Most entrepreneurs who start a company alone soon come to the conclusion that two heads are better than one – someone to share the workload, the hard decisions, and the costs. In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup
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Seven Startup Co-Founder Partnerships From Hell
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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5071 days ago
I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company
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The Best Startup Incubators Have the Best People
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5072 days ago
Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). About that time the bubble burst, causing more than 80% of them to disappear. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as shared facilities and space
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Eight Business Processes Every Startup Must Have
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5073 days ago
Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.” The right question is “What is the minimum that I need?
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Company Spin-offs Can’t Compete With Startups
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5073 days ago
A spin-off is merely a startup spawned by a mature parent (company), and conventional logic would dictate that it has a survival advantage over the lowly startup. Yet spin-offs seem to most often fail to launch in the real world. I was part of one myself a few years ago, and felt the pain, so the phenomenon has intrigued me ever since
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Entrepreneurs Need to Master Competitive Selling
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5074 days ago
A good entrepreneur is not necessarily a good salesman. In fact, they are often the opposite, more focused on building things rather than selling them. Yet, in today’s world of information overload and global reach, marketing and selling skills are critical to the success of every startup
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