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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

Both Sides of the Table

I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. For 1991 I was very technical and also had a lot of practical business implementation experience in technology. ” F**k.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. Gross margin (GM) is the amount of profit you make per sale of your product or service taking into account your total costs of selling that product or service. Of course a lot of this also comes down to investor trust. Valuation.

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Better Business Bureau? For who?

Eric Greenspan

Today, I received this email from the BBB: We’re writing to let you know that during the past month the Reliability Report that we publish on Make It Work was accessed 6 times. We also want you to use and understand this valuable product so that you may attract and retain customers. Please advise. First, we remain an A-.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

Of course you could start your own company. Of course I’m not suggesting people shouldn’t start a company. ” My friend Ian Sigelow wrote about this last week and advised people not to take on this kind of job. And if you want to be a CEO one day you need the messaging to reflect that.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Your lawyer is a trusted advisor, but in the end, you run your business, your lawyer does not. In other words, find a lawyer who will take the time to understand the issues underlying your business and advise you how to best accomplish your objectives while minimizing your legal exposure. Money Is Time.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. So, I put him in charge of our data centers and technical operations.

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