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7 Keys To Scaling Your Startup To Be The Next Unicorn

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet as a business advisor I am convinced that making the jump from a startup to a the next unicorn takes a different mindset, and actions most entrepreneurs are reluctant to face. Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders. Formal documentation of strategy and progress will be expected by investors.

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5 Steps To An Innovative And Winning New Venture Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. Have you set the right price for your entree, and correctly included all costs? If you can’t identify customer interest, it doesn’t matter how good your product is. But don’t practice too long.

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5 Ways Entrepreneurs Are Chefs Creating New Recipes

Startup Professionals Musings

Finally you create and document your recipe (business plan). You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. Have you set the right price for your entrée, and correctly included all costs? If you can’t identify customer interest, it doesn’t matter how good your product is. But don’t practice too long.

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6 Key Leaders Every Technical Startup Needs To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The operations superstar.

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DocStoc Launches Expert Video

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The company said the launch is a "major move" for the firm into paid-video courses, and is an evolution of the company's focus on small businesses documents. Pricing on the new courses was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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6 Team Members Who Will Make Your New Venture Robust

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet every entrepreneur I meet wants to talk about the idea, and rarely mentions the team. Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. The operations superstar.

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Why You Shouldn’t Be Fooled by Your Own Expertise

Both Sides of the Table

I was influenced heavily before my career even began because in my undergraduate work I took a ton of statistics classes that showed how easily we human brains fall prey to easy biases and slights of data and try to draw conclusions that don’t exist. Coming back with an empty chamber for the third battle is much worse than not coming back.