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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Making money is what you have to do to sustain a business – being driven to make something of value and purpose is much more powerful. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Making money is what you have to do to sustain a business – being driven to make something of value and purpose is much more powerful. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Sometimes that expectation is the most exciting aspect of the robbery – OK, maybe getting shot at as you leave the bank is a bit more exciting, but most bank robbers optimistically assume that they will make a clean escape. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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JANUARY 5, 2010

You need the whole package. You need the whole package. Through comment conversations with many of you I tried to emphasize that it isn’t enough to just have one attribute. Great companies are comprised of great individual point people or functional leaders. Few people have it. Entrepreneurs are inherently risk takers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Farm Team – These individuals are entrepreneurial lieutenants who have the raw talent to become part of the Core Team, but lack the necessary maturity and experience. Learn from Reggie’s transgressions: you can be simultaneously indispensable and imminently replaceable.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Just like in the game show booth, in the real world, you can count on various exogenous factors to generate some proverbial wind that will swirl the cash around and force you to work a bit for the money. However, in the end, all you really need to do is reach out and grab the cash. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”. Imagine how difficult it would be to score in hockey if you were required to rely on someone who is not your teammate to convince another third-party, whom you have not met, to take a shot on your behalf. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Thus, it is not uncommon for someone to be responsible for tasks that would be addressed by several people at a Big Dumb Company. If either company had been forced to hire a CFO, it would have had a significant negative impact on cash.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”. Imagine how difficult it would be to score in hockey if you were required to rely on someone who is not your teammate to convince another third-party, whom you have not met, to take a shot on your behalf. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Seth attended UCSB but dropped out to start a denim company. . " If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. 9) You guys have done an impressive job getting traction with a number of boutique, high-end hotel chains. 7) My hat is off to you with respect to the degree you have bootstrapped SocialStay.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 6, 2014

In speaking with Michael Carney, the West Coast editor of PandoDaily, who hosted my fireside chat, two things emerged—a strategy for how to build a company: the ‘find out’ and the ‘roll out’. Also, determine what ingredient you want to focus on as a company that will be your core differentiator. Who else is in the market?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! For instance, at Rincon Venture Partners , we typically do not invest in consumer facing companies. I have turned down opportunities to invest in several companies that later proved to be huge successes.

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JULY 14, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! And for many companies a good deal of their business is still closed over the phone–through their call centers. And for many companies a good deal of their business is still closed over the phone–through their call centers.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Similar to the entrepreneurial attributes described in The Lemonade Principle , a newspaper route not only built character, it prepared children for a lifetime of success. a pack, send you the money and choose my prize.”. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

In Alinskyland, if you were a Have Not, your only alternative to attain wealth was to take it away from a Have, preferably with the assistance of Government-sanctioned coercion. Such thievery is the antithesis of the entrepreneurial approach of creating something from nothing. Mr. Alinsky preached that wealth was relatively static.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

This is the final part of my series on Entrepreneurial DNA that was originally published on VentureHacks. When you’re researching a market you can spend a year putting your hypotheses on paper but you somehow never really have a handle on the minute details of the industry until you’ve lived in it.

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JULY 14, 2009

You are forty, out of a job, a newlywed, your wife is expecting a baby, you don’t own your own home, you have no specialized qualifications, the only company you ever launched went bankrupt and you have just been sentenced to one year in jail.”. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

You can watch my interview with Brad below or on YouTube here: [link]. Brad is also the Co-Founder of TechStars , an acclaimed startup boot camp which has spawned a number of promising companies. I recently reviewed Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s book Venture Deals , in THIS ENTRY. There are several.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

You have authored two bestselling books explaining why certain companies will “Last” and how others have gone from “Good to Great” and subsequently a majority of the companies falter and some completely fail. What do you do? Do you introspectively evaluate your research methodologies and assess your failed assertions?

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

You have authored two bestselling books explaining why certain companies will “Last” and how others have gone from “Good to Great” and subsequently a majority of the companies falter and some completely fail. What do you do? Do you introspectively evaluate your research methodologies and assess your failed assertions?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Oh, you got me there right in the first question! Or would you like me to sell you a story on how cloud computing is green because these large datacenters are more energy efficient than the same number of computers run in ad-hoc ways?

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APRIL 7, 2010

During the height of the dotbomb bubble, numerous companies struck Barney deals. They were dubbed Barney deals because the structure of such relationships was so lightweight that the underlying agreements merely affirmed the companies’ mutual affection, as articulated in Barney’s theme song, “I love you, you love me.

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

If you always execute as if the score were tied, irrespective of the actual numbers your adVenture is putting on the scoreboard, your chances of success will be greatly enhanced. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. However, as described in Are You An Entrepreneur? free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

In Alinskyland, if you were a Have Not, your only alternative to attain wealth was to take it away from a Have, preferably with the assistance of Government-sanctioned coercion. Such thievery is the antithesis of the entrepreneurial approach of creating something from nothing. Mr. Alinsky preached that wealth was relatively static.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You do not discover a hobby, hobbies discover you. Hobbies arise from activities that you initially engage in casually and you eventually fall in love with. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. In addition, other problems may be solvable, but not by you. As noted in What If? ,

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. However, much like the tax deduction given for charitable contributions, an explicit “Thank You” from the entrepreneur significantly sweetens the Donor’s psychic rewards. I do not engage in such favors with the desire or even the expectation of receiving a “Thank You.”

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

If you always execute as if the score were tied, irrespective of the actual numbers your adVenture is putting on the scoreboard, your chances of success will be greatly enhanced. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. However, as described in Are You An Entrepreneur? free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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MARCH 8, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Can you identify this image? Even so, by asking readers, “Do you know who this is?” I have answered a number of questions on Quora and I am generally pleased if a handful of people “vote up+ answer on Quora?”. free weekly Infochachkie articles! How about this one?

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. As is true with most business axioms, this formula is straightforward – the more money you deploy, the more money you generate. If you fail to deposit adequate cash into the top of the funnel, your results will be suboptimal.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Given that over 750 million people have played the game, I will assume that most of you are familiar with the basic rules. Monopoly is a ‘social’ game, which requires you to establish a rapport with the other players if you are to be a successful dealmaker.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In the early 1970s, the Seven-Up Company devised an ingenious plan to market its flagship soda. The company hired the Dominican actor Geoffrey Holder, who delivered the commercial’s signature tagline with memorable panache, “ Maaarvelous, absolutely maaarvelous.” If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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MARCH 3, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. At companies such as SaskTel, Gateway and Cablevision, customer support agents used BuddyHelp to access their customers’ computers and handle their technical support issues. free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Internet Should Be Free.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In the early 1970s, the Seven-Up Company devised an ingenious plan to market its flagship soda. The company hired the Dominican actor Geoffrey Holder, who delivered the commercial’s signature tagline with memorable panache, “ Maaarvelous, absolutely maaarvelous.” If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

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JANUARY 31, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. When you consider that ZipRecruiter not only hooks into those three, but a host of up and coming free job boards (SimplyHired, JuJu, Olx, Yakaz, etc…), you quickly realize that the high priced paid job board model is probably unsustainable over the long term.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. When you consider that ZipRecruiter not only hooks into those three, but a host of up and coming free job boards (SimplyHired, JuJu, Olx, Yakaz, etc…), you quickly realize that the high priced paid job board model is probably unsustainable over the long term.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

This entry focuses on how you can minimize your cost per customer acquired by systematically establishing the infrastructure necessary to track the results obtained from a variety of online and offline marketing vehicles. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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