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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking. Make your lifestyle a model of the online reputation you want.

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7 Tools Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage Their Online Reputations

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We have all heard the saying, “Your reputation precedes you.” It’s true that many of today’s young entrepreneurs grew up in the age of the computer and the internet. And what if you as an entrepreneur are trying to secure funding for a new business? The same can be said for potential clients.

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. Of course, having no reputation is usually better than a bad one, but don’t wait for someone else to establish a good one for you. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. business entrepreneur online reputation startup'

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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

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These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. Of course, having no reputation is usually better than a bad one, but don’t wait for someone else to establish a good one for you. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. Invested Interests business entrepreneur reputation'

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7 Goodwill Factors Will Raise Your Business Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience as an angel investor to startups, goodwill disagreements are perhaps the most common reason that you will fail to close interested investors as an entrepreneur. Here is my list of key goodwill elements that investors consider, and how you can optimize them in your favor: Your image, reputation, and depth of experience.

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For The Young Business Owner: How The Power Of The Internet Can Make Or Break Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Undeniably, the internet has made a big impact on the everyday lives of the people of today. Young and old, men and women, rich and poor, almost everyone has access to the internet. The internet has a very wide reach and this influence comes with having the ability to create strong biases, both good and bad.

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How To Manage Online Reviews and Business Reputation

Startup Professionals Musings

Since most small business owners are justifiably proud of the service they deliver, they don’t even anticipate a negative online review or threat to their reputation, until it happens. The best way to protect your reputation online is to solicit good reviews proactively, so an occasional negative one will be discounted as an exception.