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Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Mucker Lab

However, for early-stage startups with limited resources, a fractional CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) can be a cost-effective option. SDR Hiring Checklist When establishing a sales development team in the early stages, a meticulous hiring process is paramount. Although variations exist, consistency is paramount.

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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups

SoCal CTO

I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." I'll get to service providers in a later post.

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6 Sources of Help For Early Stage Concept Exploration

Startup Professionals Musings

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. The first is to be more precise in your definition and understanding of where you are, and how the money will be spent.

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7 Indications Of Your Ability To Get Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, entrepreneurs need to love the art of the start, and that love needs to come across as part of the first impression you deliver to any investor. In this context, investors are attracted to thought-leaders visible on social media, and people with strong technical credentials.

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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

Douché, herself an experienced business founder and startup mentor before joining Callaghan Innovation, shed light on the educational challenges faced by early stage entrepreneurs. I was definitely more aware of what I need to focus on as a founder as a result of the course.” Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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How the Raspberry Pi could help your startup to develop a custom IT solution?

The Startup Magazine

This would be ideal for someone who is at the early stages of building their business and looking to stick to a limited budget. What made the board popular is the fact that it supports all types of code. In fact, one of the major goals of the Raspberry Pi foundation was to provide an affordable way to learn programming.

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Leaving Government for the Private Sector – Part 2

Steve Blank

Venture Capitalist : An early-stage VC requires some of the same skills as a Case Officer – spotting, assessing, developing, recruiting, and handling founders building a company amid an uncertain operating environment that will bring a heavy return on investment. Obviously, that’s a different definition of the term.