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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Examples of the new tools include online meetings through Zoom or GoToMeeting. These and other collaborative communication platforms, such as Slack, have absorbed many former manager responsibilities, including scheduling, summarizing, and follow-up. Outsourcing and working from home needs coordination.

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5 Key Growth Initiatives In This Inflationary Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

Maybe it’s time for you to expand online, through Amazon or similar platform, or open a new store in a new growth community. Outsource functions outside your core competency. I see a new resurgence of outsourcing alternatives from outside the country as well as inside, driven by freelancers caught in the squeeze.

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7 Workplace Culture Dynamics That You Need to Support

Startup Professionals Musings

The trend toward more remote work, flexible work hours, and outsourcing can eliminate productive work relationships and communication between functions. Some business leaders don’t realize that managing remote work and outsourcing always increases their communication and project management workload, rather than reducing it.

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5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing

Startup Professionals Musings

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.

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8 Signs Of A New Business Initiative And Not A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. Managing to specific goals, priorities, and a plan.

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5 Generators Of Customer Pain Conducive To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

In my opinion, real pain points for most people do not include a new user interface for Facebook, a new programming platform for app development, or a new size smart phone. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.

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8 Indications Of A Real Entrepreneur Versus A Hacker

Startup Professionals Musings

Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Formalize the use of tools and information technology. Managing to specific goals, priorities, and a plan.