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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death.

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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see this subject, and related strategy decisions, covered well in a recent book, “ Brand Vision ,” by Jim Everhart. Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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5 Forces That Kill Momentum For Business First-Movers

Startup Professionals Musings

I found this reality addressed well in a new book, “ Fast Times ,” by McKinsey Partners Arun Arora, Peter Dahlstrom, Klemens Hjartar, and Florian Wunderlich. Assess many change initiatives have come to fruition from your team, visit a couple of key customers and listen for future needs, and study your newest competitor.

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10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death.