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5 Ways To Sample The Joy Of An Entrepreneur Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are a few of my favorites sampling techniques that I have seen work out well over the years: Take a job for a while with an early-stage startup. Attend industry and investor meetings and conferences.

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Hire a consultant; ignore the advice!

Berkonomics

Consultants are good in that you can sample their work with short projects, change to other consultants quickly, and stop using them when a project is completed. The ideal use of consultants… At one time or another, most all businesses use consultants to fill the gaps in knowledge or to provide guidance for management.

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5 Ways To Safely Sample The Entrepreneur Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot. Your best job leads will come from other entrepreneurs.

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Broadom Expands 10GbE, 40GbE Products

socalTECH

Both announcements were made to coincide with the ongoing OFC/NFOEC Technical Conference, a conference aimed at the optical fiber networking market. The firm said its PHY products are sampling now, with production in mid-2012; its mux/demux products are expected to hit production volumes in the first half of the year.

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Hire a consultant; ignore the advice.

Berkonomics

Consultants are good in that you can sample their work with short projects, change to other consultants quickly, and stop using them when a project is completed. At one time or another, most all businesses use consultants to fill the gaps in knowledge or to provide guidance for management.

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6 Guidelines For How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. There are many samples available from known sources, including this one from my website. Build trust first. Discussions with potential strategic partners. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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6 Tips For When And How To Disclose Your Startup Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. There are many samples available from known sources, including this one from my website. Build trust first. Discussions with potential strategic partners. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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