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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

Although the Internet gives you pervasive reach, it hasn’t reduced the world to one locale for your business. I was once asked by a top executive of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. Watch your product naming. Proceed with caution.

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International Cultures are Key Business Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

With the advent of the Internet, it’s easy to think of the world as one locale for your business. I was once asked by a division manager of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. Thus, we did not translate the product and sales remained at an insignificant level.

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