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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. Between the mid nineties until 2007 wireless carriers around the world religiously protected the software that went on to phones and they guarded the end consumer relationship by controlling this software.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

Write things down. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. I was to tell noone until the contract was signed.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

Write things down. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. I was to tell noone until the contract was signed.

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. The initial contract was worth about $500,000 and the whole value of the contract would have been worth a couple of million over the years.

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5 Mistakes to Avoid Making With Your Executive Summary

Tech Zulu Event

to “where can I get help writing one?” Don’t outsource the job. While it may be tempting, with everything that you have to do, to try to find someone else to write your executive summary, you really need to do this yourself. It will also provide the crucial supporting reference to your executive summary.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

Cost Per Click (CPC) or Download (CPD) – As the name implies, advertisers pay only for clicks on its advertisements or when a user downloads its software, case study or whitepaper. Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign. . As described more fully in Thrill The Messenger.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. Scale your funding requests to the value of your startup today, consisting of assets, contracts, and intellectual property you currently own.

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