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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. She started her business from a personal need.

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8 Keys To Effective Delegation For All Perfectionists

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. In this way you can check up on progress before the final deadline, without fuzzy questions like “How are you doing?”

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

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I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.).

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8 Steps To Stop Killing Yourself As A Micro-Manager

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. In this way you can check up on progress before the final deadline, without fuzzy questions like “How are you doing?”

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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking. Make your lifestyle a model of the online reputation you want.

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Startup Founders Walk a Thin Line on Delegation

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. In this way you can check up on progress before the final deadline, without fuzzy questions like “How are you doing?”

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8 Keys To Improving Entrepreneur Delegation Habits

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. In this way you can check up on progress before the final deadline, without fuzzy questions like “How are you doing?”