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Bold Entrepreneurs Now Create New Market Categories

Startup Professionals Musings

Have you noticed that the really big startup wins in the last couple of decades have come from creating and dominating new market categories, more than just new solutions? Steve Jobs was a master new category king, by preaching the need for new thinking as he introduced the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

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8 Keys To Effective Delegation For All Perfectionists

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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7 Keys To Transforming A Dream Into Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

If you find yourself in this category, try the following simple steps highlighted by Brian Tracy in his classic book “ No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline ”: Decide exactly what you want. If it is a big enough goal, set intermediate milestones for measurement reference points. Set a deadline with specific milestones.

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8 Steps To Stop Killing Yourself As A Micro-Manager

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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7 Steps To Meeting Your Goals With Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

If you find yourself in this category, try the following simple steps highlighted by Brian Tracy in his classic book “ No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline ”: Decide exactly what you want. If it is a big enough goal, set intermediate milestones for measurement reference points. Set a deadline with specific milestones.

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Every Entrepreneur Wins With A Goal-Oriented Mindset

Startup Professionals Musings

If you find yourself in this category, try the following simple steps highlighted by Brian Tracy in his classic book “ No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipline ”: Decide exactly what you want. If it is a big enough goal, set intermediate milestones for measurement reference points. Set a deadline with specific milestones.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. I’m spending a lot of time looking at investments in this category and have already completed one investment in the space.