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Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Mucker Lab

SDR Strategy & Model Checklist In the intricate world of sales development, finding the balance between art and science is crucial for a startup's success. Drawing from a wealth of experience at Oracle in the late '80s, sales development expert Sally knows the nuances of this field. Sally's wisdom sheds light on this dilemma.

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Be Your First Customer: Why Beta Testing Is Right for You

YoungUpstarts

by Sam Bahreini, co-founder and COO of VoloForce. And just this past April, Apple announced its plans to release its next OS X operating system in public beta. Automated testing assesses the designed boundaries of your product. It seems like almost all technology goes to market with a “beta” tag attached. Ideas for updates.

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Startup Runway Length Depends on Your Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes.

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The Best Small Business Tools of 2013

Up and Running

For Operations. Trello : “We use this on the dev team to manage and organize our projects. ” -Mike Wheeler, Lead Web Developer. HipChat : ”The dev team uses HipChat pretty extensively for chatting, both one-on-one and group. ” -Evan Coonrod, LivePlan Developer.

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High Burn Rates Result in Short Startup Runways

Startup Professionals Musings

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes.

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Leading Edge or Bleeding Edge: The Make or Break Difference

Up and Running

Meanwhile, Wendy’s poured marketing and operational resources to deliver on their “Hot and Juicy” promise and carved out a niche for customers who wanted fresh, larger burgers with customized condiments. However, you must assess the feasibility of actually delivering your visionary, flank-exposing innovation.

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Don’t Get Burned By Your Startup Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes. The cost of giving up more equity early is often more than offset by the increased flexibility to recover from mistakes.

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