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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

The simple answer is that we all have to start thinking like entrepreneurs, rather than entitled employees. This may seem scary, but it’s the reality, and what every entrepreneur has to do at every stage of survival and success. Don’t wait for your next company layoff to get you started.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

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I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs a company that I hope will do great things one day. Entrepreneurs get so used to friends and family congratulating them on their press coverage that they forget sometimes that this isn’t real. Many entrepreneurs have a PR page in the PowerPoint deck.

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10 Keys To Team Motivation For A Winning Business

Startup Professionals Musings

While there are many books written on this subject, most entrepreneurs I know simply assume that their own vision, motivation, and drive will be adopted and maintained by partners and employees. Recruiting is the inverse of layoffs, which reduces motivation in everyone. business entrepreneur motivation startup team'

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A Post Startup Execs Should Forward to Your Spouse or Partner. 12 Tips for Making it Work

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Anyway, as I winnowed my way through the comments section of my blog post on relationships I realized my own wife has posted a response! My husband is Mark Suster and before he was a VC and blogger he was a startup entrepreneur like you. As she is quite accomplished in her own right so I take her opinion very seriously.

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How to Quit Your Job

Both Sides of the Table

When I started blogging I had an idea. I would take all of the one-on-one conversations that I have with entrepreneurs from the things I’ve learned and just write them up for anybody to read. You’re an entrepreneur – you’re allowed to be a bit of a control freak. No, of course not! Don’t.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

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Jeff Buchanan goes deep with a special series on doctors-turned-entrepreneurs in health IT and other medical technologies. Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. San Antonio Entrepreneur Center Opens Using Dallas Nonprofit as Model. We hope you enjoy them, and have a safe and happy holiday weekend.