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Social Networks Don’t Automate Personal Contacts

Startup Professionals Musings

Social networking can help, but a large list of online friends and followers is no substitute for a smaller list of personal and ongoing business relationships. As background, I attended several educational institutions both in the US and abroad. Obviously they disseminate a lot of information through these networks.

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Streamlining The Sports Recruiting Process with FieldLevel

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That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

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Maintaining Contacts is Not Social Networking

Startup Professionals Musings

Gemassmer We all intuitively believe in maintaining personal and business contacts, but most of us don’t do well in this area, despite the advent of social networking. This clearly represents a good education with numerous contacts around the world. Tags: social networking entrepreneur contact info business.

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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. Neither is effective without the other.

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How Great Entrepreneurs Spell Continuous Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Training and coaching. But these still need coaching on the unknowns, and ongoing education to keep up with the industry and the technology. Idea management.

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10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. Neither is effective without the other.

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10 Keys To Evolution From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. Delivering a superlative experience is the only way to get truly loyal clients, repeat business, and expansion through social networks. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. Neither is effective without the other.

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