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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival. These days, the market is moving so fast that it is rarely adequate to rely only on internal development to keep up with change.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as a mentor to many business professionals, I still see some who have no idea how to adapt to the new realities. Market your business expertise. In today’s gig economy, your professional reputation, references, and your ability to market yourself are the keys to success.

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The Peter Principle Can Paralyze Your Startup Team

Startup Professionals Musings

The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. As the founder, you won’t have a finance chief, a marketing staff or a requirements manager. Provide mentoring and self-learning opportunities.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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So, how is it you ended up going from a technology infrastructure entrepreneur at SkyPipeline, to the consumer market with Visalus? I'm an operator, and I know about firing, hiring, layoffs, shutting things down, opening this up, expanding, scaling, and how you go through doing all of that.