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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

Both Sides of the Table

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. Growth markets have a way of fooling us all. When markets start to turn shelfware companies are the quickest to die.

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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Others are really marketers out to make money fast, and believe that they can entice customers to any offering. Some might say that Elon Musk epitomizes this category. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. Is your strategic plan (if you have one) a wishful dream or a perfect match for your DNA?

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Don’t Wait To Catch Up Until Your Customers Hate You

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, every business owner I know will loudly proclaim that could never happen on their watch, but secretly they are not so sure, and would like to know how to prevent it. Accelerating worldwide competition and financial upheavals are undermining established market positions. Economic/social trends demand new employee contract.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Same as strategic – hard to reach, hard to get to know easily. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Same as strategic – hard to reach, hard to get to know easily. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans.

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Startup Children – How To Parent An Entrepreneur (Part IV) - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

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However, in cards and real-life, you can have a dramatic impact on your ultimate success by ensuring that you recognize when good fortune presents itself, and augment your luck with sound, strategic decisions. You have to make the most of the cards dealt to you, both in poker, and when charting the course of your adVenture.

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Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why …

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You’ve found yourself in a super hot category and – let’s face it – it’s still a very frothy venture capital funding market so you may have loads of VCs chasing you. “Giving up 1% of your market cap to take out biggest threat is a savvy move.” to justify a “strategic” price.