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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Good managers improve focus and productivity through effective communication and coordinating disparate activities. Here are a few of their key points, with my own insights added: Workers today are more educated and aware of options. Outsourcing and working from home needs coordination.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. All partners have compatible work styles. Agree on a common vision and commitment.

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10 Ways To Get Tagged As High-Potential In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

You can’t outsource that one. Initiate activities that improve your chances of being the chief’s backup. Educate yourself one notch up. The truly indispensable person in a startup is a problem solver, because every startup has plenty of problems. Very few people are willing and able to take on any challenge, and make it work.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular.

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10 Tips For Rising Above The Crowd In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

You can’t outsource that one. Initiate activities that improve your chances of being the chief’s backup. Educate yourself one notch up. The truly indispensable person in a startup is a problem solver, because every startup has plenty of problems. Very few people are willing and able to take on any challenge, and make it work.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

InfoChachkie

Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products.”. If you look at many of the companies we invest in, sure they have traditional marketing activities, but most of their growth and momentum comes from delighting their users. “…companies should… focus on building amazing products.

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. All partners have compatible work styles. Agree on a common vision and commitment.