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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on Industries That Need Technology Innovation The Most

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Tom McSherry, Sections for Sale ! #12- Thanks to Erin Murphy, Best in Ireland ! #13- We need a new distribution system that can cater to both large and small volumes. 22- The sales industry Photo Credit: Freddie Smith The approach to technology innovation is most needed in the retail industry.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. It doesn’t seem fair.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Zack Mueller, Attorney, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC , points that almost “no one, from LPs to entrepreneurs to attorneys, has much experience with these instruments. Early liquidity. Equity VC is a “get rich slow” business.

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Branching out: Why you shouldn’t limit your startup to just one location

The Next Web

Branch offices can play a huge role in facilitating a startup’s expansion, not only by extending its reach in sales and marketing, but by tapping into a larger pool of talent, and playing to the unique strengths of a particular city or region. Its most recent addition is another sales office in Clearwater, FL.

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The Pitfalls of Not Having an Export Business Plan

Up and Running

They are too quick to execute on a sale and fail to secure a guaranteed payment. They don’t state clearly on their website, blog, or Facebook page whether they accept international sales orders. For example, let’s say you select Ireland to export catfish to and find out two months later that the Irish don’t like catfish.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

Many startups these days are using a distributed model successfully. Companies like Automattic, for example, have established a truly distributed work model, but this works, because that is part of the culture and important to the people who work there. This can work depending on the type of culture you want to set for your company.

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Why I invest outside the Silicon Valley

Hippoland

Many startups these days are using a distributed model successfully. Companies like Automattic, for example, have established a truly distributed work model, but this works, because that is part of the culture and important to the people who work there. This can work depending on the type of culture you want to set for your company.