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An Entrepreneur Has to Learn the Art of Saying No
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4504 days ago
Entrepreneurs have to know when and how to say ‘no,’ and be good at delivering the message. All startup leaders are besieged with requests for their time, attention, talent, money, or influence, and sometimes even good requests won’t fit into the time and energy you have available.
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How to Show Your Customers a Little Extra Love
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4505 days ago
I deal often with early-stage startups, and many of these don’t have any customers yet (but wish they did), so it’s not surprising they still don’t think of customers as their friends. More disturbingly, others do have customers, but the customer service program consists of an informal focus on “pr
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6 Reasons Why Startup Prototypes Attract Investors
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4506 days ago
It’s a long way from an entrepreneur’s “idea” to a working product with a real market and paying customers. A necessary intermediate step for proof of concept, credibility with potential investors, and communication with your team, is a working prototype. Building a prototype should be an early and
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How to Succeed in Living the Entrepreneur Lifestyle
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4507 days ago
As we recover from some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional employment. I applaud this trend, but caution all of you thinking this direction to approach entrepreneurship with your eyes wide open. It is not for everyone,
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Startup Investors Bet on the Jockey, Not the Horse
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4508 days ago
In the beginning all businesses are just people playing out an idea. It’s never the other way around – there is no idea so big that it doesn’t need people to make it succeed. Investors know this, hence the saying “Bet on the jockey (founder), not the horse (idea).” A great jockey is a great role mo
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Inventor-Entrepreneur Pairs are Ideal for a Startup
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4510 days ago
In my experience, inventors aren’t interested or aren’t very good at building a business, and entrepreneurs aren’t usually good scientists. These people need to find each other, and can jointly make a great team for a new startup.
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Startup Founders Need to Build a Dream Team
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4511 days ago
If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding and kick start your company? It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candid
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7 Success Maxims from Savvy Business Leaders
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4512 days ago
Even though I have seen many business leaders succeed, and many that failed, I still struggle with what really makes the difference. It seems like some CEOs are just more tuned in to the market realities, customer dynamics, people interactions, and are better leaders. But what does that really mean
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Startups Need the ‘Why’ Before the ‘What’ to Build
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4513 days ago
All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. This is the origin of the “solution looking for a problem” and “if we build it, they will come” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, an
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Most Entrepreneurs Need to be Inspired to Perspire
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4514 days ago
Made Hot by: smallbizsavvy on April 30, 2012 5:16 pm
I’m fully convinced that both inspiration and perspiration are always required in a startup. Yet many people seem to be stuck on one end or other of this equation – all perspiration with no dream, or all inspiration with no reality. Success is the right balance of both for fun and profit.
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