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Here are four ways I've experienced the low-growth to high-growth transformation, either with my own startups, those I've advised, or those I've worked for.
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The advice given to entrepreneurs, "Do one thing very well" is dangerously short-sighted. And in some cases, that advice can set up a startup for eventual failure.
A feature is something your product does. A solution is something your customer needs. Startups use cool features to cover up poor solutions way too often.
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No-code tools have quickly become powerful building blocks for both technical and non-technical creators alike.
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Undervaluing a product or service is a common startup pricing mistake. So here are four pricing rules I run every new business through.
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Startup growth is an ongoing process that requires accessing both sides of your "startup brain." Here's a process to get you on the road to scalable growth.
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For a startup to afford great talent, there must be tradeoffs to fill the money gaps on each side. The most valuable salary tradeoff isn't equity.
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Launching a new startup isn't about scraping together money, throwing an MVP at a market, and hoping it sticks. Experienced founders take these steps to move forward.
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Your startup has a great product. You've found product market fit. You've got customers - maybe a few, maybe a lot. But you don't have traction. Now what?
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Best practices for approaching a big sales deal with a large customer or partner - including examples of how I did it right and wrong.
Five preventive steps that will put your startup in its best position to survive and thrive -- in both good and bad times.
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Use these startup selling tactics cautiously. They've worked wonders for me. And also gotten me into a lot of trouble.
Forget 'Learn to Code.' Learn to 'No-Code' Instead -- It's time to put critical and creative coding concepts ahead of syntax and rote memorization.
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Here's what I've learned about how to keep all that debt from pulling you under, from over 20 years running or working with dozens of startups.