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Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups 

ReadWriteStart

The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. If you do, tread lightly and—like any good investor—make the targeting of startups less than 10% of your overall marketing and sales portfolio. Without demand, startups falter and ultimately fail.

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Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups 

ReadWriteStart

Most Startups Are Poorly Managed The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. If you do, tread lightly and—like any good investor—make the targeting of startups less than 10% of your overall marketing and sales portfolio.

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

After having to reduce and rethink our strategy during COVID, we observed that our community and sales have skyrocketed. When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important. Photo Credit: Gavin Johnson.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

A little company in Seattle called Microsoft. Mid-term, Limited Use of Force: The year is 2025, Taiwan has yet to budge on the sale of microchips. Misinformation Warfare : Disinformation campaigns designed to influence large numbers of people in subtle ways will likely be a mainstay of future conflict.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years. I later learned one of my biggest lesson in sales.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years. I later learned one of my biggest lesson in sales.

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Why It’s Time to Embrace a Real CRM Tool for Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

The tool is designed to make it easier for both your sales and marketing teams to work effectively and drive even more conversions. A spreadsheet also doesn’t integrate with your other marketing and sales tools or provide reports and analytics in the same way that a CRM tool can. Manage Your Sales Pipeline.

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