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The Impact Matrix: Prioritize Your 2013 Initiatives Using This Startup Ninja Tool

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During my many years as an entrepreneur, I developed the Impact Matrix to help me prioritize such significant, long-term initiatives. Resources Required – At high-tech startups, required resources include developers’ time and the opportunity cost associated with alternative uses of the developers’ 12-hour workdays. The Impact Matrix.

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Know When To Declare Defeat And Toss Out A Bad Idea – Do Not Be Afraid To Say, “That Baby Be Ugly!”

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The ability to objectively critique ones creative output is vital to an entrepreneur. For instance, when a venture capital partner votes for a follow-on investment in exchange for the future support of one of her investments, idea cronyism is at work. During the 1960’s, Motown’s artistic success was unprecedented. Idea Cronyism.

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