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Do you need an advisory board?

Berkonomics

How about using the names for marketing, fundraising? Advisors fill blind spots in the corporate knowledge base and guide you in areas where you feel you have a personal weakness. Create a formal advisor agreement listing expectations.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

The founder pair said they wanted to work with her because of her knowledge base of B2B marketplaces and experience in scaling this type of business. We have seen a lot of stuff in inventory management but most of it are tools for one side of the market,” Kaden added.

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8 Types of Aspiring Entrepreneurs Who Will Not Start

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, with a pervasively connected and constantly updated Internet knowledge base, online self-learning is always available and more productive. In today’s rapidly changing market, perfection is a fleeting and impractical objective. Irrational fear of failure or embarrassment.

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Broadcom Acquires NetLogic

socalTECH

Iirvine-based Broadcom announced this morning that it is in a deal to acquire NetLogic Microsystems , a developer of semiconductors for the networking market, in a deal worth approximately $3.7 Broadcom said it has entered into a definitive merger agreement where it will pay $50 per share for NetLogic. READ MORE>>.

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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s knowledge-based and highly competitive environment, strategic leadership and company direction can still most quickly be decided and executed in a hierarchical organization. Market evolution is not the same as company success. Leadership and hierarchy perform strategic functions.

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How would you like a great advisory board?

Berkonomics

Advisors fill blind spots in the corporate knowledge base and guide you in areas where you feel you have a personal weakness. There is no rule as to uniformity of pay, as some advisors may be willing to serve at no cost while others are industry consultants used to receiving fair payment for services rendered.

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7 Ways Of Using An Immigrant Culture In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Immigrants may have an advantage here, but everyone has to opportunity to apply what they know to different contexts, and all must continually broaden their thinking and knowledge base. Look at the world as today’s global market. This applies not only to finding customers, but also to manufacturing, financing, and future growth.

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