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Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror

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This is part of my ongoing series Startup Lessons. I started my first company in 1999 in London at the height of the dot com craze. We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We were hot.

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One of the Biggest Mistakes Enterprise Startups Make

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This article initially appeared on TechCrunch. The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. We only want software revenue.”

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. What makes up revenue?

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Startup 360-Performance Review Result – Improved Time Management - Finding Founder Time

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Part I of this series describes the 360-review that I conducted at a growing, dynamic SaaS business which has recently graduated from the startup stage and entered the early-growth phase. One of the most compelling conclusions I drew from the reviews is that both Founders need delegate more of their day-to-day tasks.

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. it's all in this article if you want the details]. rollout support.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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Even bigger is the desire to stick one’s middle finger up at all of the people who doubted you all along. ” In the article is cites: Page estimates that only about 50 investors are chasing the real breakthrough technologies that have the potential to make a material difference to the lives of most people on earth.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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million software developers worldwide. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms. Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. What are the review periods and your responsibility in the process?