Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Networking to build and maintain positive relationships with the right people outside your company is something you can’t forget in the rush to get your new business going. Most new businesses need three to five advisors or board members to regularly evaluate progress and resource needs, as well as your own leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Managing business growth is more than metrics. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Separate management from leadership, and provide both.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

That’s why most fractional CMOs have their own implementation team, and based on our experience training successful marketing managers and consultants, having a network of professionals that can help you execute your plan is essential to achieving consistent growth as an agency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

My advice is to build the relationship first through networking, and find some common values and passion, before assuming that money and experience will solve all potential partner differences. Today’s teams expect to drive their own processes, with visible leadership support and communication from everyone.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The best way to get your company laser-focused on the bottom line, though, is to have a clear, actionable metric for your entire company and ensure everyone and everything works in alignment with it. Set aside time to review metrics, evaluate clientele, or whittle down precise goals for the future. Want to double your sales?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

It takes at the very least a special blend of confidence, passion, determination, leadership, and problem-solving abilities. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Be prepared to experiment. Build the courage to “think different.”

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

This means finance, operations, sales, and marketing departments as well as leadership can all access the same data. Post to a social media network. Start by identifying every method you currently have of collecting information, including marketing data, website metrics, feedback collection and analysis procedures. Automation.

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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] More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Check it out here. You can spend on as a risk without putting you outside of the metric. It actually is a part of their P and L it's part of the metrics.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2023

Additionally, the shift towards performance-driven metrics for remote teams allowed professionals to take their productivity to new heights Thanks to David Brickley, STN Digital ! #7- Mental health should always be prioritized, and surrounding myself with a supportive network has helped me push through challenging times.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

as I only improve by addressing my deficiencies.” —  Robert Reeves , CTO, Daticle Robert Reeves They collaborate with your executive leadership team to identify how technology can be used strategically to accomplish all company goals while mitigating risk. They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics.

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Transformify

JULY 24, 2019

Quarterly Diversity Score Card Metrics are published to the I&D council for review of metrics like e.g. Hiring, Key Business Roles, Attrition, Gender Pay Parity, Promotions, and Rating Spread. Biases that women are not as good with technology/leadership roles as men.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

Effective leadership, a positive culture, and aligning the goals of the organization with the needs of employees are crucial for creating a balanced EX and CX. 10:07] How much would you say is just leadership or is it maybe just culture? [11:38] What do you think? [10:07] John Jantsch (06:25): So it would seem pretty logical.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Cameron is t he founder of the COO Alliance, the World’s Leading Network for Seconds in Command. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Marketing Podcast with Cameron Herold.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

They keenly focus on the leadership potential of the entrepreneurs. The strength of the Endeavor Miami program lies in its high quality advisor and mentor network that provides critical links to customer markets for the Entreprenueurs. Entrepreneurs can tap these networks with a simple phone call.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

Companies have a responsibility to safeguard their information assets, including their systems, networks, and sensitive data, by instituting stringent cybersecurity standards and providing personnel with training. Thanks to Jeff Mains, Champion Leadership Group ! #11- Thanks to Olivia Tonks, Fleet Education ! #8-

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. Build your own personal brand image through blogging, industry forums, and networking. Bill was initially the idea person and technologist, while Steve had the business and marketing experience from Proctor & Gamble to close the business equation.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Your job is to show that your positive momentum will lead to sustained market leadership. This can take the form of customer quotes, NPS scores, usage and engagement metrics, negative churn, and referral metrics. For any attractive opportunity, there is bound to be push back from incumbents, startups, and others in the space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Managing business growth is more than metrics. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Separate management from leadership, and provide both.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2023

Metrics A business should be measurable. Metrics help you identify if you are on the right path and they help to convince prospective investors to give you money. There are more than a dozen startup metrics that a founder can use. Leadership Startup is rarely a ship that sails through still waters.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The 6 Marketing Metrics Your CEO Actually Cares About [Cheat Sheet] | Hubspot Blog - [link]. The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

It takes at the very least a special blend of confidence, passion, determination, leadership, and problem-solving abilities. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. Be prepared to experiment. Build the courage to “think different.”

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Agenda items will focus on key metrics illustrating value creation, particularly in software as a service companies. Access your local angel network or club. Check out New Zealand’s Angel networks on the Angel Association NZ website. 0.75% for directors and 1-2% for the chair. This equity will vest over 2-3 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. In all cases, people management and leadership are key.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 13, 2020

CHAPTER TWO: Why Startup Communities Exist – What Entrepreneurs Do – The External Environment Networks over Hierarchies – Networks of Trust – Density and Agglomeration Quality of Place. PART I: INTRODUCTION TO STARTUP COMMUNITIES. CHAPTER FOUR: The Factors – The Seven Capitals – Factors.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

She wrote Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy back in 2008 and now runs her own firm JLabs speaking and advising businesses on innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship. Her first startup was Bridge Communications, an early networking company that she built to more than 400 people.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The other reason I could decide so quickly is that I really know networks and marketplaces. it took years for Airbnb’s metrics to really start accelerating. Instead, Airbnb’s leadership made the difficult decision for the company itself to take a significant part of the financial hit, even if that wasn’t legally required.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups. She's an accomplished product marketing leader with deep experience held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, Google, you know who I'm talking about, and many startups. It's how do you build onto it?

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ConversionXL

MAY 19, 2020

Finding and exploiting these gaps can go a long way toward building not just awareness-stage interest but perceived thought leadership as well. . Map these metrics to the appropriate funnel stages, as well as the content types most commonly used to support them. What knowledge is second-nature to you that your customers don’t know?

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2024

A fractional CMO is a part-time marketing executive who provides strategic leadership to help companies achieve their goals. But a fractional CMO can provide the same level of strategic thinking and leadership at a fraction of the cost. The Role and Benefits of a Fractional CMO So you’re thinking about hiring a fractional CMO.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

Six weeks ago, we kicked off a new series where we profile an awesome operator in our network to learn about his/her work and contributions to his/her organization and community at large. Our inaugural guest was Bala Subramaniam and we asked him three questions on marketplaces.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Scale is usually correlated with market leadership and large market size, and Wall Street is rewarding with a premium multiple these large SaaS companies because (1) their growth is supported by a secular trend (now it is clear that Cloud Computing is here to stay!) SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Feedburner Network.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

When presenting different formats in your content strategy document, try and include an example of what that format looks like, for example: Thought Leadership: Strategic in nature, thought leadership aims to challenge existing beliefs or present a new way of thinking. Lastly, you’ll want to decide how you’ll measure success.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Does our board regularly network with other community leaders who serve underserved and marginalized populations? Measuring progress is easier when you break the metrics down into the following categories: Recruiting — The number and types of resources you use to recruit a diverse workforce. How to Measure DEI Effectiveness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Managing business growth is more than metrics. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Separate management from leadership, and provide both.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Jon Picoult (03:08): Yeah, I think it comes to good leadership in the end. And if you've got a culture that rewards people for hitting the metrics and the objectives for their particular silo, ignorant of how that may or may not actually hurt other parts of the business, that's a problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Managing business growth is more than metrics. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Separate management from leadership, and provide both.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Real problems—when defined properly—have metrics that quantify the scope, magnitude, and impact. One of the biggest benefits to this process was that it helped shift the focus of the Marines from nebulous systems-centric thinking—“The network architecture sucks”—to identifying specific pain points impeding their productivity on the job.

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