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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Continuous innovation is a mindset that you cannot outsource, or bring in through acquisition or consultants. Bezos believes that if you double the number of experiments you do per year, you’re going to double your innovation, and assure new business opportunities. Create flat cross-functional teams and experimentation.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution. Specialized services, such as accounting, require skilled people, training, and tools, and do not scale well. Every new business has unexpected pivots and adjustments, and outsourcing is easier to manage.
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InfoChachkie
JUNE 4, 2012
Rationale: I am busy and do not have time to accomplish all of my mission-critical tasks. When a consultant attempts to earn your business, they will tell you that they adamantly believe in you and your venture. This causes even the most earnest third-party PR professional to champion your message in a measured, pedestrian manner.
InfoChachkie
MAY 16, 2011
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. Rationale: I am busy and do not have time to accomplish all of my critical tasks. Entrepreneurship is best learned experientially.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
I’m not against MBA’s (I have one myself from University of Chicago and my lovely wife was graduated from Wharton – she loves to remind me that they usually score higher in the rankings than we do). Not hard-core, just the stuff you’d do if you were in jr. MBA fine, but not required. So back to MBAs.
Frank Addante
MAY 12, 2007
► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular. ► March (1) Office 2.0:
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Our mobile phones are capable of doing almost anything these days. Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. You don’t have to do them yourself and you can free up time. How did you find all the people to do all these services? How did you find all the people to do all these services?
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