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Maintain Your Startup Motivation While Working Harder

Startup Professionals Musings

Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. This reduces the cost of customer acquisition, allows easy upgrades for service and new features, and improves customer loyalty in the face of new competitors in the market. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration

Startup Professionals Musings

Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

► 2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. A BIG THANK YOU.

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

InfoChachkie

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Maintain alignment by ensuring everyone equally shares the pleasure and the pain of dilutive events. 8 ) Grant Exclusivity.

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How To Enjoy Your Business Dream As Well As The Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing.

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How OneStop Internet Is Powering Ecommerce For Brands

socalTECH

We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. We are an option for brands who don''t want to build it themselves in-house, from soup to nuts, or don''t want to outsource to a single vendor. For those who haven''t heard of OneStop Internet, tell us about the business?

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