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It's hard to argue against making customers happy, but if your company is making everyone happy, you've definitely stopped innovating.
A strong tech focus can lure us to lean on our startup's technology as the core value proposition of our product. This makes our sales process unproductive.
If your startup wants to launch a new product to a high level of customer engagement, you need to overpromise the features and overdeliver the results.
Entrepreneurs using modern no-code platforms don’t need to know anything about syntax. This seems like a small change, but it’s actually a pretty big deal.
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Every startup can be investable. Here are four misguided reasons to seek venture capital investment and better alternatives for each.
When you're an entrepreneur, the idea is nowhere near as important as the execution. Here are the top reasons why you might not be executing successfully.
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An easy way to kill a promising startup is to spend too much time perfecting the product. The other really good way is to launch a product that isn't perfect.
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You don't need a team of salespeople, but you need to know your product, and be able to make snap decisions about sales, revenue, and profit.
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Here's how to strategically say no to tasks that either overload you or are way out of your scope of expertise, and why this important for career growth.
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Here is the best way for a startup or a young company to add a larger-than-normal multiplier to revenue return on its limited resources.
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It's never been easier to start a side hustle than it is right now. But can you turn your part-time gig into a sustainable, scalable business?
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What happens to your team, your company, and your livelihood when a personal crisis takes you out of commission? Let's develop a plan for that.
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Before you advertise your startup or product, you'll need to know these four concepts and data points to make your advertising campaign successful.
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When pitching your startup to investors, you need to tell a good story about your path to market success, but you also need to back up that story with real facts.
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