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Every Business Is (Or Should Be) a Social Business

Mills Scofield

As someone who works with a variety of organizations in my roles as strategy and innovation consultant, venture capitalist, professor, and mentor, this question intrigues to me. The differences were more along traditional business characteristics: virtual vs. physical product or service, B2B vs. B2C, etc.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

I’m clearly biased in favor of the third type of philosophy about PM (as is venture capitalist Fred Wilson ) as I’ve experienced all three and found the yin-yang to be most effective. Eriksson, Banfield and Walkingshaw ’s book Product Leadership has a section that has a lot more detail on this topic).

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Birthing a Baby Unicorn: The Anatomy of a Successful Startup Launch

Great Leadership By Dan

So much depends on the market the startup is in as well as the company’s focus (B2B vs. B2C), but there are still some guidelines that apply across the spectrum: 1. They are also co-authors of THE ULTIMATE START-UP GUIDE: Marketing Lessons, War Stories, And Hard-Won Advice From Leading Venture Capitalists And Angel Investors.