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5 Keys To The Culture Change Required For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

I like his summary of the challenges involved, real case studies, and especially his recommended building blocks to a culture of perpetual innovation in any company: Extract and instill a long-term vision in your team. Continuous innovation is a mindset that you cannot outsource, or bring in through acquisition or consultants.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA. It’s either part of the DNA or it’s not.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. Ultimately, your overall customer acquisition costs should calculated as an average of a variety of marketing channels. Thus, include these unattributed customers in your overall calculation of customer acquisition costs. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

. - Union Square Ventures , June 10, 2010 No Plan Survives First Contact With Customers – Business Plans versus Business Models - Steve Blank , April 8, 2010 Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events (..)

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