Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. In my role as a business advisor, I’ve long wondered how to pass their secrets along to other new ventures.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

And when Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, many people had never even heard of something called the internet. True, your business aspirations may be on a more modest scale than these world-famous brands. Use tools that can help you manage the challenging aspects of your business.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Because in his lifetime, he founded and grew not one, not two, but three multi-billion dollar businesses. With three different business models. And just like with Waste Management’s early public offering, he cashed out of Blockbuster early - in 1994 to Viacom for a whopping $8.4 In three separate industries.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 28, 2013

Steve Blank , a Silicon Valley mentor and serial-entrepreneur, recognized for developing the customer development methodology, says it best: No plan survives first contact with customers. Sure, he was talking about business models and business plans, but it applies to websites as well. Some tips. Image credit.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

A new study by CT Corporation shows that 61 percent of recent college grads want to start their own business, 45 percent believe that it is likely they will start a business, and 51 percent say starting their own business will in the long-term provide greater security than a job with an existing company.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. Business model. What’s a BHAG? Company goals. Unique offerings. Current franchisee satisfaction.

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