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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Good managers improve focus and productivity through effective communication and coordinating disparate activities. Here are a few of their key points, with my own insights added: Workers today are more educated and aware of options. Outsourcing and working from home needs coordination.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. All partners have compatible work styles.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

InfoChachkie

Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products.”. If you look at many of the companies we invest in, sure they have traditional marketing activities, but most of their growth and momentum comes from delighting their users. “…companies should… focus on building amazing products. Just be you.

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. All partners have compatible work styles.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron production tech.

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10 Key Traits Of An Ideal Entrepreneur Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. Compatible work styles. Common vision and commitment.