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Is There Just One Simple Thing Most Startups Are Missing?

I just returned from a few weeks in Paris. Along with enjoying all the delights my second favorite city in the world has to offer I met with several startups. All have interesting product/services and...

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Why Are People Over 45 Being Left Out Of An Essential Part Of The Startup Cycle?

Last weekend I went to another Startup Weekend event. This is the awesome 54-hour (Friday to Sunday) event sponsored by TechStars that takes teams from initial rough idea to building a team then...

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How Could This New Year’s Resolution Transform Your Business?

I know we are already into January but is it ever too late for a New Year’s resolution that could transform your business? There are no less than a million business ideas floating around out in the...

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The Ugly Truth… Why The Pace of U.S. Startup Activity And Innovation Has...

We keep reading about how the pace of startup activity and innovation in the USA is slowing down. There are definitely not as many innovative startups breaking onto the scene lately. There have been...

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Is There A Secret Low-Risk Way For Startups To Deliver MVPs On The Cheap?

My last article showed why the pace of innovation and startup activity in the US has been virtually snuffed out… Good quality, experienced technical talent is just not available at a sustainable...

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How Can Early Stage Companies Find A Technology Edge And Not Break The Bank?

My last article introduced the idea of a TechCoAccelerator. This is a way for startups and early stage companies to build their MVPs and next version updated/expanded services by using reliable...

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Can Unicorns lose their way? Here’s one that did…

A recent New York Times article documented the current woes former Unicorn Evernote is suffering through. One big indicator of potential collapse is that the company has had three CEOs since 2015....

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How Many More Unicorns Will Be Shark-Bait? How Can Early Stage Companies...

It’s no secret that I have been in this startup game for a long time… I started my first company about that same time Apple and Microsoft were still working out of garages. The scary part is going from...

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Could WeWork’s IPO Trouble Signal A Pop Of The Unicorn Bubble? Where Can...

You know it’s going to be a bad day when the New York Times refers to your company’s planned public offering as, “We Company’s troubled offering”. What’s worse? To spend the early years of your company...

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Quote Of The Day

“People are the most important thing. Business model and product will follow if you have the right people.” -Adam Neumann, Co-founder of WeWork

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What Does “Old School” Really Mean For Early Stage Company Founders? And…...

I was in a pitch meeting a few weeks ago where an early stage company CEO was going through his incredibly rehearsed and wonderful company pitch. Great slides, slick business concept, pretty team...

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Can One Thing Make Your 2020 Really Better? Innovation is the secret…

Leading up to the big New Year’s 2020 celebration there was a lot of looking back at the happenings of the last decade. This actually caught me by surprise. The decade really flew by. Taking the time...

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The Secret 10% That Will Secure Your Company’s Future

In my last article I suggested companies should dedicate 10% of their time, resources, energy, and attention on innovation. That’s right, at least 10% on things that do not generate revenues today. The...

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After The COVID-19 Crisis Passes How Will Your Company Be Remembered?

We are certainly heading into a national and global crisis like we have not seen before. When parts of New York state are being quarantined by national guard troops, hospitals in Seattle stop taking...

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In This Time Of Global Crisis, How Can Your Company Be More Like Toilet Paper?

The COVID-19 outbreak has created a strange new world for us all. Like all strange new worlds, we need to adapt to the new realities and adapt quickly, especially when it comes to our businesses large...

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How Could A Mini-Sabbatical Transform Your Early Stage Company?

As we get to the last few days of this difficult 2020 with anticipation of a better 2021 your thoughts may turn inward. You may not be able to change the world or your early-stage business but you...

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The Right Startup Team Can Make All The Difference… Here’s How To Build The...

Starting and building a company has a lot of risks. Some controllable and some unfortunately out of your control. You can’t do everything in your business so the only way you can maintain and scale is...

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Can Good Old Fashioned Persistence Really Work For Startups Anymore?

The superpower most entrepreneurs have is “persistence”.  That single minded drive to push forward no matter what difficulties and challenges are thrown at them. Without this persistent attitude and...

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