s so overwhelming! If he leans forward, you should lean forward too. The first step? If he speaks softly and slowly, so should you.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Besides figuring out the human side of the equation, you’ll also have to think about meeting technological needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory policies, and measuring productivity. For instance, employees at home may be less productive than they promised to be. In addition, communication protocols have to be worked out.

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Technical Review IP Employee Lean 178

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Do they lumber aimlessly, take their time, shuffle back slowly, flop down into the chair, and lean on their elbows? Keep in mind that when people sit erect and lean slightly forward, they’re indicating engagement and interest. They think of everyone as a customer for them, their service, or their product.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As such, it is vital to dedicate enough time and thought to the design process so that you are left with a final product that you can be truly proud of. For instance, a business operating within the beauty industry will often lean towards a glossier finish, while a business with a more formal, corporate feel will probably opt for matte.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

With new online technology, lean resources (think food cart/truck versus restaurant), cloud everything, you can “test” an idea with low risk and not too much money. Then you can begin to analyze what new products or services these groups are going to want to consume. If you have ambitions about creating a startup, then do it now.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Lean Into It. Simply speaking, a ‘lean’ organisation is now divorced from the original lean principles. Simply speaking, a ‘lean’ organisation is now divorced from the original lean principles. Progressive.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2019

You want your team of employees and partners to work as efficiently, productively, and happily as possible—otherwise your business won’t get far. Most entrepreneurs try to invest in better equipment and more collaborative office space, but other, subtler factors, may be playing into your team’s overall productivity.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2015

A UBO can either be a product truth (physical functional characteristic, eg “No More Tears” for Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo) or a brand truth (quality associated with a brand by virtue of consistent communications, eg Coca Cola as “delivering happiness”). A brand idea is a long-term relationship between a consumer and a brand.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Capture our content (text, video, or audio), package the materials into a product, price it appropriately, and publish it. #2 Centred on enchanting storytelling, a good launch strategy can be broken down into a 39 step product launch checklist (another free download here ). #6 2 Instant consultant. 5 Business launch. Like me!

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

It’s not easy giving up on the original plan but startups are so lean that they can only execute on one plan at a time. Even if you are not the first to come to market with a product understand that it’s okay to take someone else’s idea and do it better. If you’re exiting one industry for another, let go of what once was.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2020

With your review of the previous year complete, you can turn to the year ahead, and map out some plans to try and lean into the successes from last year and cushion the failures. Set the dates for key sales and product launches but not in stone. With plans pencilled in and goals set, you should be able to face 2020 with confidence!

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It’s a win-win situation because consumers get better products or services, the environment benefits from conservation initiatives, and companies enjoy a good public image. Is the product or service as excellent, as helpful, as tasty, as practical, and as beneficial as it had been advertised? Create Ethically Sourced Products. .

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