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With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility

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On the first day of class, Professor Greathouse told his students, “Take a look around the class, these are the people you will most likely start a company with,” and boy was he right. Each week he brought in passionate and successful entrepreneurs to speak to his students and give advice about the different facets of creating a startup.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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And here’s an important point that I think modern entrepreneurs often forget: Investors are “co-owners” of your business. Over time you start to figure out who you customers are and how to sell to them or how to get them to adopt your products if you’re a consumer-oriented startup. In the Early Days. Mentorship.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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It is surprising how often entrepreneurs forget this simple fact. A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. As outlined in Beware the Consultant , be wary when selecting a professional services firm.