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How to Detect if Your Startup Has a Faux Focus

Kellblog

I’ve realized that one of things I do for (or should I say, to) early-stage startups is detect whether they have a real or a faux focus (pronounced fo-focus) — the latter being a focus that appears to be real at first, but is in fact fake. Look, I’ve run startups. Segmented metrics. Cash is king.

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How to prepare your startup for acquisition

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Selling a startup can be an exhausting, overwhelming process, but the right preparation can make it much easier. 4x entrepreneur Andrew Gazdecki shares how you can better prepare yourself for your startup's acquisition, and make the journey a rewarding one. Selling your startup is a full-time job. Know your numbers.

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How to Scale a Platform and Ecosystem to $10B with Atlassian CRO Cameron Deatsch (Pod 611 + Video)

SaaStr

Atlassian’s Chief Revenue Officer, Cameron Deatsch, walks us through how Atlassian grew over the course of 20 years and became one of the most successful startups today. Here are the three lessons from Atlassian to take with you on the journey of building trust and scaling your startup. How Atlassian does business . Be patient.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice.

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How to Prepare Your Startup for Acquisition

Chart Mogul

Selling a startup can be an exhausting, overwhelming process, but the right preparation can make it much easier. 4x entrepreneur Andrew Gazdecki shares how you can better prepare yourself for your startup's acquisition, and make the journey a rewarding one. Selling your startup is a full-time job. Know your numbers.

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Recognizing and praising the right achievements

SaaSHolic

In the startup world, “success” has long been measured by the ability to attract venture capital, secure large rounds of funding, and achieve high valuations. I’m not here to say fundraising is meaningless for startups nor that it’s a piece of cake to get done.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

Delving even deeper into the entrepreneurial seas, Patrick was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Alpine Investors in San Francisco, as well as Program Officer at the Center for Entrepreneurship at Stanford. In 2012, he underwent a shift in his professional path and studied Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford.