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7 Technology Entrepreneur Examples You Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition. Each of them has seen and seized opportunities for change, sensed the way forward, garnered the necessary resources, and pursued their dreams, regardless of the odds. Persuasive and empowering. Marty Zwilling.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

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How to make a small problem into a big one.

Berkonomics

But a small excursion caught early and corrected saves massive corrective resources later. Here’s an example: Take for example the manufacturing company with a small quality problem in one component, resulting in a test failure rate above the norm.

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5 Reasons For Monetizing The Idle Resources Of Others

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Healthcare. Cohealo is now allowing hospitals to share medical equipment.

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The Scarcest Resource at Startups is Management Bandwidth

Both Sides of the Table

I always tell teams I meet with, “The scarcest resource in your company is management bandwidth. Examples from discussions I’ve had this month that might resonate with your internal debates about how to prioritize. Every team I fund comes across as laser focused on their core mission. My advice? Spend it wisely.”

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Are you or your business “time bankrupt?”

Berkonomics

Time bankruptcy results from the deliberate over-commitment of core resources. Here is one example: You take on a new customer, customize programs or services as needed, and install perhaps an 80% completed system, product or service. Commit all your core resources to solving the resulting problem, and new work stops.

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HIRE for talent. RENT for experience.

Berkonomics

Think like a startup, with little resources, a limited window of time, and few dollars to spend on expensive experts. This insight comes from a fellow CEO who explains that he leverages his financial resources for growth by dividing his hiring decision into these two boxes. Here’s an example that should resonate.

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