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Side Hustle vs. All-in
At the beginning of forming a startup, there is a phase where there is tension between doing the startup alongside whatever is paying the bills and committing to going all-in. Let's reflect on the factors that play into this decision.
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Compensating Tiny Teams
Tiny startup teams of less than ten offer unique compensation opportunities and challenges, so creativity and open communication are called for!
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Co-Founder Dreaming
There is a time in the inception phase of a startup as an idea takes shape and a team assembles when a shared dream emerges. By dreaming together, co-founders lay the foundation of a shared vision, an understanding of each others’ inspirations and motivations, and the beginnings of trust.
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Beginning Again
Sometimes things do not work out. But that is not the end of the world because the next step is to start again.
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How to Get a Job as a Founding CEO
Sometimes people ask me how one gets a job as a Founding CEO. They seem to think that you update your resume and send it to someone (who?) and apply for the job.
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Startup Genesis: Choosing a Problem to Solve
Forming a startup means that the founder(s) has an opportunity to choose what problem they will invest themselves in solving. Choose wisely!
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How Do You Start a Company?
It does not necessarily start with the idea since you can find a worthy idea. So how does a founding CEO actually begin?
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How and Why I Got into Startups
With a BA degree in organizational psychology and an MBA in corporate strategy and finance, my career started in the big company world. A few years working for a big money-center bank selling electronic money transfer products to large company treasury departments proved to be far too narrow a niche for the gal who dreamed of being a CEO someday.…