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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Lesson #38: Things to Consider When Buying a Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/31/2011At times, it may makes sense to acquire a business. Reasons could include acquiring technology or other assets, patents, or a revenue s...
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Lesson #37: The Plusses and Minuses of Franchising
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/26/2011In this post, we will discuss the plusses and minuses of both: (i) becoming a franchisee; and (2) becoming a franchisor, depending on yo...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Lesson #36: Picking The Best Technology for Your Web Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/25/2011I am a business person first, and a tech person second. So, I solicited the input of my technology colleagues, Tyler Jennings and Todd ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Lessons #1 thru #35: A Recapped Index of Startup Advice by Topic
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/17/2011Red Rocket created an index of all startup lessons from its blog to date, for your quick reference by topic. Please forward to anybody that...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Lesson #35: How to Read Resumes & Screen Employee Candidates
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/16/2011In my last post, we learned How Best to Recruit for Employees and get high quality resumes coming in. We also talked about ways to aut...
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Lesson #34: How Best to Recruit Employees For Your Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/14/2011As a startup, odds are you will not be able to afford a dedicated HR person or 30% headhunter fees, and will most likely need to be doin...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Lesson #33: The Importance of Customer Service
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/11/2011This may sound pretty obvious, but don't take your customers for granted. They are your lifeline, especially for a startup, and you...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Lesson #32: How to Value Your Startup Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/10/2011One of the questions I get, more often than not, is what is the appropriate valuation of my business. Typically related to an upcoming ...
Monday, May 9, 2011
Lesson #31: The Power of a Pivot - Thinking Out of the Box
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/09/2011We are all familiar with the meteoric success of Groupon, the daily deals website. But, as you can read in this Groupon case study at ...
Friday, May 6, 2011
Lesson #30: When to Hire Employees vs. Contractors vs. Crowdsources
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/06/2011Employees are on-staff individuals working for your company, accruing benefits and where the company controls their working hours and ho...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Lesson #29: No Matter How Bad It Gets, Persistence Wins
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/03/2011In my last post , we talked about iExplore's scary experience in the wake of 9/11/01, and the need for startups to expect the unexpe...
Monday, May 2, 2011
Lesson #28: Expect the Unexpected -- Always Have a Cushion
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/02/2011On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was sitting at my desk working on the final draft of a $4MM venture capital financing, that was ...
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