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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Others are really marketers out to make money fast, and believe that they can entice customers to any offering. His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, universities, and even high school programs. But none have any lock on success.

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7 Metaphors That Every Aspiring Leader Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe these will really help anyone recognize great leaders, and even more importantly, accelerate their own entrepreneur leadership transformation: Demonstrates a burning ambition and a burning platform (fire metaphor). If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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5 Keys To The Startup Mindset Required For Breakthrus

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Nurture advocates and partners with complementary skills.

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7 Common Themes That Indicate An Extraordinary Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe these will really help anyone recognize great leaders, and even more importantly, accelerate their own entrepreneur leadership transformation: Demonstrates a burning ambition and a burning platform (fire metaphor). If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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Don’t Be A Product Leader Still Failing In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe these will really help anyone recognize great leaders, and even more importantly, accelerate their own entrepreneur leadership transformation: Demonstrates a burning ambition and a burning platform (fire metaphor). If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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7 Leadership Metaphors To Motivate Business Leaders

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe these will really help anyone recognize great leaders, and even more importantly, accelerate their own entrepreneur leadership transformation: Demonstrates a burning ambition and a burning platform (fire metaphor). If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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How To Become an Extraordinary Entrepreneur Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

The top two on the personal side are “urgency” and “desire,” but these have to be matched on the business side with the willingness to burn the platform (change any aspect of the business) without a crisis. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.