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6 Key Leaders Every Technical Startup Needs To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 1

Steve Blank

Unless you can translate how your skills provide commercial value, you won’t get hired. I networked nonstop and ran a full targeting campaign for multiple companies to get to their CEOs. You have to do a lot of networking to create your list and build your network. You will get asked a question like this.

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6 Team Members Who Will Make Your New Venture Robust

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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How to Survive Four Common Worst Case Scenarios

Startup Professionals Musings

The proactive solution is to hire sparingly, and spend the time and effort needed to hire existing experts in all cases. Don’t hire your friends and family, don’t assume they can learn on the job, and don’t assume that cheap is best. Marketing is done in fits and starts.

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6 Dream Team Members Will Energize Any Tech Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Every Technical Startup Wishes For This Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Four Common Startup Issues Which Threaten Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

The proactive solution is to hire sparingly, and spend the time and effort needed to hire existing experts in all cases. Don’t hire your friends and family, don’t assume they can learn on the job, and don’t assume that cheap is best. Marketing is done in fits and starts.