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Better Business Bureau? For who?

Eric Greenspan

He told me this was a service the BBB provided to its customers since they saved so much money on the same service. I was saddened to read them as we really are all about EXTREME Customer Service at Make It Work. Please advise. Can you please advise how to remedy these issues. Shocking, right? Here are some stats.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

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. In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” Of course a lot of this also comes down to investor trust.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

Both Sides of the Table

Good entrepreneurs can admit when their course of action was wrong and learn from it. I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. He would have found somebody technical and inspired that individual to work for equity or deferred payment. I said that was my point.

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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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DefCon 22 | DISOBEY!

Tech Zulu Event

Or what if you found out that it’s possible for hacker terrorists to disrupt 911 calls when emergency services might be needed most? Most of these complaints are against Rachel at Cardholder Services or one of her robotic minions … The pitches may vary but the punch line is always the same: “Press One to Learn More!”

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

As outlined in Beware the Consultant , be wary when selecting a professional services firm. Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. Even so, the majority of firms focus on servicing well-established BDC’s. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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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

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. 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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