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How to Find the Time to Accomplish Anything

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During this period, I helped Hewlett-Packard save on the order of ten million dollars a year on customer support costs, roughly a 100x return on my salary. OK, I drew a salary while at HP.) Here’s how to calculate break-even point in sales.”. Have you considered X? Telecommute. Purpose: Free up time and increase focus.

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The Agony and Ecstasy of Selling My First Company

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I thought it was a great description and encourage every entrepreneur who has never been through the sale of a company to read it. He asked us a few confirmatory questions, including how much salary we were each getting paid, separate from any distributions from the business, which was $100,000 / year each.

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Startup Couples – When Is It Time To Ask For Help?

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Cliff wasn’t taking a salary. He has seen us through the sale of Cliff’s second startup, our wedding, the birth of our child and the birth of Cliff’s current company Mocavo, all major life transitions. ” Secretly, I was wishing that he would show me even one percent of the attention he gave his work.

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