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The Impact Matrix: Prioritize Your 2013 Initiatives Using This Startup Ninja Tool

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Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. Resources : 2 - relatively small. Impact : 3 - relatively small. Share and Enjoy.

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Combustion Matters More Than Scale

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Scaling also requires: (i) adequate capital, (ii) an infrastructure that supports internal operations and the efficient and economical delivery of the company''s value proposition, and (iii) an execution, process-oriented executive team. Self-sustainability results in numerous opportunities that can significantly impact an emerging business.

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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

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Some of the most common include: Junked-up Capital Table – A hodgepodge of small investors who may cause potential headaches for management and/or institutional investors. As such, remote members in key roles should be prepared to either routinely commute or relocate, once institutional capital is secured. Frictionless Fundraising.

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What The Heck Does “Traction” Really Mean To A VC?

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Once people who do not know you and have no vested interest in your company's success begin expending their time, money and resources to leverage your value proposition, you are gaining traction. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

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The nasty and brutish deaths of the unfortunate turtles are disquieting , but the process ensures that the survivors are (on average) strong, healthy and able to capitalize on the ecosystem''s resources. There is a similar Darwinian aspect to venture capital investing.

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Commission Junction Co-Founder Lex Sisney Applies A Scientific Approach To Analyzing Your Business

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To this day, Commission Junction remains the dominant player despite Google's significant investment of time, money and resources. Incremental energy is derived from the system’s environment, defined in business terms as: financial capital, talented employees, partnerships, market clout, etc. Every system has a finite amount of energy.

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Startup Sales Lessons From TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress”

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Such pro active communications allows startups to be more responsive than their larger, resource-rich competitors. In some instances, a well-meaning champion does not have the social and political capital to close the sale. In non-reality TV sales situations, it is frequently difficult to identify your true champion. Share and Enjoy.

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