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Your Startup Should Emulate The Beatles, Not A Flock Of Seagulls

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Why did A Flock of Seagulls crash soon after their initial hit while the Beatles’ career has spanned nearly 40-years, including a number one CD (“Love”) as recently as 2007? The Beatles longevity and success was largely the result of their group dynamics, which are identical to those present in successful startups. We Can Work It Out.

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Self-effacing Entrepreneurs Put Their Team Above Their Personal Self-interest

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However, one of the few things that angered me at a base level was when an employee would place their personal interests above those of the company. You can eliminate this point of frustration by encouraging all your employees to spend the company’s money as if it were their own. The ninth tenet outlined in Core Values. Long Spoons.

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

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I now use the Impact Matrix as a venture capital investor to help our portfolio companies objectively evaluate which initiatives they should pursue in the near-term, which they should re-considered in the future and which should be dismissed entirely. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Shutup And Sell: Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Discuss Religion, Politics Or Sex(ual Orientation)

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A startup leader's primary responsibility is to maximize the return to its stakeholders, which include the company's global and local neighbors, employees, suppliers, customers and investors. In 2003, the lead singer of the country music group, The Dixie Chicks, criticized then-current President George Bush during a concert in London.

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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

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Both operate exposed to the elements, surrounded by a handful of dedicated people, all of whom have a hands-on impact on the company’s / boat’s direction. Both operate exposed to the elements, surrounded by a handful of dedicated people, all of whom have a hands-on impact on the company’s / boat’s direction. Startup Strategy.

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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

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Both operate exposed to the elements, surrounded by a handful of dedicated people, all of whom have a hands-on impact on the company’s / boat’s direction. Both operate exposed to the elements, surrounded by a handful of dedicated people, all of whom have a hands-on impact on the company’s / boat’s direction. Startup Strategy.

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What’s Your Tribal Role At Your Startup?

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You may not realize it, but your adVenture’s Core Team, the senior executives who make the key decisions which drive the company’s strategic direction, is akin to a primitive tribe. Like the tribe, your company’s survival is always in question and never guaranteed. Note: This is Part V in the Startup Team Building series.

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