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How to Survive Four Common Worst Case Scenarios

Startup Professionals Musings

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive.

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Four Common Startup Issues Which Threaten Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive.

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Worst Case Survival Guide for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden. Build a learning organization that shares your vision and drive.

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Building Great Founding Teams

Steve Blank

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). A couple of caveats about founders with “ideas.” FIgure out who you are.

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Vision versus Hallucination – Founders and Pivots

Steve Blank

I offered that at Epiphany, my partner Ben’s office was the first place I would go when I thought I had new “insights.” He should make sure that there aren’t other parts of the business model (revenue model, pricing, partners, channel, etc.) Better, during that time brainstorm them with someone you trust.

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[Excerpt] Earlyvangelists: The Most Important Customers of All

ReadWriteStart

In both physical and Web/mobile channels, earlyvangelists display these common characteristics: They have a problem or need. They can be relied on for feedback and initial sales; they’ll tell others about the product and spread the word that the vision is real. Moreover, they can be potential advisory board candidates.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Simple online team or personal kanban board. Great for visualizing work of product development. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? accel partners.