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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

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Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. As any long-time reader of this humble blog knows, I am an ardent Beatles fan. As any long-time reader of this humble blog knows, I am an ardent Beatles fan. Beatles Business Lessons. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series.

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Balance Minimal Product Viability With Maximum Utility: Maximize Your Startup’s Value Proposition – MVP²

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With a few exceptions at the end of their career, the Beatles did not include songs that had previously been released as a single on their UK albums. According to George Martin, The Beatles’ Producer, “At the time, I didn’t want to shortchange the public. However, by the release of Sgt. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Shutup And Sell: Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Discuss Religion, Politics Or Sex(ual Orientation)

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A startup leader's primary responsibility is to maximize the return to its stakeholders, which include the company's global and local neighbors, employees, suppliers, customers and investors. In 2003, the lead singer of the country music group, The Dixie Chicks, criticized then-current President George Bush during a concert in London.

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Your Startup Should Emulate The Beatles, Not A Flock Of Seagulls

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Why did A Flock of Seagulls crash soon after their initial hit while the Beatles’ career has spanned nearly 40-years, including a number one CD (“Love”) as recently as 2007? The Beatles longevity and success was largely the result of their group dynamics, which are identical to those present in successful startups. We Can Work It Out.

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Tarzan To The Beatles: 4 Of The All-Time Greatest Business Deals

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Some of the all-time greatest business deals involve entrepreneurs who viewed the scope of their negotiations in terms of decades, rather than years. Too often, entrepreneurs negotiate deals which consider a relatively short-term time horizon. However, shrewd entrepreneurs look beyond a deal’s near-term impact.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. Entrepreneurs can learn a great deal from the manner in which Pink Floyd created DSOTM. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.