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Should Founders Reset or Pivot when Product-Market Fit Falls Flat?
Before you bail, here’s what to look at when money runs low and your product hasn’t found the toehold you thought it would.
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Hey Founder, Here’s Your 10-Point Playbook for Making Business Personal
Applying business planning techniques to drive your personal passion and mission.
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Plan for the Worst, Pray for the Best
An investor offers five tips for entrepreneurs seeking investment right now.
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Hey Founder, Got a Job Description?
I do. It may look simple, but I when venture outside of these four areas of focus my team suffers.
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The Only Time I Close My Office Door: A Brief Meditation on Meditation
Meditating allows me to exercise my mind in a new way, like learning to flex a new muscle.
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Failure’s Not the Worst Thing that Can Happen. Hiding from It Might Be
Learning from flops builds courage and trust with you team.
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A Founder’s Priority is to Maintain Synchrony on the Boat
Watching my daughter’s rowing team taught me that winning is all about pulling together.
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Does Your Brand Know the Value of Omnichannel Retail?
Omni-channel customers buy three times as much as single channel customers. It’s time for e-commerce brands to reach out to brick & mortar retail.
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Don’t Build Your Marketing Plan on a Foundation of Sand
The 3 pillars of your go-to-market ecosystem should include brand, business, and marketing strategy.
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For Nonprofits, Success Is Still about Nailing Your Strategy
In 2023, Scalepassion will offer pro bono consulting to one nonprofit organization every sixth months.
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Turn Your Company’s Purpose into its Power Source
Impact is like solar power: it's the fuel that energizes and focuses everything you do–and it's always turned on.
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Is a Chief Impact Officer in Your Future?
Hiring the right person to help you weave your purpose throughout your company is just good business.
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Six Steps to Scaling Startup Culture
You’ve built something special. Here’s how to keep it that way as you grow.
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The Leadership Bullseye!
Leadership is a continuum and guiding your team to their sweet spots on it is the CEO's first order of business.
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Here’s How Founders Can Be a Bit More Selfish with Their Time
A four-step delegation model to focus you on what matters most.
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Use Pain Mapping to Focus Your Priorities
This simple exercise helps you align your team around the right priorities.
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How To Maximize Investor Communication
The goal is to keep them psyched, not surprise them.
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Hey Founder, Here Are 3 Metrics You Can Use to Wow Next Level Investors
Funders look at lots of things, but these matter most.
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Breaking the Ice for Tighter Teams
Whether you're seated at the dinner or conference table, these ice-breaking techniques can get your strategic-planning retreat off to a strong start.
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Why Startups Should Rethink Job Titles
In a fast and fluid environments, titles can create more headaches than clarity.