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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Often former government employees, at the level of GS-15 and below, will leave as staffers and return the next day working for large Beltway contractors, working or managing the same programs they previously worked. In some agencies, large contractors seem to “own” sections, offices, organizations, or programs.

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Use agile budgeting to manage your cash

David Teten

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. How should a growth company manage their budget? So here’s the solution I have recommended to some of my portfolio companies: “ agile budgeting ”, i.e., monitoring a few key variables while giving managers significant flexibility.

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[INTERVIEW] Brandon Seigel, President, Wellness Works Management Partners, Madison, Wisconsin

YoungUpstarts

Now, with his business Wellness Works Management Partners, Brandon manages multiple private practices and consults with entrepreneurs and health practitioners worldwide. Describe your professional background and how it led you to create Wellness Works Management Partners. What does Wellness Works Management Partners do?

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How One Woman’s Flat Tire Inspired A Global Trucking Movement

YoungUpstarts

But she has persevered while pursuing experience in steel fabrication, traffic management, and transportation regulatory consulting. She spent almost 18 years licensing and permitting carriers in Central Wisconsin. Ellen’s ride to the top with her association group hasn’t always been smooth cruising either.

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Thinking about pricing - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

Posted at 05:09 PM in Managing Company Growth | Permalink. Managing Company Growth. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! Yet, companies add expenses every day without thinking about what those expense additions do to pricing flexibility. Pricing strategy is a big topic.

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Referrals: Worth Their Weight In Gold or Passing The Buck.

Tim Keane

Managing Company Growth. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! September 2011. March 2011. October 2010. September 2010. Categories. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. Creating The Opportunity. Funding startups. Investor Relationships. Startup ideas. The Entrepreneurial Mind.

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Hiring Executives: If You’ve Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good?

Ben's Blog

The biggest difference between being a great functional manager and being a great general manager—and particularly a great CEO—is that as a general manager, you must hire and manage people who are far more competent at their jobs than you would be at their jobs. Does she know how to hire sales managers?