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Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Solve one problem really well. Segment the opportunity.

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8 Key Focus Elements Will Attract Startup Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Solve one problem really well. Segment the opportunity.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Microsoft executed its 20 th -century business model extremely well, but it missed the new and more important ones.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Microsoft executed its 20 th -century business model extremely well, but it missed the new and more important ones.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Keep Their Business Focused

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Unfocused entrepreneurs boast that their new technology will generate multiple disruptive products for consumers as well as enterprises around the world. Other elements of startup focus are a bit fuzzier, so let me zoom-in on some key ones here: Type of business model. Zappos logo via Flickr by Ben Spark.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Americas new business model: Sharing. Sponsored Links Americans with heaps of stuff, skills and time are connecting online with tech-savvy and early adopters eager to share and rent homes, cars, tools and services in exchange for deep savings.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. Inflation: The Next Big Opportunity?