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Public Company Executives Rarely Adapt To A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.”

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7 Failures of Corporate Executives as Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

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10 Ways for Startups to Expand Their Reach in 2012

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets. These could be support related, or education related, or a package of product and services for a new class of customers. Add services that are complementary to your product.

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7 Reasons Big-Company Executives Fail in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

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TechStar Co-Founder @BFeld: Are We Experiencing A Startup Accelerator Bubble?

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For instance, in Los Angeles, there are currently 23 accelerators, incubators and colocation facilities, as documented in Ben Kuo’s recent SoCalTech series. That said, is a two or three or year program that goes away…a net negative? As Ben points out, many of these organizations were formed within the last 12-months.

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Ten Ways for an Entrepreneur to Expand His Reach

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets. These could be support related, or education related, or a package of product and services for a new class of customers. Add services that are complementary to your product.

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Big-Company Executives Rarely Survive in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

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