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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. The real challenge is to win massive consumer preference repeatedly. Features, availability, and brand are just the price of entry.

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Best Tips for Working from Home Effectively

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Update Antivirus Software . This is where tools like project management software can really help. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier. Project Management Software. See Reviews. Source: Harvard Business Review. VPN Reviews.

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What You Missed On Your Holiday Vacation, SoCal Technology Edition

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Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). How to find a startup mentor.

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Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I was reminded of this yesterday watching my friend Justin Kan on Snapchat with this 10-second reminder, “No matter how much you raise at your company you’ll end up spending it in 12–24 months” https://medium.com/media/8594cb16d022a083932b0f3d60b79ebd/href I would probably amend it to say 12–18 months. People do what people do.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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Reviewing financial & operational performance. As we’ve ramped up direct sales over the last few years our need to have relationships with the major media & advertising companies has become critical. Defections of large swaths of talented employees due to low morale. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature. And so on.

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How Dealstruck Is Using Crowdfunding To Power Loans For Small Businesses

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I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity. You can show them what your growth is like, give them a financial summary, and they can interact with you. My first professional experience was with a colleage from school, Ampush Media.

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Identifying Pain in the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How

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In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. If you have enough references in your arsenal you obviously want to pick out ones that you believe will resonate with your prospect due to job function or industry. This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here. Listen more.

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