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8 Keys To Innovation And Responding To Market Change

Startup Professionals Musings

Later, in my second career as an entrepreneur with startups, I realized that limited resources and fresh insights actually created the mindset that relied on market change and innovation to survive. We didn’t notice as technology advances had opened a whole new market. Don’t wait for innovation ideas from top management.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. The median deal size is back over $100 million.

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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of you business professionals that I know have at least thought about or talked about starting their own business, to get more control, make more money, or to get more satisfaction out of their life. You must feel satisfaction. The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle.

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6 Suggestions For How To Begin Your Startup Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.

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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Others are really marketers out to make money fast, and believe that they can entice customers to any offering. You go all over the country, the world, and the Web searching for “best practices” in marketing, finance, planning, and funding. Anyone who works with entrepreneurs will tell you that all are different. Marty Zwilling.

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8 Steps For Moving From A Business Dream To Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Without a measurable objective, you will be constantly frustrated by not seeing progress, and you will never feel success satisfaction. Avoid fuzzy goals, like making big money or being a market leader. As Yogi Berra once said, “If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up someplace else.” Celebrate your successes.

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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Lock In On The Right Road

Startup Professionals Musings

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. The challenge is to find these just-in-time, including community and university startup incubators, accelerators, and advisors.