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    The Stress-Management Power of Thankfulness

    Jen Baird / November 27, 2021

    Every year, the Thanksgiving holiday reminds me of the stress-management power of being thankful. I suppose the challenge is continually seeking to revisit what I am grateful for all the other days of the year.

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    Company Building with the Lord

    September 4, 2021

    Appreciating Important Things in Life

    November 25, 2023

    When Health Changes Everything

    November 15, 2025
  • Selling

    The Real Competition

    Jen Baird / November 20, 2021

    What is the actual competition that an innovating startup faces? It is probably not the product that most closely resembles what you are offering to the market!

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    Individual Customers are the Key to Successful Selling

    June 19, 2021

    The Feel Good Conference Mirage

    December 14, 2024

    Inviting a Yes

    January 30, 2021
  • Commercialization,  Selling

    Free Is Not Inexpensive

    Jen Baird / November 13, 2021

    Innovative startups, by definition, are introducing a change into the world.  And change is never easy.  While each startup’s market is unique, all will be seeking to induce potential customers to take a risk, and consider making a change from their current status quo. Yet while the trial may be “free” in terms of paying for the product, remember that…

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    The Rocket Launch Feeling

    January 22, 2022

    Are We Ready to Ship?

    July 17, 2021

    The Double-Edged Sword of Competition when Fundraising

    July 15, 2023
  • Product Development

    You Can’t Crash if You Don’t Launch

    Jen Baird / November 6, 2021

    Iterative product development is at the heart of many a startup founded on technological innovation as its core value driver. Lessons learned from earlier iterations (failures) inform the next prototype until the problems are solved, and requirements are met. Yet until you have lived this process, most startup stories only share the highlight reel of the successful tests, making it…

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    Customer Discovery #2: What a Positive Response Looks Like

    June 27, 2020

    Startup Patent Strategy

    February 4, 2023

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