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    Category: Operating a Startup

    Attacking New Customers

    Many companies declare war on their customers, sometimes without realizing it. Customers are sometimes wrong, but too often businesses miss information about new markets, new…

    David May 30, 2021
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    Attacking New Markets

    My board wants me to expand my highly successful business into a number of somewhat related, but mostly peripheral areas. I am worried I will…

    David May 16, 2021
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    Building a Media Strategy

    Our company is creating a new category to sell to large enterprises and we need to build a PR strategy to help our business. Do…

    David May 9, 2021
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    Running from Regulation

    I am afraid that my industry is going to be regulated soon, as Congress is starting to hold hearings. How can I fight against this?…

    David April 18, 2021
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    Fraudulent Founder Claims

    A former friend is claiming to be a co-founder of my company who had nothing to do with my business or idea. I just told…

    David March 28, 2021
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    Surviving Board Dysfunction

    My Board of Directors is dysfunctional. We are always in conflict with each other and cannot agree on decisions. Is there anything I can do?…

    David March 14, 2021
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    Competition from Ex-Employees

    One of my ex-employees just started a new company to compete with my startup. My lawyer said I could not insert a noncompete in his…

    David January 24, 2021
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    Giving Back

    I am an undergraduate computer science student and was inspired by the recent webinar with Tim Connors when he said we should give some of…

    David December 14, 2020
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    Bonus Plans for Startups

    We are setting up a bonus plan for my startup and making it cash only, as my employees do not want stock. Do you have…

    David November 23, 2020
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    Founder Deadlock

    My co-founder and I each own 50% and we are deadlocked on everything. We have no investors or anyone else involved. What should we do?…

    David November 2, 2020
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    Don’t Panic

    Instead of answering a specific question this week, I wanted to summarize a common discussion I am having lately with many companies: remaining steady in…

    David October 19, 2020
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    Actionable Investor Reporting

    One of my primary responsibilities is to gather monthly reports on our portfolio companies…. The founding partners are a close group of six serial entrepreneurs…

    David September 28, 2020
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    Second Tier Talent

    I finally fired my head of engineering, who was dragging us down. Now, the company is aligned, energetic, flying through development, and, well fun… as…

    David September 21, 2020
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    Helping Each Other in Crisis

    We live in a world where selfishness often reigns, so it is worth reflecting one critical factor that makes entrepreneurship work: the everyday willingness of…

    David September 14, 2020
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    Protecting Oneself in Chinese Deals

    My company is negotiating a deal with a Chinese company. I hear that it is difficult to enforce contracts in China against Chinese companies. How…

    David September 7, 2020
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