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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Business Quote

Hearpreneur

This has been the guiding principle in how I created my business. Buyers win, content creators win, affiliates win, and as a result of those wins, we win.) My second favorite quote isn’t necessarily a business quote, but it definitely applies to the sense of pride and fulfillment most aspire to in their life’s work.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

You really have to lean in and say, "Okay. Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do. So even in these dark days you have to be opportunistic. You can't fall back. Oh, no question.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Technographics vendors such as Builtwith , Datanyze , HG Data , Stackshare, and Stacklist help CEOs identify the right tech platform on which to build their business; they’re also helpful for investors to due diligence a company’s tech stack choices. Similarly, Corsis uses benchmarking data to understand technology spend patterns.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Nosake From nothing to losing money every month with no business model in sight. Without having deep connections in the SV/VC community, there is no way that a “guy with an idea” will crack into that world without a strong (really strong) business model. Hopefully your idea of business model isn’t “ad revenue based”.

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Creating Financial Freedom: Lessons From Successful Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

A couple examples of passive income ideas include: A niche affiliate website. For example, Lucie’s List is an affiliate site that helps moms survive pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood in general. Buffett made his first stock purchase when he was just 11 years old. Focusing on the bigger picture can be extremely daunting.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.