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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

They don’t realize that according to statistics , more than 90 percent of satisfied entrepreneurs use bootstrapping, since other people’s money always comes with strings, most of them negative. Very few entrepreneurs I know have the patience and time to communicate to the satisfaction of all investors.

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Scaling a Business by Cloning Yourself is Tough

Startup Professionals Musings

Create and maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is very important for all companies, but it is everything for a services company. In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product).

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Products vs Services – Critical Success Factors

Startup Professionals Musings

Create and maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is very important for all companies, but it is everything for a services company. In addition, the statistics show that over half of new startups, perhaps as high as 75%, provide services only (no product).

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. They also suggest that a business valuation discipline has returned to the Valley. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Reasons For Joining The New Startup Wave Now

Startup Professionals Musings

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. IPO proceeds also shattered 2013’s high-water mark of $55 billion, with an impressive $85 billion in proceeds.

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