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Celebrating the Life and Work of Tony Hsieh

Tech.Co

It’s with profound sadness we mourn the loss of a true visionary, author, mentor, thought-leader, investor, and friend, Tony Hsieh. Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos revolutionized the apparel industry, and e-commerce in general, by being one of the first to prioritize customer satisfaction and service. co-founders.

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Will Crowdfunding Replace Angel And VC Investors?

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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7 Guidelines For Entrepreneurs To Do The Right Thing

Startup Professionals Musings

Apply the same high bar to product quality, employee satisfaction, social responsibilities and customer service. It’s important to learn from peers, advisors and mentors that the required mindset must be combined with specific actions, including the ones outlined above, before value can be harvested.

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5 Unpleasant Startup Surprises and How To Recover

Startup Professionals Musings

Innovative products and services always take longer to develop than anticipated, and quality problems pop up where least expected. Bring in expert advisors and mentors to set initial goals, and build recovery plans. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/23/2015. The solution fails to come together.

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