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What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like This …

Both Sides of the Table

He spent a few months building out the software because just taking stuff from people isn’t that difficult. After 9 months it was time to raise seed capital and go test drive our new software and processes. We both loved the idea and within weeks he was moved to LA and worked out of our office on the concept as an EIR.

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[Review] Heart, Smarts, Guts, And Luck

YoungUpstarts

Harrington and Tsun-Yan Hsieh , are contained their book “ Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck: What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business “, or HSGL for short. Tjan, Richard J. At each inflexion point in the growth of a business (following Peter Drucker’s S-curve), different proportions of HSGL are needed.

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[Review] The Social Customer

YoungUpstarts

Covering a wide range of topics on social Customer Relationship Management (CRM), this ambitious book spans a wide spectrum of social business topics. From the Use Cases, the book proposes that a Social CRM methodology could be adopted. S = Strategy, the stuff that the book teaches. m = Measurement, a necessary evil.

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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

YoungUpstarts

Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. Your revenue is the $75 million you got paid in booking fees. ” Harsh, but reality.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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Being who you are, if who you are is being better

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

But there’s 100 organization systems and tools, and blogs and books for training.). Congratulations, me, you just out-witted your to-do software. You certainly should compromise your ethics and your sense of taste and awesomeness, because those are some of the few things that can differentiate you and your company in the world.