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7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

Startup Professionals Musings

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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6 Ways To Learn The Realities For Starting A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The common term for this is networking, but I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs like to do all the talking about their latest new idea and fail to listen. Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline.

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The Value Achieved Business Networking at Conferences

Tech Zulu Event

I have to admit when I first walked through the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center to attend Blog World I asked myself why I was wasting my time. Yet “another networking event”. That’s when it occurred to me how foolish I was to be diluting the value of any conference and especially this experience at Blog World.

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A Blog Can Be A Startup’s Most Valuable Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. Feedback from your blog will tell you quickly whether anyone agrees with your assessment, and whether you have a customer base waiting. Find potential partners.

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6 Tips On How To Really Prepare For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The common term for this is networking, but I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs like to do all the talking about their latest new idea and fail to listen. Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline.

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How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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6 Practical Steps To Learning How To Build A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The common term for this is networking, but I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs like to do all the talking about their latest new idea and fail to listen. Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline.

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