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8 Keys To Building And Nurturing Trusted Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m convinced that the following personal strategies are required and practiced by every successful business leader, regardless of Silicon Valley myths to the contrary: Lead with business and technical acumen for people who count. We all have limited bandwidth, and it’s not possible to maintain relationships with everyone.

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8 Personal Strategies For Winning With Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m convinced that the following personal strategies are required and practiced by every successful business leader, regardless of Silicon Valley myths to the contrary: Lead with business and technical acumen for people who count. We all have limited bandwidth, and it’s not possible to maintain relationships with everyone.

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On Human Capital & Venture Capital

thebarefootvc

If there is an opportunity to bring in a syndicate partner that will add exponential value, it would be foolish to not include them. So as an investor, I find myself passing on opportunities at the early stage that I know could become strong businesses, simply due to bandwidth constraints.

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Exploiting Silicon Valley For Profit (and Maybe Fun)

Diego Basch

I believe that Silicon Valley is like Las Vegas, except they make you pass a number of tests before they let you gamble. The purpose of this post is to analyze the folowing problem: Joe Founder comes to Silicon Valley with a laptop full of dreams, but no money. What should Joe do? A quantum leap in virality technology.”

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10 Strategies To Find That Rare Complementary Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their startup. Investors worry about a single entrepreneur getting overloaded, disabled or led astray, with no balancing and supporting partner. Relocate to a more likely geography.

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10 Keys To Finding That Perfect-Fit Business Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

The reason is that any one person rarely has the bandwidth, interest, or skills to manage all the tasks required to build a business. The challenge is how to find that elusive perfect-fit partner. In fact, your ideal partner may also be an investor. Explore matchmaking sites for business partners.

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It Pays To Maintain Trusted Relationships In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m convinced that the following personal strategies are required and practiced by every successful business leader, regardless of Silicon Valley myths to the contrary: Lead with business and technical acumen for people who count. We all have limited bandwidth, and it’s not possible to maintain relationships with everyone.