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Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs - Sweet Sixteen Kisses of Death

InfoChachkie

Just as Batman repeatedly avoids Poison Ivy’s kiss of death, so too must entrepreneurs avoid the Kiss of Death provisions which BDCs attempt to include in their agreements. Kiss of Death Provisions. Note: This is part I of a three part series. Access part II HERE and part III HERE when they are posted.

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8 Levels Of Responsibility Lead To Change In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup investor, I view any evidence of a victim mentality as the kiss of death. Smart entrepreneurs know they must deliver a quality product, develop a winning business model, and attract real customers. With all these elements, people can move from accountability to total leadership. Wait and hope for a miracle.

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7 Leadership Failures To Abolish In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Overwhelm is a feeling that always precedes growth, and is a state in which your brain is developing new pathways and connections. Even one task done with mediocrity can be the kiss of death for any business, or any career. Darryl Rosen, in the classic book “ Table for Three? Worry and fret about everything.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. That died with waterfall software development. Do you really want to spent $100k building a product to discover through Customer Development that the market is too small? There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0

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Success In Any Business Is All About Accountability

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup investor, I view any evidence of a victim mentality as the kiss of death. Smart entrepreneurs know they must deliver a quality product, develop a winning business model, and attract real customers. With all these elements, people can move from accountability to total leadership. Wait and hope for a miracle.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Note: This is part III of a four part series.

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7 Leadership Behaviors Startups Must Never Tolerate

Startup Professionals Musings

Overwhelm is a feeling that always precedes growth, and is a state in which your brain is developing new pathways and connections. Even one task done with mediocrity can be the kiss of death for any business, or any career. Darryl Rosen, in “ Table for Three? Worry and fret about everything. Criticize others and the company.

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