This post was Ranked the #1 Innovation Blog among top 40 Entrepreneur Blogs for 2013. Topics: Stage-Gate, Ideas, Screening, Testing, Analytics, Planning, Marketing, Post-Launch, Flexible New Product Development Process. [NPD] Every entrepreneur knows that productivity is one of the key ingredients for successful product development. A formalized, NPD …
“How to Resolve Conflict, Satisfy Customers, & make Better Deals in Business & Life” Topics: Research, no Hurry, Ask, other’s Needs, Pressure, Shut-up & Listen, Aim High, Giving, Walk-Away, Personally Author, Ed Brodow is a keynote speaker and negotiation guru on PBS, ABC & Fox News, + Inside …
“Real entrepreneurs have what I call the 3Ps (and, trust me, one of them is not ‘permission’). Real entrepreneurs have a ‘passion’ for what they’re doing, a ‘problem’ that needs to be solved, and a ‘purpose’ that drives them forward.” – Michael Dell Topics: Starting early, be Unique, Ideas aren’t …
“Creating a close connection with your Partner has its many risks, rewards & consequences. There are few things in business I have encountered that are more difficult than picking someone, and hoping he can become a friend” Mark Cuban, Shark Tank Partnering Topics: Trust, Opposite, Trial Run, Friends. Meetings …
BS’g (the other BS) your Startup can be a rewarding & beneficial experience. It demos how you can accomplish a lot with a small amount of $$$. Boot-Strapping Topics: Check-out the Market, Low-cost Interns, Keep your Team Small, Efficiency, Out-Sourcing, Marketing, Social Networks. Most entrepreneurs dream of taking …
It’s important that you define, track & share those KPI to know where you are at & where you are going. Good KPIs will create a culture that’s driven & motivated by them. Topics: Customer Acquisition Cost, Conversion Rate, Retention Rate, Lifetime Value, Recovery Time, Burn Rate, Runway, Overhead, …
“Those who try their best, shall will, while those who tried without full effort don’t deserve to.” Topics: Importance, Rewards, How to: Goal Oriented, Take Responsibility, No Fear of Failure, Commitment, Procrastination, Visualization, Timing, Learning, Working Hard. The Importance of Winning. Since the beginning of time, society has …
Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders – Founders, Managers & Supervisors Topics: What the best Leaders know. Survival Guide, What’s In It for You, Key Features, Core Challenges, Do’s & Don’t’s. One of the most important books I’ve ever read on Leadership Principles – to be the best …
“It’s not about the idea, its about how prepared you are. Everyone has ideas, most don’t do the work required to be successful. Marketing & Sales are the most important aspect of Startups. You have to find the Customers, then give them what they want. No sales, no company !!! …
“The most essential element of successful Business strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitition with a significant advantage to the one that knows the other’s behavior”. Competition Topics: Why? Prep, Moz’ Open Site Explorer, BuiltWith, Majestic, AhRefs, What Runs Where, Wayback Machine You …
You only have 30-60 seconds to make a powerful first impression, because people have less patience today and most are so busy. You need to grab their attentions quickly or lose them forever. Elevator Pitch Topics: What is? Why? Mastering, initial Preparation, Creating & Delivering – 7 Steps, Examples. What …
“Working smarter becomes a habit, a challenge. You get satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all that effort is going to pay off.” ~ Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Gold Metalist Topics: Distractions, To-Do List, Priorities, Timing, Breaks, Meetings, Interruptions, say NO, Productivity Tools. It doesn’t …
“The first thing you need to decide when you build your Blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do for others – to be successful” Topics: Startup Management, Growing your Business, Communication, Work Smarter, Productivity, Accounting, Wiz4.biz Being a Founder of a …
“Start-up Financing is not just about Finding Funding; it is a holistic process that involves proper business planning with thoughtful marketing approach, growth targets & deciding profit margins – based on the competition”. Finding Funding Topics: Plan, What kind? the Effort, Choosing a VC, Prep 4 Pitch, Perfecting, the …
The best Startup Advice is ensuring that the pieces all come together. It’s not someone else’s job. It is your job as Founder. The pursuit of that purpose to make your Startup a success should permeate everything you do – Focus. Topics: Passion, Talk to Customers, Market Segment, Mental …
Make a conscious effort to keep things in perspective so you wont get burned out. It is easy to get stuck in the daily grind, but if you think about all the distance you have covered, and what excitement lies ahead, it is much easier to feel motivated & optimistic …
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now !!! Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not just …
Online Presence – Website or Blog? This post will help you decide which is best for your business. Online Marketing Topics: O/L Presence, Website Benefits, Blog Benefits, Which is better for your Business? Both? Why you need an Online Presence Online Presence? If you run a business that …
SEARS – the original Catalog company- had the chance to beat Amazon (online Catalog) at its own game. Instead, it gave up the fight – closed 2000 stores, laid-off 200,000 employees, is currently $4.2 billion in Debt & probably won’t survive. Topics: History of Sears, Down-fall [Why], So what …
Supercharge your digital marketing with these 8 tools. After all, who has the time to do all those tasks without help? Topics: Lead Generation, Opting-in, Content search, User Testing & Feedback, Customer Analytics. I’ve spent over a dozen years in digital marketing learning to split my attention across …
“Free” (or low cost) enterprise empowers entrepreneurs who have imagination and come up with great ideas, have talented, motivated workers, who are not afraid to take the risk (often on their own $$$) with Customers – who are also willing to take the risk of a new product. Topics: …