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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard. People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. In an era of “launch and learn&# is there a need for a business plan? I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. Do so at your peril.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks for Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

Mastin In the world of entrepreneurship, I took an unconventional route by not writing a traditional business plan. Thanks to Jared Floyd, Ajax Creative ! #23- 23- By taking breaks Photo Credit: Thomas Samuels Many entrepreneurs and business owners thrive at work and enjoy their fields.

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How To Create a Web App

www.readwriteweb.com

A Word on Strategy Every good business begins with a solid understanding of the proposition and business plan - in short, your strategy. Its worth reading Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint ; it’ll provide you with an idea of what should be included in your business plan and strategy. Why do this?

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

The team was demoing their AJAX-powered map solution, the first of its kind, to senior management at Google. But when it comes to the specific of a product release, business plan, or marketing launch, all that matters is: do we have a strong hypothesis that will enable us to learn? If so, execute, iterate, and learn.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Contribute to development of primary business plan, with input on focus, costing and approach (platform, build vs. buy, resourcing, hosting strategy, time & cost). Design and maintain a roadmap of projects to meet demanding business objectives, taking advantage of trends and new technology where appropriate.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel. More Stories in Business. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Become a fan on Facebook. Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad. Facebook Timeline vs. Old Profiles: How People View Them Differently [STUDY]. FriendFeed.

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How to Hire for Sweat Equity…

www.drowningamerican.com

The business plan was starting to look great and all the idea kinks were worked out. Application programming Expertise: PHP, ColdFusion, AJAX, Web Services (RSS, REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, etc.). We plan to raise $500,000 in seed funding by January and could do so much sooner depending on how quickly the chosen candidate can work.