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8 Priorities When Offering A New Product Or Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure new solutions offered actually build your brand, rather than dilute it. To win in this environment, you may need to expand your leadership in industry conferences and community activities. The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs.

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How to Keep Your Job As Your Company Grows

Steve Blank

I felt a loss of community – we had been a small tight team who had bonded together under extreme pressure and accomplished amazing things. Loss of Community? Unless you have them capture the unique aspects of the culture, it will become diluted and disappear among the new hires. Loss of Community. Loss of Autonomy.

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Should You Negotiate Ownership Options In A Startup?

Startup Professionals Musings

With all that said, here are some “rule of thumb” guidelines on what might be a reasonable offer, as summarized from a classic article by Guy Kawasaki , and based on discussions I hear rattling around the investor community. Advisory Board Member, 1% Senior Engineer,3 -.7% 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Shattering The Mold: Unleashing the Creator Economy in B2B Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

Her keen insights into leveraging community and human-centric approaches provide a fresh perspective on evolving B2B marketing practices. It’s a rich, untapped terrain for B2B marketing, offering a humanized and community-centric approach that can significantly contribute to business growth. [13:13]

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8 Expectations To Check Your Entrepreneur Motivation

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options. Enjoy being visible and active in the local community. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. There is no free lunch for money.

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The Top 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail

Business Plan Blog

Steve strives to provide a higher value to the local startup community and serves on the Board of Directors of CommNexus , a non-profit technology industry association that works to accelerate the formation, growth, and success of the industry in the San Diego region. Fear of Dilution. Top 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail.

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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

Both Sides of the Table

For starters, the incoming CEO will demand between 4–6% of the company so shareholders will immediately face dilution. If the CEO is popular in the community no VC wants to face the backlash in the community for firing a CEO unless it really is seen as the last resort. And importantly?