Learn how the strategic partnership principle practiced by founder entrepreneurs can help you build products for little or no cost
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The reasoning style of the manager entrepreneur, with their predominantly causal reasoning, approaches a business startup very different from the founder-entrepreneur, who approaches a startup business primarily with effectual reasoning.
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Previously, we looked at how the startup landscape has changed and that you might not need a formal business plan to successfully launch your business. In this post, we will look into why we keep getting the same old business advice. What has emerged, as the funding and risk gap has widened, is a greater
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Innovations and manufacturing businesses have different planning requirements than the more common support and local service businesses.
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When a new disruptive technology is discovered, it is often marketed aggressively by the developer. The typical cycle is that it is over-hyped and people expect huge results. They invest heavily as they succumb to the madness of the crowd. Most often, V1.0 products meet with a few roadblocks that tarnish its appeal. Most dissatisfaction
The average person is told as a child to be quiet, stay out of trouble, and don’t make waves. If they go to college, they are told to set realistic goals and expectations for their lives. The worldview they adopt is that life is dangerous and scary. It is best to play it safe and
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Most people think that to earn more money you have to have an advanced degree. You may think that if you have a Bachelor’s degree, but aren’t making enough money, the answer is to go back to school and get your Master’s degree. Then you’ll earn more money, right? If you already have a Master’s
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Highly educated people like to associate with other highly educated people. Physically fit people like to associate with other fit people. People with a deep-seated belief in a particular faith associate with others of the same faith. It is human nature to be attracted to like-minded people. Like attracts like. However, the savvy entrepreneur with
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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have. When confronted with a problem, most people think, “What is the answer?” as if there is only one right answer. As the saying goes, “There is more than one way to skin a cat.” Creative minds look for more than
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If you are at the amusement park, preparing to get on a ride, and the operator says, “It will bring the kid in you out,” a set of expectations has been created. However, if an obstetrician says the same thing to a woman in labor, it means a completely different thing. Life is full of
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