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10 Strategies To Find That Rare Complementary Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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Insights and Opinions: How to Start a Networking Group

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For our Insights and Opinions section this morning, we have an article from Cliff Allen , founder of SureToMeet , on how to start a networking group. One of the most often asked questions we hear from professionals in the community, is how to best network with other people in the high tech industry. READ MORE>>.

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10 Keys To Building Unstoppable Startup Partnerships

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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10 Steps To Finding The Right Startup Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are 10 common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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Start Your Company Where You Want To Live – Period

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I am writing this article while sitting on a rooftop deck, overlooking the ocean in Baja, Mexico. Home Field - The most obvious benefit is the ability to leverage your professional network of potential employees, investors and partners. When you relocate to a new area, tremendous energy must be invested in establishing a new network.

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Catching Up With Joanne Bradford, Demand Media

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The company went from a venture backed high tech startup to an IPO as a publicly traded firm, and over its time has battled the perception of being a "content farm", suffered through Google and its Panda update, and now has emerged as a major content partner for Google, via YouTube. Can you explain that process?

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I always recommend a common series of steps that I have seen working for other entrepreneurs: Write a partner description for that ideal co-founder. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours. Relocate to a more lucrative geography.