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10 Creativity Mistakes Jeopardize Long-Term Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

There is nothing wrong with a focus on making the current business model work better. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Avoid the macho concept that only top management can solve problems or address strategic challenges.

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10 Ways To Trample And Smother Business Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

There is nothing wrong with a focus on making the current business model work better. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Avoid the macho concept that only top management can solve problems, or address strategic challenges.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. Developer tools inspired by existing internal tools – tools or frameworks that were built by programmers at their previous company to help solve their own particularly painful or repetitive problems.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

In 2023, mobile commerce will remain in demand and grow even further. Last Mile & Next-Day Delivery Last-mile delivery, the last leg of the parcel movement from the transportation hub to the final destination, will also be in high demand in 2023. Another trend born in the omnichannel framework is the customer data platform (CDM).

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Why Build, Measure, Learn – isn’t just throwing things against the wall to see if they work

Steve Blank

But it lacked a framework for testing all commercialization hypotheses outside of the building. With Agile you could end up satisfying every feature a customer asked for and still go out of business. Luckily Alexander Osterwalder’s business model canvas presents a visual overview of the nine components of a business on one page.

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Why Your Business’s Purpose Should Be More Than Making Money

Up and Running

The shift toward business models that embrace social responsibility raises questions about how financially sustainable it is to dedicate resources and employee energy to doing good in the world. Some may argue that such efforts are best left to individuals, not businesses. Develop a framework for social responsibility.

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10 Great Ways To Crush Creativity In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

There is nothing wrong with a focus on making the current business model work better. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Avoid the macho concept that only top management can solve problems, or address strategic challenges.