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Scaling a Business by Cloning Yourself is Tough

Startup Professionals Musings

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Every partner and employee can kill your success potential in a heartbeat, so don’t take shortcuts on your hiring and training practices. Make it happen.

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Products vs Services – Critical Success Factors

Startup Professionals Musings

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Every partner and employee can kill your success potential in a heartbeat, so don’t take shortcuts on your hiring and training practices. Make it happen. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

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It may sound counterintuitive, but the greater constraint investors place on their financial resources during a downturn, the better your chances of success, given (of course) that your adVenture is able to either secure funding or generate adequate revenue from customers, as described below in reason #7 – Customer Dollars Taste Great.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Chief Human Resources Officer (VP Personnel). This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents. They should get their satisfaction from building their business, rather than building their title.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Chief Human Resources Officer (VP Personnel). This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents. They should get their satisfaction from building their business, rather than building their title.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Chief Human Resources Officer (VP Personnel). This is a fancy title for a personnel manager in a large corporation who keeps track of all the hiring and firing, and has a staff to build job descriptions and personnel policy documents. They should get their satisfaction from building their business, rather than building their title.

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