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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

scale – this may include the need to go offshore. Often startup directors bring strong skills in financial management in high growth contexts, marketing and sales expertise, mergers and acquisitions, technical knowledge of the product, their networks, CEO experience and team management expertise. pivot the business. change the CEO.

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Y U No Kickstart?

Andrew Payne

Presales are not perfect: a successful sale is not necessarily evidence of product-market fit. In this case, users bought into a vision that turned out to be much harder to realize than expected (namely, enabling a vibrant, non-proprietary, micro-console game development ecosystem).

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Why This SEO Veteran Is Joining the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch and Duct Tape Marketing are two of the most trusted names (if not THE most trusted names) in small business marketing. Years of hard-sell cold-calling and deceptive marketing practices by thousands of domestic and offshore service providers promising SEO gold have tarnished our industry. A Killer Sales Pitch.

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3 Tips For Finding International Business Partners

YoungUpstarts

Looking to expand your reach in offshore markets? To name a few: Increased revenue. It’s tempting to take the word of referrals but when you’re searching for partners that will help your business grow in offshore markets, it’s better to do your research (even if you still intend to interview your referrals). Business expansion.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. When outsourcing, remember that lawyers are like VCs…it matters less who’s name is on the front door than who you work with. One consideration that comes up often when outsourcing is whether to go with a local or offshore vendor.

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Legal Impact Of Data Protection And Management In The Digital Age

YoungUpstarts

In the past year, we have seen some of the largest data breaches in history with millions of accounts compromised and the release of personal data such as addresses and telephone numbers for sale on the black market. Here are a few tips for organisations to ensure that they comply with the legal regulations where they operate in.

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The Future of Remote Work: Navigating the Talent Crisis, Harnessing Diversity & AI Upskilling

Duct Tape Marketing

John (03:55): Yeah, that second point that you made I think is a really valuable one because I've talked to a lot of business owners and I'm telling 'em all that's the first hire you should make is get yourself out of the grunt work so that you can focus on marketing or sales or client fulfillment. And I think you're absolutely right.