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Every New Business Needs A Unique Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. I’m looking for the “hook” right up front, or I lose interest quickly, just like every customer and investor these days. Is the opportunity large and growing?

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How Kazuhm Is Reconnecting The Enterprise Cloud, With Tim O'Neal

socalTECH

Tim O'Neal: Kazhm was founded in 2017. They sign up through a web portal, online, and they create a resource pool. We worked on consolidation with business units, and did that for Bridgepoint Education and smaller companies, where I actually drove a lot of cloud migration stuff. Explain what Kazuhm does?

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7 Ways To Take The Lead In Building A Personal Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

In this age of information overload, success is all about building a brand that stands out above the competition. Whether you are focused on your professional career, or starting your own company, YOU are the first or only brand that anyone will see and remember. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

Xconomy

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals 2017. ICPC World Finals 2017, held in Rapid City. In 2017, it was in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was always sort of shocking to people, even on a national level, when they would hear [that Rapid City was hosting ICPC 2017],” Jensen said.

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How to Pick a Partner Who Will Amplify Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. Look impartially from all angles and do the follow-up on all relevant previous roles.

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Why Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused

Startup Professionals Musings

Focus simply means launching your first and most memorable initiative where you see a unique skill and experience fit, your best competitive positioning with the least risk, and the greatest potential return. Focus means starting with solving a specific problem, rather than a generic list. Realistically characterize the competition.

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7 Rules For Innovations That Produce Dominant Players

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as an angel investor in startups, almost every pitch I see highlights some real innovation in technology, business model, or market opportunity. The network effect is where the value of your business increases exponentially as your user count goes up. Find a pent-up need and build a strong brand early.

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