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8 Tactics To Make You A Fearless Business Innovator

Startup Professionals Musings

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As an alternative, I usually recommend more incremental innovation , derived from recognized market changes, done on a regular basis, without the big-bang expectation.

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7 Likely Criticisms Every Founder Needs To Anticipate

Startup Professionals Musings

In business, and in your personal life, the ability to anticipate and overcome criticism is one of the biggest differentiators between leaders, who make things happen, and followers, who may have great ideas but never seem to get things to go their way. Increasing your credibility will reduce the perceived risk by all.

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How To Scale Your Startup Far Beyond Organic Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources.

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6 Hiring Principles To Grow The Best New Venture Team

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I remember a classic book, “ The Best Team Wins: Build Your Business Through Predictive Hiring ,” by Adam Robinson, CEO and cofounder of Hireology, which details the how and why of hiring your most valuable assets today. Be patient when filling open positions. Avoid surprises through proactive homework.

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8 Perspectives On Innovation That You Should Discount

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, the best business process innovations usually come from regular employees on the front line of your business, just trying to do a better job and better serve customers. Current research indicates that innovation is a discipline, it can be maximized, measured, and managed through formal processes. Marty Zwilling

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The Best Project Management Framework for Startups

The Startup Magazine

In this investigation, we uncover five critical factors to think about when deciding on the finest project management framework for startups. The Agile methodology is well-suited to the ever-changing startup environment due to its iterative nature and short cycles called sprints.

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8 Keys To Maximizing Your Confidence and Self-Esteem

Startup Professionals Musings

Confidence and self-esteem are critical to your success as an entrepreneur, or any business role. Every business leader and investor I know quickly sees through the façade, and tags you as a high risk and difficult person to work with. Prioritize your passions in improving competence. Never degrade others, including competitors.