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Don’t Pay Bribes to Get International Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

These efforts proved to be a major distraction from our main objective, namely sales and service of our high tech products. In practice that meant that we could once again focus on running our sales and service activities. However, in reality the U.S. Generally the cost for each such transaction was nominal, i.e. less than $200.

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Sensitive Payments in the International Arena

Startup Professionals Musings

These efforts proved to be a major distraction from our main objective, namely sales and service of our high tech products. In practice that meant that we could once again focus on running our sales and service activities. The new regulations now permitted so-called ‘facilitating payments to petty bureaucrats’.

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10 Strategies To Find That Rare Complementary Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Attend local university entrepreneur activities. Support local activities and you support yourself. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search.

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10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Attend local university entrepreneur activities. Support local activities and you support yourself. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Just Say What it Is

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? ► October (1) New Video! the Rubicon Project's Secret to Succes.

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10 Steps To Finding The Right Startup Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which they don’t have. Attend local university entrepreneur activities. Support local activities and you support yourself. Finding a high-tech co-founder in the middle of Kansas may be a long search.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

10 Tips for Enterprise Software Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 16, 2010 I started my career in enterprise software in the 1980s and after some years working in other areas (outsourcing and online media) I am back in the enterprise software game. This doesn’t make sense. Vision Needs Traction. there is no going back.