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10 Tips For Entering The Startup Community This Year

Startup Professionals Musings

Myers, a noted career coach, and author of the classic book, “ Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring ,” many job seekers and career changers make the mistake of halting all their efforts as summer approaches, believing that nobody will be hiring until early fall. Invest in career coaching. Actively work the network.

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7 Tips To Raise Your Entrepreneur Instincts In School

Startup Professionals Musings

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing.

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Ten Tips For Startup Job Search Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Myers, a noted career coach, and author of “ Get The Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring ,” many job seekers and career changers make the mistake of halting all their efforts during the summer, believing that nobody will be hiring until early fall. Invest in career coaching. Actively work the network.

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6 Marketing 101 Tips For Technology Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s recent book “ Do It! Marketing ,” which provides some pragmatic marketing tips for small businesses as follows: Don’t tell customers how great you are. Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller.

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

After years of cloudy skies in Startupland, the sun is peeking out, and investors are tipping their toes back into the wading pool. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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10 Tips On Selling Yourself As Well As Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers. With the Internet and social networks, things you do in your personal life can affect your success in a big way. Your reputation is the single greatest asset you have.

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10 Tips On Self-Promotion To Solidify Your Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

Take full advantage of every mentoring and coaching opportunity, and network with peers both inside and outside the company. With today’s pervasive Internet and social networks, people can see how you act outside of work, as well as inside. Use ongoing networking as a way to improve connections.

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