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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

InfoChachkie

In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Your commitments to investors must be significant enough to compel them to write you a check. Fallacy: An entrepreneur’s two most precious assets are time and money. Unfortunately, consultants typically cost you both. Grant Exclusivity. Fallacy: Yes.

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

InfoChachkie

5) Allow Partners To Write Your Agreements. Thus, I will let my Big Dumb Company (BDC) partner write our agreement. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Your commitments to investors must be significant enough to compel them to write you a check. 6) Rely On A Public Relations Agency.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

InfoChachkie

Brad proudly described how the company successfully used thought leadership marketing to seed a marketplace in which companies can outsource their SEO campaigns to a legion of independent, third-party “optimizers.” In particular, Brad was impressed that, “Trada…educated people on how SEM works…and they were incredibly inclusive.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron production tech.

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The 4 Partners Early-Stage Startups Need

Tech Zulu Event

I often write about the best strategies for startup fundraising or how to manage startup financing and optimize for growth. I always recommend that early-stage startup founders outsource non-critical functions and take on part-time contractors for as long as possible. But you do need financial guidance. HR Partner.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. .