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• Everything Out of Your Control

  

  The third reality of a sustainable startup is one of common ground. After identifying the expectations you placed on a situation in your reality and then the... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 BUSINESS

• The Contribution Investor

  Investors will often talk of their soft spot. This is a cause or idea that you will support regardless of whether or not it’s a “good idea”. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2011 BUSINESS

• Understanding The Reality Of Others

  Step Two: Your Reality “There are no facts, only interpretations.”- Friedrich Nietzsche The idea behind understand Your Reality (as in someone else’s reality) i... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2011 BUSINESS

• The Support Investor

  The most important aspect of the Passion Investor, as we laid out, is with regards to their view of the why. Why is a company doing what they are doing and... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 BUSINESS

• What Is Your Reality?

  Principle Three - Step One: Understanding your reality will always come down to understanding what you want, and how you want to get it. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 BUSINESS

• What Is Your Reality?

  Understanding your reality will always come down to understanding what you want, and how you want to get it. It is these views and biases that determine how we... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2011 BUSINESS

• The Passion Investor

  If the ROI Investor is focused solely on the money and numbers, the Passion Investor branches off in an entirely different fashion, focusing on the idea behind... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 BUSINESS

• Review: Inbound Marketing

  Following very much in suit to the review we posted two weeks ago, this week’s review is on ‘Inbound Marketing’ by Brian Halligan Darmesh... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2011 BUSINESS

• The ROI Investor

  When you think of an investor you will more than likely imagine an ROI Investor. Not that each is going to be your typical Wall Street wolf, but their concern i... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2011 BUSINESS

• The Three Realities in a Sustainable Startup

  There isn’t one definitive management alignment technique. Individuals react differently a to different technique, that’s what makes them individuals, yet all... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2011 BUSINESS

• 4 Archetypes of a Startup Investor

  People make investments for a multitude of reasons, and it’s not just about money. You can invest time, energy and resources into projects without ever putting... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2011 BUSINESS

• Guarding the Gate

  Principle 2 - Step 5: Startups are not about the idea, they’re about the people. It gets said a lot, but it always bears repeating. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 BUSINESS

• Review: The Social Media Marketing Book

  The smartest way to look at this book is to imagine it’s the Coles Notes of Social Media. Everything you need to know about a variety of Social Media platforms... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2011 BUSINESS

• Three Categories of Startup Investors

  It’s one thing to know what type of startup you are looking to invest in. It’s another thing entirely to know what type of investor you are and why you are... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2011 BUSINESS

• Purpose of the Purpose

  An area often overlooked when building a team is to determine the purpose of the individual and how that works in conjunction with the team. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2011 BUSINESS

• Review: Four Steps to the Epiphany

  Readers and watchers may have noticed that when outlining the four types of startups we referenced “The Four Steps to the Epiphany” by Steven Gary Blank quite... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2011 BUSINESS

• Startups Vs. The Niche Market

  In our last post we talked about the key elements you should look into when investing in startups that attempt to resegment a market as low cost entrant, with... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2011 BUSINESS

• Individual Mastery in a Startup

  Principle 2 - Step 3: People want to be recognized, especially when they are part of a team. We fight our entire lives to carefully construct our identity, who... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2011 BUSINESS

• Autonomy in a Sustainable Startup

  The second step of building a successful team for your startup is providing autonomy for the individual. People, in general, require a certain level of directio... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2011 BUSINESS

• Startups Vs. The Heavy Hitters

  Now we're moving on to the third type of startups: Startups that look to resegment an existing market as the low cost entrant. This style of startup is the firs... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2011 BUSINESS