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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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Debt Or Equity To Fund Your Start-up: Which Is Better?

YoungUpstarts

Debt financing is the better choice when you prefer to retain control of your operation, and you do not mind the tradeoff of greater risk for higher earning potential. The amount you put toward debt minimizes reinvestment in growth and earnings distributions to owners. Financial Risk Distribution. Operational Control.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 14 – Planning– Major General Mike Fenzel

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. The Joint Chiefs have no operational authority over troops. Global Integration of Operational Plans.

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Dreams of Growth and Expansion

Up and Running

Small business owners often dream of expansion, growth and enhanced profitability; those strategic moves and timely tweaks that catapult their operation to the next level of success. If you’re venturing into the apparel market, you’ll have to visit China and Vietnam where the major garment factories are located. All markets are global.

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