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10 Key Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the House that Cheese Built

Leading Blog

He was just looking for a “job that would help me survive the disaster of my father’s death and the mess I’d made of my own education and life so far.” Develop an Exit Strategy. Miguel Leal didn’t start out wanting to make cheese. Cheese found him.

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Transforming Tension: 4 Ways to Navigate Difficult Conversations

Strategy Driven

Have an Exit Strategy If a conversation gets too heated or beyond the point of feeling psychologically, emotionally, or physically safe, then it’s time to stop. CCS, is a global expert and educator in negotiation and communication.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Toward the end of 2005, I started preparing my exit strategy. It was time to let go of the illusion of control that the “big bucks&# created. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock! No longer a company creature; my job was surely destroying my soul.

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How to Get Started Flipping Houses: 10 Pieces of Expert Advice

Strategy Driven

If you want to get into house flipping, you’ll need a very quick education on the local market. Plan a Set of Different Exit Strategies. Experienced agents are a wealth of industry knowledge you can’t afford to miss out on. Do Thorough Research. It’s important you know how to avoid hiring cowboy builders.

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Why Tech Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Struggle to Raise Funds

Harvard Business Review

Most investors liked the business model and the fact that I was educated in Nigeria and knew the market. But there was one problem: my business plan had no exit strategy. They all asked exit strategy questions and my answer, naively, was that we would grow revenue and share profits! It's something that U.S.

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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop

Harvard Business Review

This is a nascent sector where entrepreneurs and investors are still figuring out business models, developing new financial products, and proving exit strategies and exit multiples, and only a handful of players are using agreed-upon metrics for assessing social impact. First, impact investing needs time to develop.