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How to Make Better Reference Calls

Both Sides of the Table

Reference calls. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Don’t worry about the fact that these are the references that the candidate has hand-picked – that’s part of the process.

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How Do You Reference Check a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

How do you then reference check your VC to be sure that you’ve chosen a good firm and partner? First, I would say that most entrepreneurs do almost no reference checks or at least do them very informally. I always tell entrepreneurs, “in good times of course everybody loves their VC. Happy reference checking.

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10 Course Corrections Every Startup Should Memorize

Startup Professionals Musings

The vision part is fine, but successful entrepreneurs have found that the extreme uncertainty of a new product or service usually requires many course corrections, or “pivots” to find a successful formula. This refers to a change from an application to a platform, or vice versa. This refers to the monetization or revenue model.

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Obtain Impactful Recommendations And References Leverage: Social Norming To Get Into Graduate School Or Score A Job

InfoChachkie

The reference was in the form of a gold tablet that stated, “By the strength of the eternal Heaven, holy be the Khan’s name. This golden reference effectively communicated the Emperor’s sentiments in absentia. Modern-day references are effective because they rely upon a powerful principle of influence, Social Norming.

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Are you meeting your customer’s expectations?

Berkonomics

Your first customers for any product or service form your reference base, the important group of allies that your marketing and salespeople rely upon when attempting to create buzz and make a mass market for a new product. Greatly exceed expectations at all costs. What if my resources are limited?

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7 Business Leadership Traits Persuade Customers Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, these are great, but they don’t happen without enlightened leadership coming first. Enlightenment refers to an interest in staying informed and approaching every interaction free of prejudice. Dynamic leadership refers to an energy or force that is spirited and magnetic.

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5 Ways Emotional Decisions Can Endanger Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, we never see ourselves in this mode, yet we need to recognize that all humans see reality differently through a built-in set of “cognitive biases,” based on their own unique background of experiences, training, and mental state. The antidote is to look for dissenting views that seem to form a pattern of concern.

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