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5 Key Points Of Focus For Every Scalable New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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6 Signs That Your Startup Could Be The Next Exception

Startup Professionals Musings

Most founders don’t survive this kind of growth and change, but Larry and Sergey are still a well-balanced machine, with a net worth of over $125 billion each. Do you have the intestinal fortitude to walk away rather than be “corrupted by financial interests,” or to ignore conventional wisdom and follow your own instincts?

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“Nail It Then Scale It” - The New Mantra For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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6 Signals That Your Startup Could Be The Next Google

Startup Professionals Musings

Most founders don’t survive this kind of growth and change, but Larry and Sergey are still a well-balanced machine, with a net worth of over $50 billion each. Do you have the intestinal fortitude to walk away rather than be “corrupted by financial interests,” or to ignore conventional wisdom and follow your own instincts?

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Entrepreneurs Are Winning With A New Startup Model

Startup Professionals Musings

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur''s Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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5 Steps To Startup Success Recommended By Many Gurus

Startup Professionals Musings

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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The New Breed of Startups Master These 5 Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

You can review all the specifics of this approach in a recent book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point.

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