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Your Startup Should Emulate The Beatles, Not A Flock Of Seagulls

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Note: This is Part VI in the Startup Team Building series. Why did A Flock of Seagulls crash soon after their initial hit while the Beatles’ career has spanned nearly 40-years, including a number one CD (“Love”) as recently as 2007? Read Part I HERE , Part II HERE , Part III HERE , Part IV HERE and Part V HERE. We Can Work It Out.

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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

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Startup Strategy. Strategic planning at a startup is guided by entrepreneurs’ innate optimistic pessimism. A startup’s overall goal is to survive until such time as it can ultimately thrive. Startup CEOs are akin to sailboat captains. The Captain’s message was clear, “Ignore the score and play as if we are tied.

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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

InfoChachkie

Startup Strategy. Strategic planning at a startup is guided by entrepreneurs’ innate optimistic pessimism. A startup’s overall goal is to survive until such time as it can ultimately thrive. Startup CEOs are akin to sailboat captains. The Captain’s message was clear, “Ignore the score and play as if we are tied.