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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. Journalists don’t often write stories that talk about, “This cool new company I met at a conference.”

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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. Everyone must know how to listen, talk and write. Most startups don’t have the time or resources to send team members to formal training classes, either in-house or off-site.

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Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion, Not A Choice

InfoChachkie

As described in Advice For Emerging Entrepreneurs , let the BDC train you and grant you opportunities to make mistakes on their time, on their dime. In your own startup, you might experience lean times, but you never will be crushed in a stampede, like a middle-manager in a corporate layoff. Keep your write-ups to a single page.

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Freelancers Are The New Entrepreneurs For Services

Startup Professionals Musings

Writing specialists. Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Information specialists. Software specialists. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneurs Can Thrive on Services or Products

Startup Professionals Musings

Writing specialists. Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Information specialists. Software specialists. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneurs can be Specialists or Generalists

Startup Professionals Musings

Writing specialists. Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Information specialists. Software specialists. Marty Zwilling.