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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

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Startup Mentors

SoCal CTO

Do you have any suggestions for how to find a good mentor? Great question and I believe that just like finding a Technical Advisor for your startup is critical, finding a good mentor is critical. These are not mutually exclusive and good mentors and advisors get into both. Have they worked in similar kinds of situations?

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8 Marketing Multipliers To Boost Your Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Participate in industry conferences and expositions. Finally, key national conferences will show you improvements you need to make in areas that can create multipliers without breaking your business. Seek mentoring from established industry leaders. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. Shared business support services, including telephone answering, conference rooms, teleconferencing, administrative support, and a business mailing address.

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The Perils of Shiny New Objects

Both Sides of the Table

In today’s uber-connected, social media, everything-is-public, people tell you there’s killing it with these new features, investor & mentor whiplash – it’s hard to avoid the latest thing. As I’m fond of saying “ The Scarecest Resource at a Startup is Management Bandwidth ” so choose wisely.

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8 Keys To Improving Your Image And Career Advancement

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships. Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrée to a supportive relationship.

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5 Ways To Make Innovation A Priority In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

One way to do this is to nurture mentoring relationships with experts in other disciplines, as Bill Gates did with Warren Buffet. Promote change in team culture, and provide support through smart hiring, attending industry conferences, and periodic training to all team members. Don’t wait for a crisis to force change thinking.