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Profile of a Young Entrepreneur: It’s All About Choice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We all have strategies and ideas, but the difference between businesses that grow fast and those that grow slowly is the ability to execute and put things into place. Three key components to a successful translation include a clear source document, an understanding of the source document, and attention to detail.

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How We Turned Our Biggest Setback Into an Innovation Opportunity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was the beginning of 2018, and my agency had just lost two of our biggest accounts. But the more we dug into the market strategy, the more we realized we needed to do more than change how we marketed our services. Before, we didn’t have anything documented. But I can trace it all back to that one moment in January 2018.

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How I Got a Deal on Shark Tank

Entrepreneurs' Organization

On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. In January 2018, inspired by an episode of Shark Tank , I checked the show’s audition schedule and saw an open call one week later in Dallas—just a 40-minute drive away from me. I arrived on Monday, 10 September 2018 for the Friday filming. I went all in.

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Your guide to IT automation

The Zapier Blog

Start empowering your IT automation strategy. Train your team Your automation strategy is only as strong as the people behind it. Invest in training and documentation to future-proof your efforts. Pro tip: Use Zapier Canvas —a free AI-powered diagramming tool—to map out processes and workflows from scratch.

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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

TechCrunch

Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. But this documented history cannot be a hagiography of the departing CEO. Jason Dressel. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten VC

Lighter reports that from 2015 to 2018, the number of VC investments under $5m dropped 23% from 6,709 to 5,139. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. Note that this is a debt instrument, whereas the two documents below are equity instruments. Bigfoot Capital’s RBI term sheet template.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

Ecosystem Builder Hub

For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. It’s imperative that we occasionally slow down to ensure intentional documenting of processes, methodologies and results. They learn how to develop community goals and strategies to achieve those. Buddy Palmer.