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5 Risk Reduction Strategies For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Timing is critical, as well as focus on marketing and customer satisfaction.

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5 Keys To Reducing Startup Risk By Building On Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Timing is critical, as well as focus on marketing and customer satisfaction.

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7 Ways Your People Skills Are The Key To Your Success

Startup Professionals Musings

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Be a visible and available expert in your domain. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Be a visible and available expert in your domain. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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A Startup That Imitates, With Innovation, Often Wins

Startup Professionals Musings

And we all know Facebook didn’t invent social media. Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Timing is critical, as well as focus on marketing and customer satisfaction.

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Growing A Services Business Requires Selling Yourself

Startup Professionals Musings

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Be a visible and available expert in your domain. Make sure everyone knows your vision and values.

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Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Need Disruptive Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

Certainly, I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. In addition, we all know that patent disclosure rules often facilitate legal reverse engineering, and innovation at this point is now much cheaper.