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Start-ups’ Early Sales Don’t Guarantee Success

by Lea Strickland | Apr 1, 2011 | Start-up, The Street (the street.com), Viability

Start-ups’ Early Sales Don’t Guarantee Success Start-up technology firms often fail because they consider the first commercial milestone — paying customers — a determinant of long-term success. The actual sale to a prospect that is enthusiastic...

Risk Innovation or Be Beaten by Those Who Do

by Lea Strickland | Apr 1, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)

Risk Innovation or Be Beaten by Those Who Do Innovation is most commonly associated with the creation of products, services or technology. When we think of technology and product innovation, Apple(AAPL) comes to mind; for service we think of online retailers such as...

Innovators Pay for Results, Not Time

by Lea Strickland | Apr 1, 2011 | Results, The Street (the street.com)

Innovators Pay for Results, Not Time For decades, if not centuries, our production efforts have been focused on time. We pay by the hour, day, week, month and year. We focus on the amount of time an employee (or contractor) spends working for us or on projects. In...
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