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Three Golden Lessons from My First Failed Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I wanted to treat her and I didn't have the money to do so. I learned that consumers today can install a solar panel on their roofs without having to pay anything upfront. In the 2 years that followed, we shattered all expectations. Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014.

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How To Build A Machine, Not a Hobby – Tommy Mello Playbook for a Thriving Business

Smart Hustle Magazine

How do you go from $50,000 in DEBT to a thriving $40 million business? Tommy Mello shares his story and insights that can help YOU grow your business. Hire the RIGHT employees/team members. Don’t hire from ONE pool of sources. You could have it close, after three minutes, if you’d like.

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The Secret to Building a Customer-Centric Culture

Reforge

Table of Contents What happens when we lose sight of customers How customer-centricity builds a competitive moat How to know if you’ve left your customers behind How to get back on track Common mistakes to avoid Data shows that customer-centered businesses outperform their competition. As the business grows, the team does, too.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Think like a VC, CockroachDB EC-1, handle your stock options

TechCrunch

Ants and camels are famously resilient, but when it was time to select a name for a startup that offers open-source, cloud-based distributed database architecture, you can imagine why “Cockroach Labs” was the final candidate. “The first is hiring a marketer too soon,” said Heskins. Walter Thompson.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without Eating Ramen

Entrepreneur's Handbook

5 myths to avoid on the 1st leg of your entrepreneurship journey What you don’t have to eat to pursue your passion (Image from WikiMedia Commons) There is a path to entrepreneurship promoted in Hollywood and there is a path for the rest of us. The former celebrates risk, the latter avoids it. My story is about the safe path.

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Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. You can find Vidit on Twitter @viditaatrey and Adora is @nolimits. You can find Vidit on Twitter @viditaatrey and Adora is @nolimits. 2:45 – Why not just sell directly to consumers? 37:55 – What mistakes have they made?

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Why Startups Really Fail, and How To Fix It

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Photo by Matthew Osborn on Unsplash As founder of six startups, advisor to founders, and a startup strategist at IMD ( #1 ranked business school ), I see many mistakes being made and have made many myself. What drives me crazy is that the same mistakes happen again and again.

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