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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Feels a real passion and love for their role.

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How To Scale Your Startup Far Beyond Organic Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups can’t usually afford a business development team, so that effort is just one of the measurements that should fall on every CTO and CEO. Here is also an ideal opportunity to use your external advisors and Board to help identify external resources, potential partnerships, and acquisition opportunities. Partial acquisition.

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Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg

InfoChachkie

1) Get A Mentor. "I Given Facebook's numerous corporate governance mistakes during its early days, Mark would have been well served to have cultivated a mentorship with one or more savvy Advisors. " I recently performed a 360-Review on two Co-Founders who were the company's CEO and CTO. " [Tweet this quote].

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO. Feels a real passion and love for their role.

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Startups Need Mergers And Acquisitions For Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups can’t usually afford a business development team, so that effort is just one of the measurements that should fall on every CTO and CEO. Here is also an ideal opportunity to use your external advisors and Board to help identify external resources, potential partnerships, and acquisition opportunities. Partial acquisition.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. If nothing else you will create board cohesion and board education by engaging your board. In Rob’s spare time he always seems to be going to a boxing class or some other competitive, physical activity. Assigns tasks.

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Accelerate Startup Growth by Looking Outside the Box

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups can’t usually afford a business development team, so that effort is just one of the measurements that should fall on every CTO and CEO. Here is also an ideal opportunity to use your external advisors and Board to help identify external resources, potential partnerships, and acquisition opportunities. Partial acquisition.