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Entrepreneurs Need to Learn to Be Good at Sales
Don’t hope that a miracle will happen and your products and services will sell themselves.
Reinventing the Board Meeting
While we’ve reinvented how startups build their companies, startup investors are still having board meetings like it’s the 19th century.
Compensation for directors of startups
As a preliminary matter, Directors can fall into several categories, and compensation is most often tied to those categories.
Every company needs to frequently return to its entrepreneurial roots
Many people mistakenly think this trend is all about technology; it’s not.
Viral Marketing For Startups is Not Enough Today
More than just spending, you need to create an "experience" in this digital age which sets you apart from the banner ads, email blasts, and old-school websites out there today.
Groupon ignores wisdom of Silicon Valley
When I met Groupon co-founder and CEO Andrew Mason last year, he wore his "not made in Silicon Valley" badge proudly.
3 Stories Your Business Strategy Depends On
You (and everyone in your organization) want to be able to tell these stories because they’ll help you understand, focus, and manage your business better.
Many of today’s graduates will be tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
First, I would tell them to redefine failure.
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