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

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Note: This is Part VI in the Startup Team Building series. 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? They realized that they had to conform to their customers’ collective reality in order to succeed.

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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

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Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. As any long-time reader of this humble blog knows, I am an ardent Beatles fan. As any long-time reader of this humble blog knows, I am an ardent Beatles fan. Beatles Business Lessons. The Beatles were far from flawless. What’s Your B7?

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

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When I was an operational startup executive, I seldom lost my temper in the workplace. 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. Jeff Bezos advised his early employees at Amazon to Obsess About Customers, Not Colleagues.