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8 Steps To Creating A Business From Your Startup Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. As you gather your team, recognize that they will need your help and coaching as well. A business entity has to be created and real resources applied.

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5 Steps To Get You From Your First Idea To A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

One thing I have learned the hard way in business is that implementing new ideas is usually much more difficult than conceiving the idea in the first place. That’s why I caution my aspiring entrepreneur clients against proclaiming to investors that they are a great “idea” person. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D.

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Leveraging Social Media tools/ techniques for greater personal effectiveness

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, March 25, 2010 -- Leveraging Social Media tools/ techniques for greater personal effectiveness. Featuring presentations and panel discussion by experts on Linked-in, Facebook, and other internal and external social media tools. See [link] (more).

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10 Tips On Self-Promotion To Solidify Your Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

During my many years of mentoring professionals and entrepreneurs in business, I more often see people focusing on how to get their ideas heard , than how to promote themselves. I’m convinced that great results are better than great ideas, and a great perception of you as a person is better than both ideas and results.

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8 Keys To Improving Your Image And Career Advancement

Startup Professionals Musings

Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrée to a supportive relationship. Graduate from an idea person to one who delivers results. Ideas without results kill many businesses. Loners need not apply.

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6 Marketing Specifics That Apply To Every New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s classic book “ Do It! Don’t dumb it down for social media. Craft a no-follow-up sales letter, after you have positioned yourself as the right expert, with powerful testimonials. They will call you back.

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7 Excuses I Don’t Want To Hear For New Owner Failure

Startup Professionals Musings

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that's not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” The sooner it's done, the happier you all will be. “I I just don’t have the business skills I need to compete.”

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