Quotes for Entrepreneurs collected August 2020
Here are quotes for entrepreneurs I collected in August 2020. My focus this month is on evidence based diagnosis and decision making.
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Mark Stiving on Value Based Pricing and Price Segmentation
Mark Stiving of Impact Pricing gave a great talk on value based pricing and price segmentation at the Aug-26-2020 Lean Culture Online event. Here is a recording of the event and a copy of his slides.
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Building, Borrowing, and Keeping Trust
Keeping trust means speaking and acting in ways that support a firm belief in your reliability, truth, ability, and strength. Trust is an essential element to establishing and maintaining a business relationship, either at a personal or organization level.
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Jeff Allison: An Executive Briefing on Microservices
Jeff Allison offered an executive briefing on microservices at the SF Bay ACM Meetup on Wed-Aug-19. Here is the video, slides, and notes on the talk.
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A Holistic Approach to Launching a Bootstrapped Startup
We outline the process of launching a bootstrapped startup, from creating an idea, to forming a team, to proving viability.
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A Practical Introduction to Social Capital for Entrepreneurs
This is a practical overview of social capital, an essential concept for entrepreneurs despite being hard to measure. I offer suggestions for growing your business network, and enhancing your reputation, explaining why increasing social capital creates value for your startup.
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Basics of Intellectual Property for Bootstrappers
This post explains the basics of intellectual property in practical terms for bootstrappers: trademarks, patents, copyright and trade secrets. An hour or two with an attorney can save you much trouble later on.
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Q: How Can I Manage the Stress of a Startup?
Tips to cut the stress of a startup: plan for learning, take time to recharge, join a peer support group, don’t compare yourself to others.
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A Practical Introduction to Intellectual Capital For Bootstrappers
An exploration of the practical meaning of intellectual capital for entrepreneurs, including how to curate your experience and know-how.
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Interview with Patricia Watkins on Managing Sales In a Downturn
This is a ten minute interview (audio and edited transcript) I did with Patricia Watkins on July 24-2020. Patrica is an experienced salesperson and sales executive who’s been helping companies drive sales for more than two decades. We discuss some of the challenges you need to manage during a major economic disruption. We look back
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected in July 2020
These quotes for entrepreneurs were collected in July 2020. This month most relate to bootstrapping. Either bootstrapping a startup, converting small wins into larger wins, or evolving a successful simple systems into a more complex one.
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A Practical Introduction to Financial Capital for Bootstrappers
This post explores meaning of financial capital for bootstrappers. It addresses the real costs of market exploration and product validation and verification.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected In June 2020
These quotes for entrepreneurs were collected in June 2020. Most are related to the challenges of facing reality with all of its complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
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Father’s Day 2020: Sudden Responsibility and Slowly Accumulating Wisdom
Some reflections on the sudden responsibilities of fatherhood on Father’s Day 2020
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New Startups Form in Private Conversations
New startups form in private conversations: here are some ways to make it easy for potential cofounders to find you based on the problem you are working on or customer need you plan to address.
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Taking Stock of Your Business Assets
Here is a simple method for taking stock of the business assets you rely on to attract prospects, differentiate your offerings, and deliver value. You should also assess where you need to renew or upgrade an asset.
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Technologies and Opportunities We Are Keeping an Eye on For 2020
Technologies and Opportunities We Are Keeping an Eye on For 2020: A list of technologies that are enabling new products and startups and some emerging needs in 2020 that are driving their use.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected in May 2020
These quotes for entrepreneurs were collected in May of 2020. Many of this month’s quotes relate to doubt, inquiry, and enlightenment.
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Practical Advice on Managing Challenges from the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Here is what I have collected/collated for practical advice from folks with skin in the game for managing Covid-19.
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A Primer on Business Assets for High Technology Startups
Are you looking to build a business? No matter the stage you’re at, there are three kinds of business assets you will need to be successful in the long run.
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