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Scopely Scores $340M Funding Round

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Scopely said the new funding will go towards supporting its M&A strategy as well as expansion into new product categories. The company says it now has approximately 950 employees, split between its offices and studios in the United States, Spain, Ireland, the UK, and Japan. READ MORE>>.

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10 Strategies Of Professionals Who Love What They Do

Startup Professionals Musings

My challenge has always been how to get people from the second category into the first. I always thought that I must be lucky to have found so much excitement and satisfaction from my work, so I never had any really good answers to those of you who second category who wanted to move to the first.

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10 Keys That You May Not Be Happy As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

How do you know if you should be running your own company, or concentrating on that queue of work that someone else has built for you? Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously.

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

Just ask former big brand companies, like Blockbuster, Kodak, Lehman Brothers, and Sears, what happened to them. Redefine your product to reach a new category. This strategy, often called breakaway positioning, has the intent of expanding your product opportunity into a previously unreachable category.

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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

Both Sides of the Table

And as I always assert, “Great companies are built in downturns. And it’s when mediocre companies get pulverized.” I remember, for example, when business intelligence swept through companies globally. Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. It’s when the game slows.

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How to Control Your Board Discussion and Avoid Chaos

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote the first post in a series on board meetings, entitled, “ Why You’re Not Getting the Most out of Your Board ,” which focused on the need to prepare properly, set good objectives and discuss mostly strategic topics. You’re looking to get their experiences from other companies and to challenge your thinking.

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If These Quotes Could Be You, Don’t Try A New Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

How do you know if you should be running your own company, or concentrating on that queue of work that someone else has built for you? Successful entrepreneurs love to tackle complex situations that span the spectrum from planning, making strategic decisions, and working on multiple operational crises simultaneously.

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