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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution.

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10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Cash is always hard to find, but in many cases it’s even harder to find access to needed distribution channels, government contract expertise, or the special skills required to deliver your solution.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Existing companies also use network effects of monopolies/duopolies, distribution channel kickbacks, etc., to stifle competition.).

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The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Small companies operate this way by necessity, and it works! They could have taken the tens of millions of dollars that the product cost to develop, and made their existing operation just 0.01% more effective, and made the same amount of money. Communication and decision-making occupy the minimum possible time. Risk-mitigation.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. The result?

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Approaching The Blockchain With Business

The Startup Magazine

The bulk is usually run by technology geeks who don’t have a real understanding of how to build and operate a business. In the online casino space, a lot is happening, and nearly every single operator is approaching the process as a developer, and it is trying to build the coolest technology. Photo by Hitesh Choudhary on Unsplash.

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Is the Future of Healthcare a Telehealth Company for Every Condition?

View from Seed

Depending on the business model, some hire providers as full-time W2 workers and some assemble a network of part-time providers with disperse distribution of available hours. Another possible growth channel is through employers, though competing with other benefits is never easy. Scalable Go-To-Market . Why is 2021 Different.

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