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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. That's fairly uncommon.

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Annual reviews or constant feedback?

Berkonomics

What metrics will you use to fairly evaluate each direct report? Many companies do not take the time to perform such reviews and end up paying the price in adverse rulings by courts or commissioners based upon verbal statements alone. In terms of time, this can be expensive and disruptive to you and your direct reports. Our conclusion.

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8 Key Disciplines Are Essential To Scale Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics. Control costs and adjust prices to maintain your margin. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale.

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Quality, Quantity, and Values – Rating Your Associates.

Berkonomics

When an employee is subsequently dismissed for any reason, the documentation of past performance and reviews, including any past notification of weaknesses or warnings, becomes an important shield to protect the company against a subsequent lawsuit or challenge from a state employee review process. Email readers, continue here.]

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7 Strategies To Avoid the Curse of Business-As-Usual

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I still find businesses asking you to print, sign, and return documents by mail in lieu of digital signatures or email. You need to communicate quantified and updates goals quarterly, including the metrics to assess progress and success. In my mind, these are killing their businesses.