Remove category partnerships
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5 Forces That Kill Momentum For Business First-Movers

Startup Professionals Musings

Despite the fact that most of the CEOs I advise would claim to be in the first category, when I dig deeper I find that at best they are fast followers , due to the time consuming challenges of transforming any business in this digital age. Set up training courses that highlight agility, and adopt agile working practices.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

Of course I have. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Who can get them to communicate the bigger picture message top-down to their teams to embrace the startup community and unleash local partnerships? I’m in Seattle this week.