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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

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A friend once told me about a soccer game in which the opposing team deployed a frustratingly effective strategy. Every time they scored, their Captain ran around the field yelling, “tied score, tied score!” He continued to do this, despite the fact that they were beating my friend’s team by several goals. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Optimistically Pessimistic: Entrepreneurs Fear Near-term Failure Yet Are Assured Of Their Long-term Success

InfoChachkie

A friend once told me about a soccer game in which the opposing team deployed a frustratingly effective strategy. Every time they scored, their Captain ran around the field yelling, “tied score, tied score!” He continued to do this, despite the fact that they were beating my friend’s team by several goals. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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

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The ability to objectively critique and prioritize major initiatives is vital to an organization's long-term success. Additionally, many opportunities require financial investments, which must be considered in tandem with non-financial resource requirements. The Impact Matrix. Each criterion is scored on a scale of 0 – 10.

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Interview: Clark Benson of Founder & CEO of Ranker.com - Dicusses Playing Nice With Google

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4) One of the reasons we invested in Ranker is because one of the current investors, who also invested in one of your prior ventures, told us, “Clark will go above and beyond to get you a return on your money.” If someone is investing in me and my idea, I simply don’t want to let them down. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Maximize Your Exit By Not Selling Your Company

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To bolster our negotiating position, we engaged an investment banking firm to explore the IPO market. Although this option was not attractive to the management team, it was a viable alternative circa 2005 and it would have allowed our institutional investors to liquidate their investments. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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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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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. As Founder and CEO of Motown Records, Berry Gordy devised an effective methodology to objectively evaluate and critique the label’s music. Idea Cronyism.

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