TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World’s Topic Universities,” and is CEO of Crimson Education , a university admissions consulting company. Young aspiring entrepreneurs apply for Y Combinator in the hopes of receiving seed funding, mentorship and networking opportunities to help create the next unicorn.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. We were Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) and our core skills were in building large-scale IT systems.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many definitions of “brand.” Assigned to consultants and marketing people with varying degrees of expertise, the creation of the brand is put at risk of becoming a kind of bolt-on feature. Related: Expert Advice for the 4 Million People Who Launched a Business in 2020. You will need the help and advice of others.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. But for my sins I got an MBA and did “strategy&# consulting. Nobody was surprised. It can happen.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

Consultant : They provide business advice and differ in their area/s of expertise. IT Consultants, Business Consultants, Travel Consultants are a few examples. Solopreneur vs Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs run their own business with the support of their partners, co-founder and employees.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. It was definitely eye-opening and an expensive lesson. For me, that meant constantly seeking out professional guidance by investing in consultants early on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Any success as an entrepreneur? He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. what has this guy done? How about as a VC?

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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Gust

JANUARY 3, 2012

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The definition of a critic sounds similar, “a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis.” The job of entrepreneur is tough enough without a critic on your team, second-guessing your every move. Mutual respect.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Because many great entrepreneurs work with lawyers in registering their companies they have their ear to the pavement on the earliest of company formations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 27, 2021

30 Smart Decisions to Scale Your Ecommerce Business In 2022 Strategies that helped us grow a company from $1 million to $68 million in only nine months Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash If you’re a new entrepreneur and/or an ecommerce business owner, then you know what it’s like when you hit that wall. We definitively say, “NO!”.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 24, 2022

There is no “one universal” definition of a startup. Although this definition is correct, it does not define the whole meaning behind this concept. When we were writing this advice, one of our past projects immediately came to mind, the slogan of which is the phrase “Follow your dream.” creating a social network for pet owners.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 30, 2019

Even for a social enterprise, this is most definitely not what you went into business for. Mary Crampton is the owner and principal consultant at Magnify Consulting. The post 10 ways to tell if your price is too low appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. 6) You are not making enough money to grow your business.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. Here are eleven top people to follow on crypto Twitter (listed alphabetically): Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano ( @Apompliano ): provides great content on bitcoin and interviews with innovative entrepreneurs (including ones outside of crypto!) But it wasn’t always this way.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

There’s a famous line about consultants that clients love to repeat, “consultants take your watch and then tell you the time.&#. I used to work for Andersen Consulting (for > 8 years) – mostly building computer systems for large companies in the fixed telecoms, mobile and Internet sectors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

*. What is the role of a VC for entrepreneurs? I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. My job isn’t to predict markets but rather to find entrepreneurs who want to create markets through insight and conviction.” ” I responded. And special.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, we bet many entrepreneurs would, once they learn what the Josbergers have been building in their second careers. However, he has important franchise business lessons that entrepreneurs need to understand before they become a successful franchisee. Pay the money for a consultant to look at your product. Get a lawyer.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Having definite ways to measure progress (e.g. 5. Seek experts for advice. John is a serial entrepreneur, having founded 7 different businesses over a 40 year period, including a digital marketing agency, corporate finance and management consultancy. John Courtney is Founder and Chief Executive of BoardroomAdvisors.co

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

While looking at sales cycles and deal size, it’s definitely worth considering profitability. Mary Crampton is the owner and principal consultant at Magnify Consulting. The post Let’s talk Sales Strategy 2021 appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Where has your deal size decreased? Five – Profitability.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I believe many entrepreneurs have ADD. I’m not a doctor so everything you’ll read and listen to here will be my point-of-view from what I’ve read and from doctors I’ve consulted. I will start from a passage from the Wikipedia definition because I think it does a great job of summarizing. Embrace it.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

There is a telltale sign of an inexperienced startup entrepreneur. I’m doing due diligence on a company of another entrepreneur in LA whose company was apparently doing very well. I think we had slightly different definitions of this saying but since he coined the term I have to credit him. I understand this.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 22, 2015

I write books, I teach in the school of business at Duke University, and I do a lot of speaking and marketing strategy consulting as well. Folks can definitely pick up Stand Out and dive in wherever they would like. As a VC, Tony was really interested in the question, “what makes entrepreneurs successful?”

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2019

If you haven’t got one, we most definitely need to talk. Mary Crampton is the owner and principal consultant at Magnify Consulting. Get entrepreneur articles by email once a month. NZ Entrepreneur. The post How to build a healthy sales pipeline appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. 8) Get a CRM.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on startup advice but also filed under my sales & marketing posts. No advice I give will ever apply to 100% of companies, 100% of startups or even 100% of tech startups. By all means light up my comments sections with any cases you believe where this advice doesn’t apply.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 26, 2024

StarterStory is a platform that showcases interviews with entrepreneurs and founders, shedding light on their journeys as they have expanded their businesses and achieved success. It’s like a roadmap for entrepreneurs—showing them where to go and what to do to succeed. As an entrepreneur, it’s an invaluable resource.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

OK, hold back on your consulting humor. – OK, I already said above that you can ask if people are entrepreneurs, investors, etc. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. But seriously her book is spot on. how many of you “X&# ?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 18, 2019

If you watched Shark Tank in early August last year, you’d have seen two entrepreneurs hoping the ground would open up and swallow them when pitching their camping tent startup to a group of investors. Those entrepreneurs are engaged in the important work of creating and delivering a product that meets an actual market demand.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

Many entrepreneurs let the early rejections get to them and it’s normal because when you hear “no” you think “what’s wrong with me!?” The “sure, let’s continue the process” by definition are not yeses so the no’s rack up and the yeses stay stuck at zero. These are the “lemons that ripen early.” But I meet a lot more girls.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Entrepreneur Dinners. One of my favorite things to do is to organize entrepreneur dinners when I travel. I usually ask somebody local who knows the local scene to invite out 10-15 local entrepreneurs who might be interested to meet up and I agree to pick up the tab. And went home with bruised ribs from diving. The Subway.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. ME/ “When we started out in 2010, we were the definition of bootstrapping entrepreneurs. A lot of people think that all you need is an idea and capital to make it as an entrepreneur, but it’s so much more than that. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

He's helped scale companies like The Hustle and Gumroad, and now he has over 170,000 Twitter followers and tens of thousands of subscribers to his newsletter, which provides tactical growth advice for entrepreneurs and startups. My favorite is 27 ways to increase traffic to your website.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Tommy Mello: Yeah, well definitely the visionary side of things. Tommy Mello: Well, there’s a lot of things that happened that some of the biggest things that happened was I met a consultant named Al Levi. How are you getting leads in and customers in, and then two, what’s your advice for other small business owners?

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