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The 4 Core Competencies of the Barefoot Startup

The 4 Core Competencies of the Barefoot Startup

4 STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

If you managed to survive the entrepreneurial process from ideation to monetization and you were asked to boil it all down into core competencies, what would you say? How would you even begin? We faced this exact challenge. Our employees, business associates and...
Save Time and Money Monetizing Your Idea

Save Time and Money Monetizing Your Idea

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA; PAY ME!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Many people have a simplistic view of how to make money on their idea. They think that if it’s good enough, someone will buy it. We have come to realize, finally, that it’s not about the idea, it’s about the business that sells the idea. The idea might be for a great...
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