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Looking At Startups By The Rules Of Natural Selection

Startup Professionals Musings

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding.

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4 Laws Of Natural Selection Relate To Every Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Understand Survival Basics

Startup Professionals Musings

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding.

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4 Startup Survival Lessons Lead To Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding.

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Learn the Laws of the Jungle for Business Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding.

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Are You ‘Hands On’ Enough To Succeed In A Startup?

Startup Professionals Musings

Executives from large companies have sometimes long forgotten how to do this (“My people will contact your people to work out the details.”). Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures. What do we build in-house or outsource? What technology research is required? Accounting?