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Combustion Matters More Than Scale

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Scaling also requires: (i) adequate capital, (ii) an infrastructure that supports internal operations and the efficient and economical delivery of the company''s value proposition, and (iii) an execution, process-oriented executive team. Self-sustainability results in numerous opportunities that can significantly impact an emerging business.

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What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

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Once people who do not know you and have no vested interest in your company's success begin expending their time, money and resources to leverage your value proposition, you are gaining traction. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

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Solution – In most failed ventures, the only asset of value upon dissolution is the company's underlying intellectual property (IP), as further discussed in Worthlesss IP. However, as a company's growth accelerates, the core team members are often handicapped by disparate locales. Share and Enjoy.

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Entreprenurs Must Kick Down The Door When Opportunity Knocks

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Industry veterans know each other and freely share information about up-and-coming products, companies and people. Unfortunately, they had no such resource on their startup team. Be sure your company does not become the entrepreneurial equivalent of a great band that few people have heard. Small World – Every industry is small.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

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Give them conscribed assignments which compliment their talents, but minimize the degree to which they interact with the rest of the company. Not only do they consume a significant amount of management resources, their output is lackluster even when they are performing at maximum capacity. Share and Enjoy.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

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Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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Startup Sales Lessons From TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress”

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Such pro active communications allows startups to be more responsive than their larger, resource-rich competitors. However, many prospects (especially big companies) want to meet senior members of the startup team to gain adequate comfort that the company is not going to evaporate shortly after their check is cashed.

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