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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

Increasing competitive advantage? But be careful, and mind the gap – the Founder-Developer Gap, that is! Hiring a hands-on lead developer might seem like the right move for an early stage startup. It’s understandable - a hands-on developer can produce a product. Often, developers don’t think to answer these questions.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

2023 hasn't been an easy year to be a startup. However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. The startup was listed in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023 too, alongside industry heavyweights like Nvidia and SpaceX.

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11 Small Business Grants and Loans to Apply For in 2024

Tech.Co

Here's a roundup of some grants to be aware of in 2024: FedEx Small Business Grant The National Association for the Self Employed (NASE) Growth Grants Program Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Grants Amber Business Grants For Women The USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) Program ? Apply here Deadline: Monthly 5.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs. Solution may require new category development time. This may require you selling exclusivity, doing channel development, or alliances with new partners.

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5 Ways To Optimize Team Satisfaction In The Workplace

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience advising businesses, large and small, I have often been surprised by the level of complacency and general malaise I find in the ranks, with a resultant direct loss of productivity and competitiveness. Develop metrics to monitor work intensity. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/18/2023

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5 Roadblocks To An Excellent Culture In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

It does require leadership at all levels of the organization to find shared values, set clear expectations, attract and develop talent, accelerate execution of a winning strategy, and generate a feeling of alignment, togetherness, and engagement every day. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 2/3/2023