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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. I have found that the process of writing down your idea, with a plan for implementation, and reviewing that plan with a business advisor, will force you to learn and acknowledge the real requirements for implementation.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

In many ways I think general purpose writing & thinking skills are as valuable as math skills. But “on capital employed” encourages companies to push more off balance sheet and thus into offshore & outsourced situations. Mr. Christensen has published a new book, “ How Will You Measure Your Life.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

InfoChachkie

Brad proudly described how the company successfully used thought leadership marketing to seed a marketplace in which companies can outsource their SEO campaigns to a legion of independent, third-party “optimizers.” We write blogs, we do music videos, we show up, we engage with people…we love our product. Write Your Own Playbook.

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10 Tips for Crafting Your Executive Summary

Tech Zulu Event

Here’s how to write an executive summary with impact: 1. Just as I don’t recommend you outsourcing the writing of your business plan, I wouldn’t pass on this task. This isn’t a book report; it’s more of a promotional brochure. With every sentence that you write, give it the test: Will this make a VC want to know more?

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I say this as somebody who recruited several Harvard, Wharton and similar MBAs at my first company (the one where I acknowledge that I made every mistake in the book). This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Carving An Internet Niche With FamousBirthdays.com

socalTECH

We never have to worry about monetization, and outsource that to Google. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts. Google will syndicate ads to a site with five visitors or 50 million visitors, the challenge really is getting good quality traffic. Our revenue is solid.

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

Both Sides of the Table

They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# One thing I learned from the book is that real estate agents always sell their personal property at higher relative prices than their clients’ properties. You can’t outsource this to a recruiter. You name it.