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Moving From Entrepreneur to Manager – Or Not
Moving From Entrepreneur to Manager

Entrepreneurs are not, by nature, managers. They are creatives who have a passion about their ideas and see the grand picture of bringing those ideas to fruition and profit. Running a business and managing other people? Not so much. This… Read More

4 Diagram Types for Better Project Management

Project management is hard and it gets even harder if you don’t have the right information at your disposal. Only 71% of projects manage to meet the agreed scope and only 28% of projects manage to meet the budget requirements…. Read More

How to Succeed as a Manager of Tech and of People
Apprising employees of risks associated with cloud storage

Tech managers are typically good at managing their tech or their people, but not at both. Some IT managers sometimes rise up through the ranks of the department, making them great at taking care of technical issues when they arise,… Read More

Does Specialization Limit Your Business Growth?
Business Specialization

In business, there’s a temptation to grow beyond your niche. Most businesses start out highly focused, and at some point, they want more. They figure the easiest way to get more profit and exposure is to start offering more products… Read More

How to Develop Your Own Startup Growth Strategy
Word of mouth - Paul Graham, founder of YCombinator

The most common thing that people do when they need to develop a startup growth strategy for their company is to do a Google search for how other well-known companies in their sector were able to obtain hundreds, thousands, or even millions… Read More