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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

Launching a startup in New Zealand is exciting, but navigating the accounting side of things can be tricky. In this blog, we’ll break down everything you need to know, from choosing the best business structure to getting professional help. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder.

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Scaling Sales: Arming & Aiming – A’s, B’s & C’s

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In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. The next few posts are going to talk about scaling your sales operations as you move out of the evangelical phase.

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Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work

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Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. Evangelical sales – Understanding startup sales people and process. Also, this goes equally for business development. You learn by asking.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

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Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. Invariably your first efforts at product won’t quite hit the mark – and this is OK. But before you achieve product / market fit you’re often in “consultative sales” mode where your objective is to tease out customer needs.

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The Entrepreneurial Path: Essential Tips for First-time Founders

American Entrepreneurship

Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have. A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

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I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. Budgeting & Planning. And so must you.

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

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Happy official New Year’s, all. It’s that time of year where we think about new beginnings. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. inside insight into VC decision-making. Mostly it’s philosophical.