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5 Practices For Developing A World-Class Startup Team

Startup Professionals Musings

These include companies across multiple industry spectrums, notably NetFlix in entertainment, AirBnB in hospitality, and Whole Foods for groceries. The most effective teams are built from people with a strong sense of values and commitment, starting at the top of the company. Embrace healthy conflict to avoid the comfort of stagnation.

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6 Ways To Doom Your Startup Despite A Great Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. With the success of Facebook and Twitter, I still see new social media startups almost every day, with most destined to fail. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Fail fast and pivot.

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Los Angeles’s Secret to Startup Success

Tech.Co

When Los Angeles, CA was listed as the fastest-growing tech startup region in 2014, many guesses were raised about the root cause of its success. No, to see the strength of Los Angeles’ startup scene, you must look at the whole story. This is one of the essential ingredients that make up a sustainable startup community.

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6 Mistakes Often Made By Entrepreneurs Due To Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. With the success of Facebook and Twitter, I still see new social media startups almost every day, with most destined to fail. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Fail fast and pivot.

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8 Negative Reactions To New Ideas And How To Prevail

Startup Professionals Musings

In many cases, the ideas may be small ones, such as starting a promotion to kick-start sales on a stalled item, or suggesting a huge strategy move to acquire Netflix and supplement an already healthy Blockbuster DVD rental business.

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Don’t Let Your Business Be A Dead Startup Walking

Startup Professionals Musings

As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. With the success of Facebook and Twitter, I still see new social media startups almost every day, with most destined to fail. Never mix up what you like with what your customers will buy. Fail fast and pivot.

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5 Keys To Capitalizing On Nondisruptive Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Not all innovations have to be as disruptive as the Netflix digital download was to Blockbuster’s DVD business. I encourage you to dream big, but start small, and size these opportunities. I found many non-disruption recommendations in the new book, “ Beyond Disruption ,” by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

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