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7 Keys To Scaling A Startup into A Thriving Business

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to many startups today, I still see that most of you entrepreneurs see yourselves as the sole driver of your new solution, and the key driver of your new business. As your business grows from a startup to a sustainable business, you too have to grow from an entrepreneur to a business leader.

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6 Today Strategies For Creating The Next Killer Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet, as a business advisor, every entrepreneur I meet assumes that they are destined to become the next killer brand in their space, like Tesla is to all-electric vehicles, and Apple is to smart phones. But customers today are fickle, instantly aware of every new alternative, due to the Internet and social media, and not afraid to change.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I have always been passionate about travel and exploring new places, and as an entrepreneur, I saw an opportunity to combine my passion with my professional expertise in the travel industry. Thanks to Balaram Thapa, Nepal Hiking Team ! #7- That’s when I met my business partner Broc, an aquarium expert. 13- To serve a purpose.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Semiconductors. Telecommunications. Transportation.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Stewart started over a half dozen companies that employ over six hundred people. 500 twice in the last three years.

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