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8 Key Focus Elements Will Attract Startup Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Providing shoes for the poor is a laudable goal, but quite a different business than Zappos , which sells clothes profitably, and provides free shoes for the needy due to social consciousness.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused

Startup Professionals Musings

Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Providing shoes for the poor is a laudable goal, but quite a different business than Zappos , which sells clothes profitably, and provides free shoes for the needy due to social consciousness.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused

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Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Providing shoes for the poor is a laudable goal, but quite a different business than Zappos , which sells clothes profitably, and provides free shoes for the needy due to social consciousness.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. What’s Missing? They remain entrepreneurs.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. What’s Missing? They remain entrepreneurs. .

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Or blame my MarCom department who approved it. Worry about the sales results. What did we learn?

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10 Keys To Enabling Your Startup For Unicorn Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Use a minimum viable product (MVP) to validate the model.