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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Even the organization''s lexicon reinforces its startup mindset. Rather, the organization provides ongoing support of its "portfolio," including strategic planning, recruitment of Board members and public relations expertise. Our fantastically inefficient Federal Government could learn a great deal from the folks at ABC.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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It’s your job to help them get oriented with the right amount of information so that when you come together you can focus on making good decisions or at least helping you discuss difficult topics rather than spending all of your time informing them. In the Early Days. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

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According to Michael, "We didn’t sit around for hours brainstorming what might make a great April Fool’s gag; in fact, we didn’t do much planning at all for Geo. On March 28 I randomly thought of the idea, pitched it to the team and got an immediately positive response. If it doesn’t come easily, don’t force it.".

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Don’t Let Your Startup O.D. On Cash

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If there happens to be a gas station along the way where you can fill up for a reasonable price, great. This absurd statement caused me to realize that I had done a poor job of instilling a sense of frugality into our organization. Sound counterintuitive? However, do not count on it. Thrive Below Your Means.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. Dreaming is great, but if you never wake up and act upon your dreams you might as well stay in bed. Hint: He was an entrepreneur.