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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Focus on operational processes, rather than innovative new ones. In any case, before you select a specific outsourcing or contract alternative, there is no substitute for doing thorough due diligence.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan.

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Keeping it Real: The Struggle for Objectivity in Tech Reviews

VC Cafe

Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) is a creator, professional reviewer and bonafide influencer with millions of followers across social media channels (18.5M His reviews are honest, sometimes negative , and indeed, influential. Can a reviewer be critical without drawing fire? Are tech reviews ever really objective?

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How to Get Your Remote Accounts Team to Operate Efficiently

The Startup Magazine

However, with the right tech and employee training, it can be a seamless process. Among the departments transitioning to remote operations, the accounts team holds particular significance. Establishing clear workflows and standard operating procedures ensures that tasks are delegated effectively and completed in a timely manner.

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6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, most people believe that Bill Gates started with a simple purchase of a base operating system leading to MS-DOS and Microsoft, but Mars points out that Bill spent thousands of hours in some computer rooms working on software day and night. Your time is precious, so don’t waste a minute of it on useless activities or dreaming.

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Technical Signs Of A Well-Managed Business

YoungUpstarts

Modern businesses rely on technology to support their operations. As businesses rely on technology more, the demand for tech proficiency and the effective implementation of solutions grows as well. Today, you can measure if a company is well-managed from how it implements and uses technology. Security as a Process.

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Significance of Strategic Operations Management in the Electronics Industry

The Startup Magazine

The giants in electronic industries have updated themselves in almost every aspect, be it operations, supply chain, repair and maintenance, or consumer-based research and development. Strategic operations management in the electronic industry is not easy.