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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. Some might say that Elon Musk epitomizes this category. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. They are often described as driven, focused, cold, ruthless, and calculating.

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

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Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! You’d imagine that companies selling tons of shelfware would quickly meet their deserved fate in the market, yet the spin around a category of software can fool buyers into thinking they “must have this product to compete.”

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Don’t Wait To Catch Up Until Your Customers Hate You

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, every business owner I know will loudly proclaim that could never happen on their watch, but secretly they are not so sure, and would like to know how to prevent it. Accelerating worldwide competition and financial upheavals are undermining established market positions. Economic/social trends demand new employee contract.

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Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part IV) - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

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Amarillo’s advice is consistent with my comments in the Startup Competition ; get to know your competitors on a personal basis, while appearing as innocuous as possible. Be vigilant and keep your eyes on your competition, especially when they are dealt their hands. The same is true with poker. Seven Card Entrepreneurial Stud.

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Not All Entrepreneurs are Cut From the Same Cloth

Startup Professionals Musings

These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. They are often described as driven, focused, cold, ruthless, and calculating.

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Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why …

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You’ve found yourself in a super hot category and – let’s face it – it’s still a very frothy venture capital funding market so you may have loads of VCs chasing you. to justify a “strategic” price. The first being a competitive acquisition offer from a fierce competitor. Let me explain.