John Spence
Business Communication Tips For Startup Company
By Martin at September 30, 2013 | 8:30 am | 0 Comment
Effective communication is an absolute requirement for successfully starting a business, but it doesn’t come naturally to many entrepreneurs. Communication is considered a social skill, and inventors and engineers, for example, are not known to be social butterflies. Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest more...
Six Essential Strategies For Turning Your Business Ideas Into Action
By Martin at May 21, 2013 | 8:17 am | 0 Comment
Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. That has always seemed strange to me, since the magic is supposed to be in the ideas, and the actions are the same for every business. In fact, the actions more...
Communication Tips For Entrepreneurs
By Martin at August 16, 2012 | 8:25 am | 0 Comment
Communication Tips For Entrepreneurs Effective communication is an absolute requirement for successfully starting a business, but it doesn’t come naturally to many entrepreneurs. Communication is considered a social skill, and inventors and engineers, for example, are not known to be social butterflies. Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to more...
Smart Strategies For Entrepreneurs To Turn Their Business Ideas into Action
By Martin at April 20, 2012 | 8:28 am | 0 Comment
Smart Strategies For Entrepreneurs To Turn Their Business Ideas into Action Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. That has always seemed strange to me, since the magic is supposed to be in more...
How To :Create a Culture of Extreme Customer Focus in your Organization
By Martin at March 29, 2012 | 8:20 am | 0 Comment
A while back, I wrote about the value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment, and using every opportunity to highlight and emphasize your relative advantages, whether they be price, features, or bargaining power. But once you start selling products, all of these pale in comparison to the level of customer experience more...
Key Steps To Ensure a Winning Execution in any Startup
By Martin at February 9, 2012 | 8:35 am | 0 Comment
After the idea, it’s all about execution. I often hear from investors that a great idea is necessary, but not sufficient. The most important thing is a proven team, meaning one who has built a startup before, and has experience with the execution process in this domain. I’ve talked before about the best personality traits for a good entrepreneur, but I’ve never more...
