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Are You And Your New Venture Positioned For Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. There is indeed a fine line here, between stubbornly sticking to some pre-conceived assumptions, versus changing course based on today’s complaint. Balance of technical and business knowledge.

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Smart Audio – A Lucrative Platform… If You Figure Out How To Leverage It

InfoChachkie

My wife quickly adopted Alexa as a member of the family, relying on her for recipes, jokes, telling the time, predicting the weather and, of course, playing music. Amazon remains the market leader, due in large part to its two-year head start. However, the speed with which the technology is being adopted is astonishing.

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7 Steps To Finding Investors Aligned With Your Values

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, none of these sources should be approached casually, and none will give you the relationship and terms you are looking for without proper win-win planning. Some investors are all about making money, while others care more about changing the world, advancing technology, or curing a disease that has ravaged their family.

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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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6 Reasons Startups Need All Angels Plus Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, angel investing seems to be leveling off at around $25 billion annually, while crowd funding is setting new records, expected to top $34 billion in 2017. Of course, both are impressive and both already exceed VC investments annually. If you subscribe to truths one to five, startup investing can be lucrative.

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How Future-Proof is Your Company (and Your Career)?

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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Why You Should Enlist a Business Mentor, Or Be One

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. Yet in this age of technology, many seem to favor tools and data to get the edge, or can’t find the time to talk to real people. Regularly review progress and adjust focus (Review and Renewal).

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