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Thursday, December 21, 2023
Red Rocket's Best Startups of 2023
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/21/2023Red Rocket gets introduced to hundreds of startups each year, in the normal course of doing business, or via our involvement with various st...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Lesson #357: Prioritizing Investment Return Objectives
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/13/2023I was recently talking to an entrepreneur that passed on an investment because it would not need yield the company at least a 10x growth opp...
Friday, November 24, 2023
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[VIDEO] The 5 Key Skills for Good Decision Making
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/24/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about the five key skil...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Lesson #356: Artificial Intellegence is Revolutionalizing Sales Coaching
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/08/2023I was recently introduced to James Critelli , a startup sales and marketing expert that is advising a company called Sybill , who is using a...
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Lesson #355: Artificial Intelligence is Taking Over Marketing
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/02/2023Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades. I won’t bore you with its long history, summarized well in this article . It h...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
When Investing, Chasing Growth May Cost You Millions
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/01/2023I was recently speaking with an entrepreneur who'd passed on an investment because it would not need yield the company at least a 10x gr...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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[VIDEO] When and How to Pivot your Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/24/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about understanding whe...
Monday, October 2, 2023
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[VIDEO] Does Age Matter for Startup Success?
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/02/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about whether age matte...
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Lesson #354: Owned, Paid and Earned Media Channels
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/06/2023Effective marketers know the "trinity" of a good media strategy is effectively communicating your story across the intersection ...
Thursday, August 31, 2023
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[VIDEO] What Matters Most? Product or Proof-of-Concept?
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/31/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about what is more impo...
Friday, August 4, 2023
Generative AI is Revolutionizing Marketing
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/04/2023Contrary to prevailing storytelling that it just arrived in the waning months of 2022, artificial intelligence has been around for decades. ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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[VIDEO] Consider a 'Copycat' Strategy for Your Next Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/26/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how "copycat...
Friday, July 14, 2023
Lesson #353: Staffing Your Finance Department as You Scale
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/14/2023I was recently introduced to Tim DeBone a finance and accounting expert with The Bagchi Group , a business consultancy group in Morrisville...
Friday, June 23, 2023
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[VIDEO] Calculating Addressable Market Size vs. Industry Size
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/23/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how to calculatin...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Lesson #352: Treat Your Team Members as People, Not as Employees
Posted By: George Deeb - 6/07/2023I have recently written about topics like how to manage a virtual team , considering an unlimited vacation day policy and swapping “I” for...
Monday, May 22, 2023
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[VIDEO] Don't Let Short-Term Thinking Hurt Long-Term Results
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/22/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how to not let sh...
Monday, May 1, 2023
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[VIDEO] How to Discover and Understand Your Competitors
Posted By: George Deeb - 5/01/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how to best resea...
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Treat Your Team Members as People, Not as Employees
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/09/2023I frequently write about employee experience and recruiting topics like how to manage a virtual team , the possible benefits of an unlimited...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Lesson #351: Don't Let Your HR Department Steer the Ship
Posted By: George Deeb - 3/29/2023We love our human resources departments. They do a lot of good inside a business. They help with recruiting, training and onboarding. The...
Monday, March 13, 2023
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[VIDEO] What's More Important--Strategy or Execution?
Posted By: George Deeb - 3/13/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about which is more imp...
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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[VIDEO] Vertical vs. Horizontal Growth Options For Your Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/15/2023I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how the various ve...
Monday, February 13, 2023
Lesson #350: Top 10 Marketing Strategies for Startups
Posted By: George Deeb - 2/13/2023I recently got connected to Alyssa Hitaka at TopTierStartups.com , a new content site rich with startup related news, tips and interviews...
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