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Apply Hospitality-Driven Thinking to Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers. Tech may be the tool, but hospitality – making life a little easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for your customer, is the winning focus.

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. HR rules are local.

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International Cultures are Key Business Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

As a follow-on to that article, here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. HR rules are local.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. So, I put him in charge of our data centers and technical operations. Find a Simple Way to Tell a Complex Story (and ano. ► March (1) Office 2.0: Where's Jack Bauer?

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