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Smart Entrepreneurs Follow the Zig Zag Principle

Startup Professionals Musings

Zigging and zagging amongst the obstacles is the fun part of being an entrepreneur, and it’s what sets you apart from the average worker who knows exactly what he or she has to do every day to get paid. There are certain foundational elements that every entrepreneur must build on to succeed, as well as some critical tools we all need.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

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10 Sage Quotes From $100M Entrepreneur Winners

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs are a notoriously stubborn (some say confident) group of people, so I see many of them making the same mistakes that predecessors have made. All the quotes come from entrepreneurs who have built and sold at least one $100 million company. You can be a leader without being the best at everything. You can play a role.

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Building a Startup is Navigating an Obstacle Course

Startup Professionals Musings

Zigging and zagging amongst the obstacles is the fun part of being an entrepreneur, and it’s what sets you apart from the average worker who knows exactly what he or she has to do every day to get paid. There are certain foundational elements that every entrepreneur must build on to succeed, as well as some critical tools we all need.

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Ten Golden Insights From Successful Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs are a notoriously stubborn (some say confident) group of people, so I see many of them making the same mistakes that predecessors have made. All the quotes come from entrepreneurs who have built and sold at least one $100 million company. You can be a leader without being the best at everything. You can play a role.

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Israeli Tech Firms Eye Southern California

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Wagner said his firm--which provides services for telecom service providers--is looking at Southern California as a possible location for an additional office, but has its North American operations in Silicon Valley.

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Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day

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Alex Nocifera: We help the enterprise, large brands, working with brands like US Cellular, Panera Bread, Square, Uber, and help them generate demand for their products and services in a local, acute manner. So, the old school approach, zig to the zag, is a well timed strategy for marketers. operating plan adjustment.

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