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Buying A Franchise With A Well-Known Brand Doesn’t Guarantee Success
Great article on some potential pitfalls when buying into a franchise. Also, interesting to note the the default rates of 25% on loans to Quiznos franchisees - something has really gone wrong there...
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- July 12, 2010
3 Tips for Defending without Being Defensive
Many entrepreneurs are very defensive about any criticism of their business or business plan. These quick tips are a useful guide for how to handle that kind of feedback with grace...
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- July 12, 2010
These Jobs Ain’t Coming Back
Good article on the current jobs problem...
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- July 6, 2010
Report: IPO pace triples in 2Q
If the IPO pace holds, venture capital investing will most certainly pick up...
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- July 6, 2010
Advanced Entrepreneurship: How to Approach Strategy
Good article on the necessity of strategy and flexibility...
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- June 30, 2010
The Long of Coming Up Short
Good article on the need to embrace the possibility of failure without fear...
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- June 26, 2010
Handicapping Apple, Facebook And Google
Excellent analysis...
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- June 26, 2010
The Economics Of Kindle
The razor/razor blade strategy is a key marketing principle for all entrepreneurs to understand. Think cheap printers and expensive ink...get someone on your "platform" at a low cost and then make money on the "consumables" that platform uses.
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- June 26, 2010
From Minimally Viable To Maximally Buyable Product
Great concept and definition - a good framework for the next step after beta...
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- June 23, 2010
Where Sales Reps Go Wrong
Know your product and don't pester your customers...
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- June 23, 2010
