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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Why You Should Be Doing Product Discovery

YoungUpstarts

by Nick Frandsen, co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. Like most entrepreneurs, you’ve probably mapped out the business plan, dreamed up the layout and you’re already snapping up domains and emailing developers with your plan. Notably, this occurs prior to building the Minimum Viable Product , or ‘MVP’.

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7 Key Startup Activities Where Follow-Up Is Critical

Startup Professionals Musings

Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Too many entrepreneurs try to talk their way through all of these. Product development. Some struggling entrepreneurs are totally event driven.

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Green ketchup, bottled water for pets, airport security “action figures”, yogurt shampoo – there have been some pretty epic product failures over the years. However the reality is that a significant majority of products don’t succeed. An estimated 75 to 95 percent of new products fail in the marketplace. Nintendo Wii U.

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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever.

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Top Entrepreneurs Have Follow-up, Not Ideas Alone

Startup Professionals Musings

Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Too many entrepreneurs try to talk their way through all of these. Product development. Some struggling entrepreneurs are totally event driven.

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14 Entrepreneurs Share Their Views on Writing a Business Plan or Not

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and CEOs about having a business plan and here is what they had to say. #1- That way you can focus on what's important and not worry about whether or not your marketing strategy or product development process makes sense. Thanks to Jason Williams, Automate Your Life ! #7-