After working with dozens of startup founders, I’m still amazed that some seem to be able to do the job easily and effectively, always in control, while others always seem to be struggling, out-of-control, and fighting the latest crisis. I am more and more convinced that it is the right founder beh
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Nine Bad Behaviors of Struggling Startup Founders
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4862 days ago
Google Yourself to See How Other People See You
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4863 days ago
The measure of an entrepreneur used to be the number of real friends claimed, but times have changed. Now the measure is how many hits one has on a Google name search, factored by some formula, like the sum of all positive messages minus 100 for every negative message. If you don’t define yourself
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Pivot Now is Less Painful Than Turnaround Later
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4864 days ago
Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections” or “pivots,” an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the turnaround before or
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Business 2011 - Optimism, But Heed the Lessons
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4865 days ago
Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2011. Just yesterday, a new study “The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners” was published. It shows a return to cautious optimism compared to this past Autumn and much improvement from
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A Successful But Unsatisfying Startup is a Failure
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4866 days ago
It’s sad when the startup is “successful,” but the founder still feels totally unsatisfied. I see it happening all the time. The business is a winner, but the family or other relationships are broken by the stress. Or the entrepreneur started down this path to be their own boss and change the world
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How to Recognize Dysfunctional Startup Leadership
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4867 days ago
Founders almost always cite lack of money as the reason for failure, but if you look deeper, I believe the reason is more often about dysfunctional people and leadership. Sometimes it comes right back to the founder, in terms of a malaise often called “Founder’s Syndrome.” A few years ago I was int
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Women In Business Catch Up After The ‘Mancession’
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4868 days ago
It looks like women have caught up with men in numbers in the workplace. For the first time in history, women in the USA now outnumber men in the workforce, and there are now more women in supervisory positions than there are males. The question is whether they will handle the downside of working a
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6 Tips for Services Startups When Profits Plateau
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4869 days ago
A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. Yet they still haven’t achieved a healthy growing profit, even though this was one of t
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Startups Need International, Without the Pitfalls
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4870 days ago
Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. All this sounds very enticing and many budding entrepreneurs can’t wait to fly
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Guess How Long Overnight Success Really Takes
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4871 days ago
Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. So once in a while it’s good to look at some facts to temper our imagination.
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