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5 Ways A Startup Benefits From Dual Partner Strengths

Startup Professionals Musings

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. But in my experience, very few entrepreneurs have the bandwidth to make this work, and the adapted entrepreneur ends up doing both jobs poorly.

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6 Myths On Starting A New Business That Can Kill You

Startup Professionals Musings

Starting a new business is fraught with challenges, and none of us has the bandwidth to kill them all. Very few entrepreneurs have the skills and bandwidth to adequately cover all the business bases of product, marketing, and finance. Unless your company is a hobby or side project, I recommend a strategy that assumes growth.

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5 Reasons Two Founders As A Team Are Better Than One

Startup Professionals Musings

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. But in my experience, very few entrepreneurs have the bandwidth to make this work, and the adapted entrepreneur ends up doing both jobs poorly.

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7 Steps To Building The Right Team For Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Not many people have the bandwidth to simultaneously cover all the required bases in finance, marketing, manufacturing, and operations, as well as solution development. The toughest barriers are competing priorities caused by business leadership not being aligned on a common purpose, strategy, or plan.

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7 Reasons A Good Team Merits Priority Over Procedure

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, providing people leadership is the tougher challenge, but the more critical one. As an entrepreneur with a new venture, or a business leader in a mature one, the demands for your attention and guidance will often exceed your bandwidth. Obviously, both are required for a company to stay healthy and growing.

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Are You A Necessity Entrepreneur? Ask These 7 Questions

YoungUpstarts

Just as you’re solely responsible for the leadership of your busi­ness, a Necessity Entrepreneur also bears the responsibility of delivering products, services, and promises made to customers, employees, and family. To succeed under these conditions, you need to be durable, flexible, and willing to problem-solve in trying times.

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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

You don’t have the bandwidth to keep filling positions with more helpers. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. Leadership is the quality that inspires people to do their best every day. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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