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Finding a strategic partner, investor or buyer

Berkonomics

It will help you to focus upon the most likely candidates and save lots of time. For corporate boards, even those not looking for a buyer at this time, I often help to manage this exercise in board meetings once every few years. Even a five-minute introductory call to the CEO with no agenda works for later name recognition.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. Who are some of those companies? Bryce Maddock: It''s insane.

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5 Strategies To Capitalize On Hard Times In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are five key recovery strategies that both of us recommend to all of you: Pursue repeat business. Maybe it’s time to outsource that call center operation, or complex manufacturing setup. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

As a summary, crowdfunding today can mean any one of the following five quite different models: Rewards model. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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5 Key Recovery Strategies Counter Economic Downturns

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are five key recovery strategies that both of us recommend to all of you: Pursue repeat business. Maybe it’s time to outsource that call center operation, or complex manufacturing setup. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn.

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10 Tactics To Shorten Your Race To Cash-Flow Positive

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Especially today, when more companies are willing to work through outsourcing, freelancing, and contracting. Everyone wins with this approach.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. Every new business has unexpected pivots and adjustments, and outsourcing is easier to manage. The big question is how you can beat these odds.