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10 Creativity Mistakes Jeopardize Long-Term Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

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10 Ways To Trample And Smother Business Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

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10 Great Ways To Crush Creativity In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

Both Sides of the Table

People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Mark Jeffrey - Q: “Is it more traditional to do your ESOP (employee stock option plan) before or after your angel or Series A funding?&#

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Why Every Startup Must Must Be “Weighed” Before Attracting External Investors

YoungUpstarts

When a small business startup manages to secure external investment magical things happen. But before it can happen, entrepreneurs need to be aware that the benefits of investment involve assurances, sound business planning and scalability. Secondly, it needs to explain and convince its revenue potential.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

But the word is out on Reuters that LinkedIn, Twitter, and maybe even Facebook are looking hard at going public this year, so all of a sudden the IPO option is back in business plans again as an exit strategy for startups. Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process.

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Tips from Winning Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Empower your team: 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year Daniel Lubetzky, maker of KIND Healthy Snacks , gives every employee stock options. Have a cause: Lubetsky is a social entrepreneur who’s companies operate on a “not-only-for-profit” business model, with an economic as well as social bottom line.