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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

As an early-stage VC I love this phase. I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

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simply arent crucial to success or failure, and for an early stage startup that means they were wastes of time — you could have done 10x more with that same amount of time and resources." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy. Others can help provide feedback on your differentiation or competition.

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6 “Don’ts” Of Starting A Successful Business

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Clients responded to our fresh approach and it continues to be one of our differentiators today. At the early stages of your business, I advise you to say “Yes” and then immediately hang up and figure out how to make it happen. Like George Costanza, we proceeded to “do the opposite,” and it worked in our favor.

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Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

Jennefer Witter is the CEO and founder of The Boreland Group, which is a certified, woman-owned public relations agency in New York City. In October, Jennefer published her new book, “The Little Book of Big PR; 100-plus Quick Tips to get your Small Business Noticed.” Also, what differentiates that is critical.

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

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This was actually a great piece of advice, because ideas change and evolve in the early stages of the startup, it’s about the other person not the idea as much. New York City. Pitch 2009 is a unique startup competition open to early-stage ventures globally. Female Founders. Female Founders to Watch.

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10 Essential PR Tips for Startups

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It can be challenging for unknown startups to garner press attention — budgets are tight, relationships with journalists may not be that strong and explaining a new concept is difficult. Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Global Syndication Partners.

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