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When There Seems to Be No Way Out – Customer Discovery for Your Head

Steve Blank

As an entrepreneur at times you forget that being in charge doesn’t mean you have to know everything. When it feels like you’re trapped facing an unsolvable dilemma, and wrestling with a seemingly intractable problem, remember that “getting out of your head” is the personal equivalent of the Lean Startup mantra “get out of the building.”. Learning this was a big step in making me a more effective entrepreneur.

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4 Ways To Fight Burnout And Win

YoungUpstarts

Work-life balance, or imbalance, has always been a challenge for women. Andi Simon says taking some time for you, even just a few minutes a day, can truly change your life. The post 4 Ways To Fight Burnout And Win appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Signs of Poor Team Member Communication Within a Business

The Startup Magazine

A good business juggles a number of things, including good business communication. The problem is that poor communication is hard to see, but the following signs should make it easier to spot and address. Issues With Finished Product. One clear sign of a problem is that the finished product has issues. Even the smallest problem costs money in the long run.

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Team Building Activities: Best Contemporary Alternatives To Raise The Morale Of A Team

YoungUpstarts

Team building activities are the most engaging and interactive way to raise team morale and improve team communication. The post Team Building Activities: Best Contemporary Alternatives To Raise The Morale Of A Team appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Why the Great Resignation is ‘great’ for small businesses

The Startup Magazine

In a recent media frenzy, Facebook confirmed plans for employees to return to the office in January 2022, signally a possible permanent end to working from home. Could this move affect Facebook’s retention and recruitment? Possibly, as the stats suggest, a third of employees are prepared to quit if they’re not given flexible working, 85% of employees want to maintain a mix of home and office working, and 40% of the global workforce are considering changing jobs this year. small business strateg

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6 Email Marketing Tactics To Grow Your Business

YFS Magazine

YFS Magazine YFS Magazine Email marketing can maximize revenue, build your customer base, or simply help you connect with loyal customers. YFS Magazine YFS Magazine.

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How to Discover New Growth Opportunities for Your Small Business

crowdSPRING Blog

It is not easy to grow a small business. Here are proven insights and strategies to help you discover new growth opportunities for your business.

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3 Types Of Referral Offers Every Business Needs

Duct Tape Marketing

3 Types Of Referral Offers Every Business Needs written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I’m doing part two of a solo show series on where I’m going to be covering one of my favorite topics: referrals. You can catch the first episode of the Referral Generation series here.

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Go-Getters Showcase

Mike Michalowicz

Meet Our Go-Getters. These Go-Getters have been instrumental catalysts in educating fellow small business owners in the innovative Get Different marketing system. They are a part of what made the Get Different book launch our most successful launch yet, and made it a #1 Bestseller within 24 hours of its release. Bougie. 100+ books sold. Michael Buzinski.

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Premature scaling can kill your business.

Berkonomics

Here’s a lesson from experience. Venture capitalists sometimes make an error in directing their portfolio company CEOs to push resources to the limit and scale the business to immense size quickly, all to seize market share. The logic in this is simple: once a company has market share, other issues can be sorted out to monetize the market, make the company profitable, scoop up wavering competitors, or even sell the company to a larger firm looking for a large customer base.

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Veterans Day Thank you

Mike Michalowicz

?. Today is Veterans Day, and I wanted to take some time out to say thank you to everyone who has served. Over the door in my office is an American flag. It serves as a reminder. I am so grateful for what this country has afforded me. I’m reminded of how blessed I am to live in such an extraordinary country and the opportunities presented to me.