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7 Tough Leadership Challenges Gauge Your CEO Ability

Startup Professionals Musings

I have found that many people are great critics, or can study a problem forever. The challenge of reinventing almost every aspect of a company on an ongoing basis can be overwhelming to everyone, so you are expected to provide the passion, framework, and incentives for continuous innovation.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

And when you achieve product / market fit your company often ramps revenue very fast and you need to build an organization to address it from demand generation (aka marketing) to sales discovery to implementation and after-sales support. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

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The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. The fees generated from speaking engagements and consulting can be worth several times the investment of getting your book on a best seller list. So, yes, you can buy a best seller. What about mobile?

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

I’m in the team centric sphere so every investment decision I make first & foremost centers on this plane. I made an investment in a company with deep domain knowledge. She’s protecting them from the most intellectually demanding activities. ON LEADERSHIP. You want somebody who can lead teams on three continents.

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