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5 Secrets That Make Jeff Bezos The Leader Of The Pack

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, he continues to invest in space travel and energy harvesting ( Blue Origin ), even though we haven’t yet run out of energy, and we still have space for growth. As a side benefit, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row. Avoid PowerPoint and graphic slide presentations.

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5 Steps To Reduce Due Diligence Investment Failures

Startup Professionals Musings

In my activities as an angel investor, and my work with new ventures seeking investment, I find the “due diligence” stage to be fraught with the most risk. Usually this stage only really starts after an investor has expressed serious interest, or already informally agreed to invest. Update reference customers, partners, and vendors.

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4 Entrepreneur Categories Hunt For Market Innovations

Startup Professionals Musings

They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Look For The Hunter Gene In Every New Venture Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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4 Entrepreneur Types That Survive Best In The Hunt

Startup Professionals Musings

They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Real Entrepreneurs Are Hunters Rather Than Farmers

Startup Professionals Musings

They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Why The Best Entrepreneurs Enjoy The Hunter Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.