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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

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The problem is many entrepreneurs aren’t willing to take that risk. The same pattern can hold true for interactions with banks, vendors, distributors, and other strategic partners. Entrepreneurs miss out on opportunities because they give up after one ‘no’ when the second or third or sixth request might have yielded a ‘yes.’.

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13 Of The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make (That May Not Seem Like Mistakes At All)

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You can pour your heart and soul (and life savings) into a venture, do all your due diligence, toil 80- and 90-hour weeks, and just when you’re on the verge of a breakthrough, a dark horse competitor sweeps in and decimates your market share. Or a partner defects with your top client. Or a key vendor declares bankruptcy.

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Nine Risks You Must Take (And Keep On Taking) To Build A Sustainable Business

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by Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “ Imagine you stand at the edge of an enormous cliff, a parachute strapped to your back. This is the dilemma entrepreneurs face every day. I frequently headr one of my business partners, Phil Turk, ask this odd question.

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