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I went on Dragons' Den and didn't get a deal: Here's what it's like to pitch...
Patrick Harrison: The dragons aren’t fire-breathing monsters. They gave me a better understanding of where I'm going..or not.Craig Stark's insight:Wellness products are tough to match to those you can...
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WEBINAR: Are You Betting on the Wrong ‘preneur? - thinkfuture
In a culture that worships at the altar of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship takes a back seat. There are support systems to mentor, guide, and finance entrepreneurs; meetups and webinars to share...
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What Investors Look for in Startups & Founders
What exactly do investors look for in startups and founders? When you’re looking to fundraise, the answer to this questi…Craig Stark's insight:This is a great compendium of investor based...
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3 Best Ways To Reach Startup Nirvana - thinkfuture
OK so you are fed-up with your day job and are thinking about leaving to join a startup or starting your own startup. Good for you. Of course, it’s scary. In fact, its freaking you out. How will you...
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Is The Startup Gold Rush Over? - thinkfuture
According to TechCrunch, the startup “gold rush” is over. Pretty funny stuff. As if there ever actually was a “real” gold rush, in the sense that anyone could just show up, buy some equipment and...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Startup Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make...
Craig Stark's insight:From the "Second time around" perspective, these top 10 mistakes are critical to avoid.See it on Scoop.it, via Entrepreneurship
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5 Things They Don't Teach You In Business School
They don't teach you EVERYTHING you need to know in business school.Craig Stark's insight:Good advice regarding your sales compensation plans for your startup. To attract the right skills for your...
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Simple Sales Advice from Box's VP of Sales Productivity - OpenView Labs
The right timing and messaging can make or break your next sales call. This simple sales advice is a must-read for any sales rep.Craig Stark's insight:This is also must read advice for startup...
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Explaining Early Customers and Early Revenue
We help founders find leads and close deals; our focus is on early customers and early revenue for technology and expertise-enabled products and services.Craig Stark's insight:This is a great exercise...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Hone Leadership...
Craig Stark's insight:Breaking out from your personal status quo takes some calculated efforts. Develop your networks methodically, for operational, strategic and personal development. You can't rely...
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Be Wary of Attacking a Walled City - SKMurphy, Inc.
Taking on established competitors using their same business model and value proposition is called "attacking a walled city." Offer a new value proposition.Craig Stark's insight:Starting with customer...
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Corporate Accelerators: What's In It For The Big Companies?
Although the original accelerator model was created as an investment tool, it’s not the main reason corporates choose to finance an incubation program. Opening an accelerator isCraig Stark's...
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Startup Professionals Musings: Too Many Bells and Whistles Will Not Sell a...
Craig Stark's insight:The "Why, How and Who" of MVP strategy for the Minimum Viable Startups out there.See it on Scoop.it, via Entrepreneurship
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Startup Professionals Musings: Validate The Pedigree Of A Startup Before You...
Should I stay or should I go?Craig Stark's insight:How to perform Due Diligence on a Startup opportunity. It's easy to get about the sugar coated version of what the opportunity is. The process...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Innovation Inhibitors Challenge Every...
Craig Stark's insight:Innovation inhibitors suck. Going down the commercialization path as an entrepreneur is full of risks and set backs as outlined in this blog. One option is to validate your MVP...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 7 Reasons For Startups To Maximize Early...
Craig Stark's insight:When should you be in stealth mode? It may sound cool but also may be crippling your chances of success. From early customer validation to attracting seed rounds, you may be worse...
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Innovation Excellence | IoT Brings Innovation Opportunity to HR
HR has to enable the workforce to drive innovation. Don’t look at IoT, like it’s magic. It’s science that you can use to improve the way you work. And you will generate a competitive edge while doing...
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Bill Watterson Offers Some Thoughts on the Real World
Excerpts with commentary on Bill Watterson's 1990 Kenyon College address: "Some Thoughts on the Real World By One Who Glimpsed it and Fled."Craig Stark's insight:Entrepreneurship will be a viable and...
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Innovation Excellence | Three Lessons in Innovation from Jeff Bezos
Disrupt your own business before someone else does. Offering second hand books at low margin threatened Amazon’s higher value new book sales but this did not bother Bezos. He wanted to own that...
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Capitalizing on The Third Wave: A summary for Bootstrappers and Startups
Strategic Partnerships in the Third WaveCraig Stark's insight:Our latest Blog covers off the key success drivers for Startups and Bootstrappers to take advantage of "The Third Wave", as covered by...
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