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The 12 Laws Of Entrepreneurial Power

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3) Law 8 - Make Other People Come To You – Use Bait If Necessary. Build your network by asking your stakeholders for introductions and references. Let your actions convey your capabilities - deliver value to your customers rather than promises of future greatness. Greene''s book. 1) Law 4 - Always Say Less than Necessary.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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It’s your job to help them get oriented with the right amount of information so that when you come together you can focus on making good decisions or at least helping you discuss difficult topics rather than spending all of your time informing them. In the Early Days. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

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Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0 According to Michael, "We didn’t sit around for hours brainstorming what might make a great April Fool’s gag; in fact, we didn’t do much planning at all for Geo. On March 28 I randomly thought of the idea, pitched it to the team and got an immediately positive response.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

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Acrobatic ninjas, the Austin Police and several livid tradeshow executives – a perfect recipe for a reality television show, but not a great combination for Seth Epstein’s startup, Social Stay. Note: the story takes place in Austin, not Dallas, which I incorrectly reference in the video. Parcours Ninjas Vs. The Austin Police.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. Dreaming is great, but if you never wake up and act upon your dreams you might as well stay in bed. Hint: He was an entrepreneur.