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30 Entrepreneurs Share Why They Started Their Business

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Starting a business requires a strong motivation to solve a problem or fill a gap in the market. Entrepreneurs often have a vision and a passion for their ideas, products, or services. Ultimately, the reasons for starting a business are personal and unique to each individual. Thanks to Jonathan Rogers, Credexel ! #4-

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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The Lean Entrepreneur is here

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Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. Social entrepreneurs take note!) Lastly, I wanted to share with you the foreword I wrote for The Lean Entrepreneur.

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Embrace technical debt

Startup Lessons Learned

I hope to show why lean and agile techniques actually reduce the negative impacts of technical debt and increase our ability to take advantage of its positive effects. Just as a business incurs some debt to take advantage of a market opportunity developers may incur technical debt to hit an important deadline. Remember Hamlet?

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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How To Land a Job at Google (or elsewhere) - FairSoftware's Blog , November 9, 2010 It’s been 11 years now that the obvious hit me: the best way to land a job is to do the job , not talk about it. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. (aka: but: Something is Still Missing. Ralph Waldo Emerson. This post is an accusation.

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Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior | For Entrepreneurs

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Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. This post is applicable to any kind of business. In a follow up post, I will use this technique to walk through the design of a set of metrics for a SaaS company.

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