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19
Nov
2009
What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI

5 days ago by Mark Suster

This is part of my Startup Advice series. I had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI. (In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.”) I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things ...

Both Sides of the Table - bothsidesofthetable.com · Rank: 1,965 · 109 references

Your Startup Is Not Twitter

5 days ago by Jason

The chances of your business taking off as fast as Twitter or even Facebook are slim to none. I apologize if this is news to you and have upset you. I believe your journey will be long and prosperous but expectations need to be managed sometimes and this is one of those times. For every overnight [. ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

Getting The First Investor Meeting

5 days ago by webwallflower

( Another old post – trying to get all my writings in one place.) So we are thinking of raising a round of angel investment in the next few months. While we’ve been reading up on Cap Tables, Executive Summaries, Slide Decks, and things needed for official suit and tie meetings, we aren’t sure how to ...

A Web 2.0 Wallflower - webwallflower.wordpress.com · 6 references

17
Nov
2009
Avoid Banks and VC’s: A Better Way Of Raising Startup Capital

7 days ago by Jason

Read this article by Seth Godin before you raise a dollar from anyone! It works like this: you have an idea, a fledgling business or a new market to enter. You find an amateur investor (a wealthy dentist, a retired executive) and raise the money to bring it to market. And in return? The investor get ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

Forbes.com: Define Your Brand’s Purpose, Not Just Its Promise

7 days ago by Jason

What does your brand stand for? Can your employees answer the question “Why are we here?” While it may sound a bit like Philosophy 101, a company whose employees can answer the question, “Why are we here?” will be the company that makes stronger connections with consumers in search of solutions to l ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

3 Reasons Entrepreneurs Succeed

7 days ago by Jason

Why are there so many articles about the traits, attributes, qualities, etc. of successful entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurs succeed because they are busy creating and building companies, not completing checklists confirming they are fit to be successful! I was reading an interesting article recently and ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

3 Steps To Viral Internet Marketing Success

7 days ago by Jason

Viral internet marketing success is something everyone wants for their business, but do you know how to create it? Learn what makes a successful viral marketing campaign tick. Viral internet marketing can also be described as a global word of mouth process Are your customers talking about your busin ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

Save $1 Million!

7 days ago by Jason

Neil Patel recently blogged about his million dollar mistake. Not a lot of people enjoying talking about their failures, but even if Neil did not enjoy it, he put up a great article that might just save you $1 million. Can you afford not to read it? During our peak, we were pulling in millions of [. ...

The Zen of When - zenofwhen.com

Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet on the Way out the Door

7 days ago by Mark Suster

This is part of my Startup Advice series. Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). One of the things I noticed was that when really talented people – The “A players” – wanted to quit, the firm would quickly scramble to try and keep that person from ...

Both Sides of the Table - bothsidesofthetable.com · Rank: 1,965 · 109 references

Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet on the Way out the Door

7 days ago by Mark Suster

This is part of my Startup Advice series. Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). One of the things I noticed was that when really talented people – The “A players” – wanted to quit, the firm would quickly scramble to try and keep that person from ...

Launchism - launchism.com · 1 reference

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