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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. I believe the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know until you try to write it down.

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How to Find and Hire a Developer

Tech Zulu Event

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. Always have a developer do a test project before hiring them to make sure they deliver quality work. This will prove your product is worth building to you and to the developer. Ask for is code samples.

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10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. I believe the old adage that you don’t know what you don’t know until you try to write it down.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Develop your business plan. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Product development process. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Manage human resources.

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‘Out of Control’ Startups Fail on 8 Key Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Develop your business plan. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Manage human resources.

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8 Key Processes Distinguish a Business From a Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Develop your business plan. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. Product development process. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Manage human resources.