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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

You may think that passion and hard work are all you need, but I believe we all have unique strengths , and you need to recognize yours, and capitalize on them above all else, in order to get the advantage you need to win in business. In the business world, your ability to raise money is often paramount to your success.

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Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs: Need Friends On The Startup Playground

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Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. The same phenomenon is true for startups. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part III) - Board Games Can Teach Children Negotiating And Risk Taking Skills

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When you play Monopoly with your children, you can subtly underscore an entrepreneurial mindset in their gameplay which will ultimately help them develop valuable startup skills, as described below. Thus, as is true with any startup, survival is paramount. Hands On Learning. America’s Not-So Secret Weapon.

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Interview with Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler

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Anne Walls and John Singleton are co-founders of WordHustler (www.wordhustler.com), a local Hollywood startup looking to help writers connect with publishers. We caught up with both Anne and John to learn more about the company. We are trying to keep it competitive. WordHustler launched in May of 2008 in a beta.

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7 Ways To Counter The “I’m Too Busy” Syndrome At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Capitalize on deadlines to maintain a sense of urgency. Your competitive drive for success will cause you to dive in with more energy and not be easily distracted. Perfection is not really possible nor necessary in most business tasks, so I recommend the same strategy that good startups use on products, before shipping to customers.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. That''s a pretty big paradigm shift.