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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. There is excitement about the possibilities of real change and an infectious “naive optimism” about how everything is possible. How profitable is my product or service?

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7 Costs To Consider Before Taking Your Startup Public

Startup Professionals Musings

According to TheStreet , US IPO market results in Q2 2020 posted a strong bounce-back from Q1 with 58 IPOs, after a slow start due to the Covid19 pandemic. Key drivers for the drop this quarter are the general negative numbers for Q2 earnings, and concerns about how quickly or slowly the world will emerge from the pandemic.

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Fundrise CTO: New SQL Tools Lead to ‘Wonderfully Seamless Solutions’

The Startup Magazine

Crucially, SQL operates through declarative statements, allowing users to specify what data they want to retrieve or manipulate without detailing the procedural steps for achieving these tasks. More importantly, it allows us to spend much less time creating those dashboards and more time on in-depth analysis.

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How Much Does it Cost to Form an LLC? A Guide For Startups

The Startup Magazine

It is important for any new business owner to have the right information about the whole process. In this guide, we will discuss the different ways you can set up an LLC and the costs involved. Let us first have a look at the various options that you have to set up an LLC: DIY (Do It Yourself). LLC Formation Costs.

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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

I certainly agree that starting a business is fraught with risk, and none of us get it all right the first time. It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost.

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Sales and Marketing Misalignment Is Costly—But Avoidable

ConversionXL

This post, based on our experiences, covers: What misalignment looks like—and what it costs; What alignment looks like—and what you get; Four steps to go from wherever you are now to greater alignment. What misalignment looks like—and what it costs. Your marketing and sales team operate independently much of the time.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. I have written about the next phases many times. It’s such a tricky balance between being cost-focused & scrappy versus being impractical with how you spend your time.