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Writing about “how-to” startup could take 1000s page or just a few. In the last 20+ years of doing this I have learned a lot, mostly through my own dumb mistakes and I would say that again if you had to choose the best advice for a startup success (non-task related) it would be persistence/determination.…
Again and again I find myself telling my MBA students about how to present. They tend to get everything wrong, every time, no matter how many times I tell them or ask them to learn. Why? Well it’s probably because it’s very hard to “simplify” ideas and then present them in an easy to understand…
This is a superb piece by Jay Abraham on creating your USP. I really like his many books and reference materials and suggest you take a look at them if you are in sales or marketing. This is a direct quote from one of his articles, see the reference to his web site at the…
How to get references Always get references as a way to Exclude candidates and get them very early. Always check: 2 bosses, 2 Peers, 2 Staff, 2 Customers and other colleagues/VCs etc. Also, try to get other non-provided names to give a view of the candidate if possible for a totally independent view. The Email…
These are useful notes I took from a book on HR (Sorry can’t remember its name now): The problem: A) Perfect on paper — intuition says no B) CV& background not right — intuition says yes These are both situations when you want to trust what your intuition is telling you. Unfortunately, your intuition is…
I often get asked by friends and mentees in their ventures or working on a startup idea where they can learn more about all the various things CxO’s have to know and also where they can mix with similar people and funding partners. SVase regularly runs these events in the offices of my Lawyers Montgomery…
I hate fixed costs and overheads – its all about cash preservation – so I have learned a valuable lesson over the years – make your staff , colleagues and connections your long term friends as you will then be able to contact them later to help you grow your next idea. I saw this…
These are far from rocket science but they do serve to remind us of some entrepreneur essentials in a very short form: Rule 1 – Find a vacuum and fill it – Look for a gap in the market. Rule 2 – Do your homework – Be prepared and keep up to date Rule 3…
YES! That’s six minutes and no slides. You will have to learn the skills of a stand-up comedian to do this one and make it work i.e. you need to sell simple ideas that make the audience’s imagination jump into action. This is a great exercise – if challenging at first – the reason is…
In this category I plan to create a range of topics that help the new entrepreneur with core skills. I have noticed that many of my mentees need a primer (at the very least) in many core disciplines such as sales, marketing, finance, hr, strategy and planning to name a few. I plan to write…
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