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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Minimize one-time sales in your business model. You need a stable customer base with an automatically renewing revenue stream, such as the subscription model.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

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In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Bridge or exit stage.

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Organic Growth Startups Won’t Scale Competitively

Startup Professionals Musings

Bill Gates started producing software solutions, like his Basic Interpreter and MS DOS, but quickly focused on adding thousands of small partners for applications, and major partners like IBM, Intel, and other hardware manufacturers. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale. New management skills.

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Entrepreneurs Need New Growth Models To Scale Up

Startup Professionals Musings

Bill Gates started producing software solutions, like his Basic Interpreter and MS DOS, but quickly focused on adding thousands of small partners for applications, and major partners like IBM and other hardware manufacturers. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale. New management skills.

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Startups Should Fuel Growth By Acquisitions

Startup Professionals Musings

Bill Gates started producing software solutions, like his Basic Interpreter and MS DOS, but quickly focused on adding thousands of small partners for applications, and major partners like IBM and other hardware manufacturers. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale. New management skills. Marty Zwilling.

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HP’s Sort-Of Breakup: Good And Bad Outcomes For A Vendor In Transition

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. — will be separate business with separate financials and stock, but both overseen by Meg Whitman as CEO and Chairman, respectively. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise comprises the Enterprise Group, Enterprise Services, Software and Financial Services. consists of Personal Systems and Printing.

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Explore Non-Standard Ways to Grow Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Bill Gates started producing software solutions, like his Basic Interpreter and MS DOS, but quickly focused on adding thousands of small partners for applications, and major partners like IBM and other hardware manufacturers. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale. New management skills.

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