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Pivot Now is Less Painful Than Turnaround Later

Startup Professionals Musings

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections” or “pivots,” an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the turnaround before or after bankruptcy.

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4 Miscues That Can Transform Popular Brands Into Troubled Brands

YoungUpstarts

by Larry Light, CEO of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection.

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4 Miscues That Can Transform Popular Brands Into Troubled Brands

YoungUpstarts

by Larry Light, Chief Executive Officer of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection.

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Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment

Steve Blank

These countries are great models of countries too small to sustain startups of scale on just domestic consumption yet have managed to create innovation with a global reach. These three types of entrepreneurship need to be explicitly recognized, encouraged and managed. Where will Chile establish technical and innovative leadership?

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Use Course Corrections to Avoid Turnaround

Startup Professionals Musings

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections”, an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the “turnaround” before or after bankruptcy.

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If Your Business Is Hurting, Should You File for Bankruptcy?

Up and Running

If your business is considering filing for bankruptcy, read on to see how to proceed. If your business has been experiencing financial difficulty for some time, is filing for bankruptcy the appropriate step? And if so, what bankruptcy options do you have? Poor company leadership. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

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From Fat to Fit: Startups Must Navigate Back to Fundamentals to Achieve Long-term Success 

The Startup Magazine

Despite securing massive funding, WeWork spiraled into bankruptcy after a debt-driven expansion, exacerbated by a pandemic-induced decline in office space demand. The management team implemented three foundational strategies to achieve this, demonstrating their commitment to delivering tangible value over merely impressive statistics.