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Expectations – The Entrepreneur’s Currency

In the same way that there are product development curves, product absorption curves, and revenue curves – perhaps an entrepreneur’s most important curve is the expectation curve. This is the journey of expectations that the entrepreneur creates! Expectations are what bind … Continue reading

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Capital Formation Strategy for the Humble Entrepreneur – Thinking Ahead Illustrated With 5 Key Tools

What Path Are You On? – The Value of Thinking Ahead The essence of early stage fund-raising is in knowing what you want. Your Company’s capital formation strategy should serve your personal and business objectives. Are you chasing a unicorn? (1b plus … Continue reading

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Do You Keep A Mental Model?

Most entrepreneurs have unique life experience. Many have encountered adversity. They tend to be thoughtful and self-aware. The humble entrepreneur is also reflective. She questions where she has been, what she believes and how it translates into her business. This … Continue reading

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The Mythology of “The Secret Formula” – “Do This, Not That”

With the explosion of content and publishing on the Internet, there is no shortage of advice for anyone – especially entrepreneurs! (See Surviving the Entrepreneur Content Apocalypse.)  It often seems that entrepreneurs chase a “secret formula” that every entrepreneur can use to … Continue reading

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Are You on the Right Track, Wrong Track?

  Rarely does an entrepreneurial hypothesis stand the test of time – at least not in its entirety. There often comes a time when you have to pivot. Change is almost always in the air. Why? – Because entrepreneurs take … Continue reading

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