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7 Plan Elements That Separate Businesses From Hobbies

Startup Professionals Musings

Free is a dirty word to investors, since it’s hard to get a financial return from free. The best way to do this is to highlight a recent similar company payback to investors, via going public or acquisition exit. Every business, including non-profits, needs a business model to survive.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

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As noted in the Dirty Team Building , adversity can bring your team closer together. Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern its acquisition.”. Rising with the tide requires less effort, but it seldom positions you well for the market’s inevitable vagaries. Great Campfire Stories.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: We're Not Saving Lives.

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. 6 startups = 1 IPO, 2 acquisitions, 1 failure, millions in venture capital $, hundreds of employees in cities worldwide and the building of my latest venture, the Rubicon Project - one of the fastest growing advertising companies in history. Zondigo, Inc.

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Conforming To Your Customers’ Realities: Your Stakeholders’ Perceptions Are Your Reality

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The original name of the software Microsoft licensed to IBM was Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS), which Gates artfully renamed it MSDOS. What IBM did not realize was that Microsoft’s code was hastily written by a single programmer who relied upon Digital Research’s CP/M architecture. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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REACH NeXT Alumni Gets Into 500 Startups! | Batch 15 Announced

Tech Zulu Event

He started his career promoting a newspaper ad campaign in the dirty streets of Delhi. B2B Demand Generation on Auto-Pilot – Metadata analyzes your inbound signups and automates b2b user acquisition by targeting new look-alike prospects. Gurudatt is a fan of public transit systems and uses them in every town he visits. Drivio, Inc.

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De-risk Your Startup By Doing It Again: The Joy Of Getting The Band Back Together

InfoChachkie

However, as discussed below, this advantage can also prove to be limiting, especially if the team does not embrace a diversity of opinions, as described in Dirty Team Building , Fox Hole Mentality – Social bonds made under duress are extremely resilient, as evidenced by well attended military reunions decades after the soldiers fought together.

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Bro Factor – Intimate Relationships Which Provide Your Startup With An Unfair Advantage

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You know you have successfully Bro’d up when your fellow Bro starts to share her company’s dirty laundry, often in the form of bad-mouthing members of their team, criticizing their processes, etc. You have crossed over to the other side when your Bro is willing to share such intimate information. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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