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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. One who wants to commercialize his product and start charging while the other prefers to not charge.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

And there are a ton of dog sitters in Sacramento so I’m sure we’ll be able to help.” ” He didn’t have a product or a tech team at the time so it wasn’t really at a stage where I could fund it. In this case somebody named Todd Adamson. He was relaxed and told me, “Don’t worry, Mark.

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Here is Why Non-Obvious Startup Ideas Can Yield the Largest Results

Both Sides of the Table

It is a household name. It’s not just big in Dallas but in San Diego, Phoenix and Sacramento but also Boston, Chicago, Washington and of course San Francisco. I have no doubt that multi-billion startups will disrupt this business with both a higher-quality product and lower costs. How valuable are these legacy businesses?

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The Secret Sauce For Smarter Marketing Execution

Duct Tape Marketing

She’s also the author of a book — Smart Marketing Execution: How To Accelerate Profitability, Performance, And Productivity. Get a copy of the book on Amazon — Smart Marketing Execution: How To Accelerate Profitability, Performance, And Productivity. Do we just make more products? The answer: Smart execution.

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New Year, New & Improved NextView Accelerator

View from Seed

Time to set real goals, iterate through real product pushes, craft real go-to-market strategies, make real introductions to downstream investors, the list goes on and on. You want to see some signals of success before signing your name on the dotted line. Read on to learn more and decide whether this is the right program for you.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Our name came from very humble origins. Not knowing anyone’s name I naturally waved to everyone that walked or drove by.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. You’re two guys in a garage, two guys across campus trying to make a name for yourself. So Mark, I want to build a great product. How do you define yourself?

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