Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Most entrepreneurs are mavericks, and their passion drove their new business. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Most entrepreneurs are mavericks, and their passion drove their new business. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Most entrepreneurs are mavericks, and their passion drove their new business. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. There is no free lunch.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 141

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Most entrepreneurs are mavericks, and their passion drove their new business. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan. Most entrepreneurs are mavericks, and their passion drove their new business. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate management from leadership, and provide both. There is no free lunch.

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Mezzanine Private Equity Startup Bandwidth 120

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This post describes how the traditional product development model distorts startup sales, marketing and business development. While these objectives provide an illusion of progress, in reality they do little to validate the business plan hypotheses about customers and what they will buy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

You know, could you look at my business plan? See if the business model works, all these questions. So I tell those people, pick a, what we call lifestyle business, pick a business, what you can run with you and maybe a few other people or by yourself, and be really happy and earn a good income. They're all there.

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