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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. Joel has one anchor customer right now and has validated his assumptions based on that case study.

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3 basic rules for entrepreneurs who want to expand internationally

The Next Web

I’m often asked how the company I work for managed to successfully expand from Sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, a very different type of market, to say the least. It’s complicated but I can tell you one thing, we didn’t follow any existing playbook.

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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Tech Startup Will Succeed in 2018

Up and Running

That makes it even more important for entrepreneurs to come up with viable propositions for their business. If their solution can potentially meet customer needs, startups should create a minimal viable product (MVP) that captures their idea and brings it to market as quickly as possible. How to avoid premature scaling?

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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

Both Sides of the Table

I know you’re thinking that you have your head on straight but I promise you the experience of finding yourself in this maelstrom will leave any first time entrepreneur spinning. We instructed customers about how eCommerce was going to change their future. Make sure you focus on what matters – your customers.

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McLaren Strategic Ventures Sajan Pillai Discusses the Top Five Trends for Advancing Global Technology in 2022 

The Startup Magazine

Lastly, inequalities in access to banking have long been a barrier to entry for entrepreneurs. Leveling the playing field, companies like Uvik, a start-up in digital payments in India, are providing access and affordability to everyday entrepreneurs from every corner of the globe to build their dream.

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5 Reasons Craftsmanship Is Making A Return     

YoungUpstarts

Voting with your dollar and choosing to buy from these passionate entrepreneurs makes a political statement of the value of artisanship and fair labor. Terri Alpert is a serial entrepreneur and consumer marketer, with a strong technical bent. Here are 5 very good reasons why people are returning to the value of artisan products: 1.

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Infographic on entrepreneurs’ state of mind in 2010 – [link]. If you need to lie as an entrepreneur, you’re heading down the wrong path – Should Entrepreneurs Lie? If you need to lie as an entrepreneur, you’re heading down the wrong path – Should Entrepreneurs Lie?