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10 Practices To Avoid When Running Your First Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes.

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8 Tips For Success In Turning A Dream Into A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Over time, I have collected a list of new business attributes that go beyond the initial idea or solution, which often are more critical to long-term success and satisfaction. Be customer focused, not technology focused. Elon Musk mitigated this by making his battery patents free to all.

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10 Startup Practices With A Proven Record Of Failure

Startup Professionals Musings

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes.

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10 Ways Entrepreneurs Fail Their Way To The Top

Startup Professionals Musings

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Never underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes.

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10 Ways To Jeopardize A New Venture Early And Often

Startup Professionals Musings

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes.

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10 Practices That Lead To The Demise Of Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

If your product is really new and disruptive, make sure you have supply to meet the demand at rollout, and a patent to prevent others from jumping in quickly. Underestimate the importance of due diligence. Prioritize your tasks, take advantage of technology, and constantly optimize your processes.