What positives does Gen-Y (Millennials) bring to your startup, and what management strategies will work most effectively and productively with them? Everyone is quick to point out their shortcomings and idiosyncrasies, but I see some attractive attributes from a business perspective, including the following
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Six Management Strategies That Work With Gen-Y
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5023 days ago
Nine Keys To A Winning Startup Channel Strategy
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5027 days ago
Once you have succeeded in developing a solution and obtained initial funding, the next challenge is to penetrate the relevant domestic and international markets. For that, you need to implement a winning distribution channel strategy. Common channel strategies include direct to customer, distributor, and joint venture arrangements
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Gen-X May Be Forgotten, But They Run Business
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5028 days ago
What happened to Generation X? They are generally defined as anyone born between 1965 and 1980, sandwiched between 80 million Baby Boomers and 78 million Millennials (Gen-Y). Gen-X has just 46 million members, making it the lost child demographic
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Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford To Be Email Deadbeats
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5030 days ago
Like it or not, email is still a major business and personal communication vehicle, just like telephone calls. Your business and your integrity are being judged every day by your responsiveness to emails, and no one likes to do business with a dead-letter box. Unresponsive people and businesses lose friends and customers quickly
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Why It’s Not Healthy To Be A Stealthy Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5031 days ago
Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast
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Competitor Traps Every Startup Pitch Should Avoid
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5032 days ago
Every entrepreneur should spend plenty of time thinking about competitors, and how they relate to your business, but you need to be very careful what you say out loud about them to your team, your investors, and your customers. What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrit
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If Money Is Your Goal, Don’t Be An Entrepreneur
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5034 days ago
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are broke. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. They rush in with a passion to better the world, and money is just an indication of their progress
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Six Keys to Increasing Startup Change Readiness
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5035 days ago
Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Despite their own focus on changing the world, they often forget that they too have to change rapidly and often as the market evolves. Too many find that out too late, and are left chasing a rabbit that is long gone
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Seven Startup Co-Founder Partnerships From Hell
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5037 days ago
Most entrepreneurs who start a company alone soon come to the conclusion that two heads are better than one – someone to share the workload, the hard decisions, and the costs. In a moment of crisis, you may be tempted to take on the first person expressing interest. This would be a mistake, and could easily cost you your startup
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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 5038 days ago
I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company
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