Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Mentors have years of working in the industry they are consulting for and can identify business opportunities for the startup. They can identify pitfalls, recommend marketing and sales channels, and give feedback on strategy and tactics. I learned new strategies and saw ones I thought were impossible to execute became possible.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Staying attuned to these changes and being willing to pivot our strategies has been instrumental in our growth. Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. Your energy, your focus, your enthusiasm, your strengths, and even your weaknesses are what make your business unique.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Our Next Energy. Our Next Energy , or ONE, is a next-gen battery tech startup in Detroit that is creating better, safer, more efficient batteries for the future of electric vehicles. Our Next Energy recently raised $25 million and is backed by BMW, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. Apply now to Autobooks. Apply now to Pocketnest.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lending and Liquidity Pools: Within DeFi, lending crypto assets is a popular strategy. Mining Considerations: Crypto mining, the process of adding and verifying transactions on the blockchain, offers potential earnings but comes with considerations of energy usage, equipment costs, and market risks. As the Web 3.0

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The last step is creating a detailed business plan, which includes a marketing strategy and growth plan. I’m a big believer in the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) strategy. It’s like forming a band; you need the right mix of talents, attitudes, and energies to make great music. The MVP Approach. Scale Smartly.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They believe everyone’s advice. Entrepreneurs often struggle because they listen to others’ advice instead of their instincts. Learn your numbers, understanding the benefits and pitfalls of tax strategy, so you don’t waste the net profits your business will desperately need at some point. Everyone has opinions. My rule of thumb?

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Y Combinator

MARCH 3, 2021

A company developing a digital health product will usually start the process sooner than a company developing a therapeutic, because the former requires less time and energy if pivoting becomes necessary. And, it may be a good time to seek feedback from the FDA or counsel from a consultant or lawyer. What can I hire a consultant to do?

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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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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Our job is to identify them, determine strategies to move past them, then move past them. Invest time and energy to study with an expert or get sales training and use a better sales script. With SOME roadblocks we run into, new strategies don’t seem to work–no matter how hard we try to implement them. That was easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works. Understanding how your company will change as you move through these phases is critical if you hope to scale to a large business one day.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

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. If I’ve committed to speaking in classroom I’m going to be there and be high energy. Of course you should go on your own journey of discovery.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Show some energy! OK, hold back on your consulting humor. One strategy I often employ. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. So I thought I’d write a piece on how to not suck when you give a presentation. I spoke about this yesterday on Fox Business News.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. We hustled our way from concept to company, leveraging our experiences, relationship-building skills and energy to excel at all costs. As a result, we’ve been able to hire and retain the best recruitment consultants in the industry.”. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

By now everybody has a big stake in your success and would like to feel consulted on the major decisions you’re making with their money. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Startup Advice' And honestly if you did raise a ton of capital from many people it’s ok that you share control.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When I graduated from Wharton, everyone went to Wall Street or large consulting firms or large businesses,” he said, adding that the school didn’t even have a course in entrepreneurship or small businesses at the time. “I His vibrant energy was on of the main drivers for my signing up to start Sage Growth Capital with him and Denise Dunlap.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? 15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. Brian Halligan [01:10] – Well, I have to manage my energy, because people drain energy from me.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Among the trends our survey respondents identified were e-commerce, blockchain and crypto, healthtech, energy, mobility and climate. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? and Nomono.

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