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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. This is a very important to do when you first start a company. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. This article originally appeared on Inc.com. Compelling Event.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

What’s your role in the Coachella Valley area startup ecosystem? 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.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

What’s your role in the Coachella Valley area startup ecosystem? 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.

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

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. The start of marketing is figuring out a market need and a way to solve that need better than anybody else.

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Interview with Robin Richards, Internships.com

socalTECH

Robin's latest startup is Internships.com (www.internships.com), an online site focused on aggregating internship opportunities and providing resources to potential interns. We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. How did you decide to start Internships.com?

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5 Priorities For New Business Leader Self-Development

Startup Professionals Musings

In my business of mentoring new entrepreneurs and advising small company owners, I recognize that most don’t start as experienced leaders, and most don’t realize that people leadership is a primary key to their future success. Building a business is not a one-person job, and leading by edict rarely works today.

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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. Raise the conversion rate with effective follow-up. As a result, you won’t attract the investors who could fuel that kind of growth, or scale as quickly as they may demand.