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We Need Entrepreneurs Who Think Like Revolutionaries

Startup Professionals Musings

The realm of an entrepreneur is all about change, but in my experience as a mentor to business founders, I hear too much about incremental change, and not enough about revolutionary change. Today every small business can look big, via a modern website, visibility on social media, and taking an active role in popular causes.

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5 Elements Of Innovation That Are Not Product Related

Startup Professionals Musings

If we build it, they will come ” may have worked as a movie theme for Kevin Costner, but as an investor, I tell entrepreneurs a great solution is not enough. Of course, the best evidence is you have done it before, and succeeded more often than you failed. Reputation capital: visible track record for innovation.

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7 Personal Work Principles Drive Your Business Luck

Startup Professionals Musings

Every good entrepreneur learns to pivot, and learn from that experience, but never see failure. Mark Zuckerberg started Facemash as a dating site for Harvard elite, but found success only after morphing it to Facebook social media for all. Of course, an even better way to improve your luck is to work harder and smarter.

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