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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Sure, we built SaaS products before the term even existed but at 31 it was hard to delineate reality from what all of the monied people around us were telling us what we were worth. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. Until we weren’t.

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Rustam Gilfanov: “The Business Plan Of A Startup Is A Test Of The Idea’s Survival Potential”

YoungUpstarts

Make sure there will be a demand for your product. Focus on how your product can help mitigate economic shocks. In 2006, Rustam Gilfanov, together with his partners, opened an international outsourcing IT company in Kyiv. This is what Rustam Gilfanov advises newcomers to pay attention to when preparing a business plan.

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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. Personal relationships do count.

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4 TED Talks On Productivity

YoungUpstarts

TED Talks touch on a large amount of topics and we decided – why not add our favorite productivity talks for you? They started to add the videos to their website back in 2006 and as of March 2016 have 2,400 talks to watch for free. Carlin Daharsh: Too Busy for Productivity. David Allen: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.

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5 Keys to Ensuring Credibility, Trust, and Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Every consumer today wants to be an insider and development contributor to the finished product, or at least feel connected to it throughout the process. Blake Mycoskie , for example, has built heroic credibility by giving away close to 100 million pairs of shoes since founding Toms in 2006.

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InoxCVA IPO: India’s cryogenic tank maker fully subscribed on first day

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The conglomerate has not issued an IPO since 2006, when it issued Inox Leisure (now part of the PVR Group). ” India’s tech sector is currently experiencing huge growth, with Apple moving the production of a quarter of all iPhones to Karnataka and AMD launching a new design center in Bengaluru.

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When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts. Since 2006, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York, has grown by more than 65 percent. Personal relationships do count.

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