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How I Invest

Both Sides of the Table

I answered in the same way I always do so I thought I’d just write it publicly. “I I love businesses that aim to massively reduce the costs of products or services in a way that makes a product or service vastly more accessibility and in which incumbents would have a hard time competing. I fall in love.” Innovator’s Dilemma.

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7 Staffing Strategies That May Cost You Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

She entered you reservation by writing in a time slot in a paper calendar and you were in. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. The hostess worked from 4-10pm so you had to call during these hours. Top Photo Credit.

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7 Ways To Hire Your Way To Failure In A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover.

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The LG Optimus G Pro | Not Just Another Pretty Face

Tech Zulu Event

with a two-year service agreement beginning May 10. ″ 1920 x 1080p Full HD IPS Screen (400 ppi resolution). Despite the ability to fine-tune your keyboard/settings for one-handed operation though, such a large screen is really a bit unwieldy to navigate without both hands. Receive text messages in a new window overlay.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. The power of large screen real estate. They are location aware, which is important in personalizing the service offering. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. The power of a keyboard.

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My story: Fail locally, one customer at a time.

Berkonomics

I was fortunate that I could write software and doubly fortunate that my despair at working for ‘the Man’ – and feeling compelled to strike out on my own – coincided with the dawn of the personal computer era. And I would learn customer service. I became an entrepreneur by default.

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