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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

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Similar to the entrepreneurial attributes described in The Lemonade Principle , a newspaper route not only built character, it prepared children for a lifetime of success. Sales – Many publishers, including Grit, encouraged newspaper boys to create new routes and expand existing ones by aggressively selling subscriptions to non-subscribers.

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When Hiring Entrepreneurs, Ignore Their Resumes

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Yet, all of them, save the drummer, were successful salespeople during my multi-year tenure as the company’s sales leader. Adequate people can turn lemons into lemonade. In order to find out who the candidate is, not just what they have done, consider the following issues: How did they accomplish the tasks outlined on their resume?

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Ten Rookie Startup Mistakes You Won’t Make

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1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Rationale: I cannot afford to hire a direct sales force. Thus, I will recruit independent distributors and they will sell my new and innovative products on my behalf. Public relations at a startup is a sales process. 7) Hire A Consultant.

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

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His product auto-posted a testimonial from Dave Morin into Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg called the tactic “lame.&# Yet a quick response clearly made this Chill moment into lemonade. Startups often have advisors that help on recruiting, fund raising, biz dev, sales, etc. Develop Trusted Advisors. Year round.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Repeatedly organize yard sales in which you sold your broken toys, books you wrote and illustrated, along with overly sugared lemonade and burnt cookies. The actions of your youth, when you were not influenced by societies’ norms or the lure of wealth, may offer insight into your true desires and proclivities.