What Start-Ups and Professional Sports have in Common
There’s alot entrepreneurs can learn from the business of professional sports. It’s amazing much start-ups have in common with sport teams.
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The Worst Task an Entrepreneur Has To Do In A Start-Up
What’s the most dreaded task an entrepreneur has to do? It’s one that the entrepreneur never thinks about when beginning a start-up, and it’s inevitable. And it’s not something you can hire someone else to do in the early years.
Why Few Start-Ups Build the Fundable Dream Team
A common misconception is a start-up team is the founders and employees, but successful teams know it much more than just these people. What makes an effective team? How do you build one? What mistakes should you avoid? The success of any venture hinges upon the strength of the team and this is never more true than with a company at its beginning.
Does Revenue Sharing Work?
Revenue sharing is used to entice prospective employees to join the company. It can also be used to drive schedule progress. Some companies want to use it to develop a certain corporate culture. But does it work and is it effective?
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Finding the Right Co-founder for a Start-Up
The entrepreneur has a great idea and now it’s time to find some co-founders for your start-up. Where and how do you find them? What makes a good co-founder?
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Want Start-up Funding? Get a Marketing Plan
Start-ups need a marketing plan because these days investors are not interested in funding companies that don’t know how, where and to whom to sell their product or service. Marketing is not free nor can it be relegated to a part-time effort.
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Are you Pushing your Start-up Team out the door?
It takes a lot of effort to find the right employee and integrate them into the company, so how do you keep them from leaving the company? And what if that “right” employee turns out to be the “wrong” employee?
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Building a Start-up Team, Is Everything Really Free?
I recently heard a venture capitalist say everything is free today for start-ups – open source, tools, and people. Are people really free? Can labor costs be zero? In the early stage start-up, an individual’s performance matters a great deal. How do you attract and hire for a start-up?
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The Truth about How to Build a Start-up Team
The success or failure of a start-up often hinges upon the quality of the team assembled, and having the right combination of people at the right time is the key to success. Hiring a staff from ground zero is more difficult than it seems. Here is some proven advice on how to build a start-up team.
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Part 2 – Product Development SOS … Why is the Schedule Elusive?
Why are product development schedules so elusive, seemingly like trying to hit a moving target? Schedules are particularly crucial in a start-up because sales can’t sell what R&D doesn’t have available, and investors don’t fund hype and vaporware for very long.
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