Partnering with a bigger company is good for the bottom line but tough on the ego. Expect to do things their way, on their schedule.
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How to Successfully Collaborate With a Larger Business Partner
Posted by CateCosta under ManagementFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 3596 days ago
Test Your Idea With These Simple and Inexpensive Steps
Posted by CateCosta under Products and ServicesFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 3604 days ago
Before you spend big money on bringing your product to market, make sure there is actually a market for your product.
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Startup Misconceptions: It's Easy to Build a Team & They'll Stick with You Until the End | CateCosta.com
Posted by CateCosta under ManagementFrom http://www.catecosta.com 3607 days ago
Many aspiring entrepreneurs believe that once they have their business idea, pulling together a kick-butt team that will help build the new company to success will be easy to do and that those team members will stick around until the end. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
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Six questions to position your brand effectively in the mind of your customers
Posted by CateCosta under MarketingFrom http://www.startupsmart.com.au 3608 days ago
How your customers and potential customers perceive your brand directly impacts your bottom line. Here are six questions to help you ensure your brand is more engaging and appealing.
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The 15-Minute Social Media Audit Everyone Can Do
Posted by CateCosta under Social MediaFrom http://blog.bufferapp.com 3609 days ago
You can learn a lot from an examination of how you manage (or don’t manage) your online brand. If it helps to think of a social media audit as something else—a marketing mastermind, maybe?—then so be it. Don’t let the word “audit” get in the way of checking in regularly with your social profiles. I
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Which Social Media Accounts Really Matter and Why
Posted by CateCosta under Social MediaFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 3613 days ago
Don't waste your time messing around on social sites that have no ROI for you. Here's how you can do better at gaining leads on the sites that are perfect for your business.
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Startup Misconceptions: The Question of Competition
Posted by CateCosta under StrategyFrom http://www.catecosta.com 3614 days ago
There are two damaging misconceptions about competition that I see new entrepreneurs believing all of the time, either of which could tank the company (or prevent it from even getting off the ground in the first place). Those two misconceptions are that unless you have a completely new idea, you ca
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14 questions to ask before issuing equity to employees - The Business Journals
Posted by CateCosta under Employee BenefitsFrom http://www.bizjournals.com 3615 days ago
After representing entrepreneurs for more than 20 years, I remain dismayed at both how quickly and how often they issue equity ownership of their business to co-founders, employees, strategic partners, consultants, and vendors.
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Weekend Read: “Help Me Help You”: Asking for Intros to Venture Investors - The Accelerators - WSJ
Posted by CateCosta under Raising CapitalFrom http://blogs.wsj.com 3616 days ago
Much has been written about what goes into the pitch decks founders write to entice venture investors to fund their startups. But what about the best tactics to catapult yourself into the venture community? How do you go about setting up those meetings if you’re not particularly well networked (or
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How to Negotiate with Someone More Powerful than You
Posted by CateCosta under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://blogs.hbr.org 3620 days ago
Going into a negotiation with someone who holds more power than you do can be a daunting prospect. Whether you are asking your boss for a new assignment or attempting to land a major business deal with a client, your approach to the negotiation can dramatically affect your chances of success. How
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