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Is Conventional Wisdom about Starting a Business All Wrong?

Is Conventional Wisdom about Starting a Business All Wrong?

SHORTCUT YOUR STARTUP

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

For years, we’ve been hearing from the business media about scaling fast, burn rates, and failing fast. Everything is fast, fast, fast! But the Department of Commerce puts the failure rate of new ventures at 90% within the first 5 years! Now, that is failing fast!...
Soft Skills Can Result in Hard Cash!

Soft Skills Can Result in Hard Cash!

BE FRIENDLY; PAY LESS!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

A big part of our “Barefoot Startup” movement is being, well, friendly! You may have the world’s greatest app, most awesome hardware, or must-have consumer product, but the colder your attitude, the higher your price of doing business! Instead of crying about how much...
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