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5 Priorities For New Business Leader Self-Development

Startup Professionals Musings

That means constantly seeking feedback, taking time for relevant seminars and guidance, and looking for positive changes in the organization. Good leaders never complain about what they can’t control, and never demand results from team members which are outside their control.

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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. while your sales people focus on the near-term deals and hitting your quarterly targets.

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy. Don’t forget seminars and events. As a result, you won’t attract the investors who could fuel that kind of growth, or scale as quickly as they may demand. Shape your business by design, not by default.

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Cloud Computing is Not All Sunshine Yet

Startup Professionals Musings

A typical definition (from Wikipedia) is that “cloud computing, is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.” That’s about 25 words which I’m certain doesn’t paint much of a picture to the entrepreneurs I know.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Thus you end up with Demand Media that booms until Google algorithm changes (Panda) changes send it off a cliff along with many other companies overly reliant upon one “place” and one “promotional” method. So What is This Underbelly of Which You Speak?

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

Our business services group also provides seminars in financial literacy, business planning, dressing for success, surviving the summer business cycles, and other relevant subjects of interest to the business community. We also produce the annual economic summit for the Coachella Valley.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

Our business services group also provides seminars in financial literacy, business planning, dressing for success, surviving the summer business cycles, and other relevant subjects of interest to the business community. We also produce the annual economic summit for the Coachella Valley.

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