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How to motivate sales person?
It is pretty clear that money alone is not sufficient to motivate a programmer. Things like giving them meaningful, challenging work and providing a supporting environment can motivate them far better ...
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How to start a company and what are the basic steps to setup a company?
I am working in a private company since 2 years as a application developer and now I am thinking to setup a company.
I am not aware of the process(steps) to setup a company.
What I know is if I have ...
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How do I make my mother open a side business?
My mother is reaching 55, and she raises ideas for start-ups every now and then.
I am a software developer and I'm used to rapid prototyping, so I keep urging her to just go ahead a do it! I believe ...
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Startup motivation and consistency
I'm working on a part-time unpaid startup now and everyone seems to be full of energy at the start. However as we go along, everyone seems to start losing grip and considering it as one of their ...
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When Hope becomes Delusion — what do you do?
We all know how important it is to remain positive. In the face of insurmountable odds, the strong are those that are able to see the potential, the positive and the path to success.
The ...
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Project In A Week / development bootcamp
Our team is thinking of doing a "Project In A Week" (bootcamp), and I'm interested to know if anyone else has experience of doing this or has any advice?
The idea behind it is to get away from the ...
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Creating camaraderie among people who never see each other
I have a team of people scattered across time zones and the world. Most of these people have never been face-to-face with even one of their colleagues. Most have never heard anyone else's voice. We ...
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I'm exhausted with my consulting business. How can I find the energy?
Cross-post from reddit.com/r/startups.
Hey All,
I'm Ken, and I run a startup in Houston. I really love my company. We're not super profitable, but we're profitable. My friends and I get to do what ...
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One man startup looking for motivation
I've been working on a web application as a hobby for the past couple of years. It's been challenging and I've learned a lot. Now that I am done and actually have something up and running ...
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Are all random ideas worth the effort?
Suddenly an idea strikes me and I start thinking about it. In the initial hours (can be days), the prospect looks very exciting and promising, however with time I am able to see the ...
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when to switch a hobby/interest to a business
I've managed and started many businesses, and continue to work in a business advisory role today. I've recently initiated the closing of my fourth start-up (mostly due to lack of time, but there were ...
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Web Design Startup India — Feel Alone & Depressed
I just started a new web design & SEO company in India.
For now we are targeting US, UK clients only.. so no personal meeting only email marketing stuff.
Most often I feel very alone and some ...
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Motivational Books
Being an entrepreneur is a difficult task. What books helped you get motivated and keep going?
For me it was:
Founders At Work
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Do you think that startup geolocation is relevant in a software vendor marketplace?
I've got an answer for this, or at least... I hope to have an answer, that is 'No'. But since I'm a newcomer with very poor experience in this wonderful world that is 'starting up', I'd like to have ...
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When startup people get together to work on their startups, they become motivated. How do we get more events like these happening?
One large problem for a lot of entrepreneurs, regardless of whether it's their first startup or their eighth, is motivation. We slowly become less motivated due to delays, or thinking about how long ...
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How to motivate partners
Sometimes when the going gets tough, team members gets discouraged. Though we embrace failure here and eat it like lunch, some people are not confident enough in themselves to take failure positively.
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How to avoid frustration!
I have recently given up my job and now I'm setting up a new company to import goods.
Having worked for 19 years in the other work place now I feel a bit frustrated, and nervous in setting up the new ...
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What is the most rewarding part of doing a start up?
What has been the best part of doing a start up for you?
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When faced with adversity, what techniques do you use to stay motivated and solve problems?
All startups go through tough times and it can sometimes be a struggle to stay motivated when things are going wrong. What are some of the techniques you have found useful to stay motivated and solve ...
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Questions for Daniel Pink re Motivation
We are fortunate to be scheduled Sunday to interview Daniel Pink, Author of several books, most recently Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (#35 presently at Amazon.)
Here's a TED ...
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Why are YOU doing a startup?
I saw a similar question but posed in a different way with few responses. So thought I'd ask specifically why you are doing a startup?
I had drinks with some friends last weekend and one guy I don't ...
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What personal productivity / time management / motivational tips & tricks do you use?
What little tips and tricks do you use to try and be as productive as possible each week plus be as motivated as possible? Here are a few I use:
I will schedule meetings that normally would be an ...
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Looking For Love - I Need 3 Suggestions for Resetting My Startup
When I first co-founded my BtoB startup it was blissful. My eyes would sparkle each time I passed out a business card; every SVN commit caused my heart to flutter.
Now it is two years later and I'm ...
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What is your motivation to start a business, especially a novel business
Why do you want to build a start-up company?
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Business / entrepreneurship / inspirational movies
The title says it all. I'd like to hear from your best business related movies and what you like about them.
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How many weeks of holidays should your team get?
What is the optimum number of holiday weeks for your team to keep them balanced, motivated, productive and happy? I know of one very successful entrepreneur who gives a very generous 8.
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What are cool gift exchange ideas have you encountered for small startups?
In my offices, books have the tendency to get groans (usually the thick ones), MMORPG game cards can be quite addictive and gets some folks bleary eyed for weeks, while everyone else wishes for an ...
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Getting a New Hire to Work More
We recently hired a junior developer as employee #1 at our startup. He's doing a great job on all fronts (produces good work, gets along with team, etc.) with one exception--he isn't working long ...
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When and how do you reward yourself?
(Note: I maintain a complete "firewall" between company and personal money, and the only way money goes through is with salary, loans, investments, or dividends.)
When I took the plunge a few years ...
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How do you manage team motivation? Rewards?
How much value is there in complimenting work done & praise? Vs monetary rewards? Vs awarding more autonomy, promotion?
From my experience, when an employee expects a compliment but does not ...
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If my founder is losing interest
A few months into the startup and I have a feeling my founder is losing interest/passion/ability to put large amounts of time into the business.
The reason this is tough, is because he's the ...
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What is your dream team of mentors?
If you were able to choose the ideal team of mentors for your company and you could choose anyone, who would they be and why?
Note: This is a dream team, like fantasy football.
CEO's?
Steve Jobs
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What drives you?
Some people are motivated by money. Others are motivated by fame. Some of us find passion for our ideas that keeps us going no matter what. What drives you? What keeps you going through failure, late ...
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Recognizing the “right” idea
My co-founder often says, "the idea of a lifetime comes along every fifteen minutes." I bet most entrepreneurs feel the same way.
What was it about your current venture or startup that led you to ...
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How do you keep yourself motivated?
A lot of entrepreneurs and founders have those 'down times' when they're in a strange funk, slightly burned out from the startup for one reason or another. Some of these reasons may be an ...
