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Some of your professional relationships will have to end. Some of your customers may not always get what they want. You can no longer grow if you’re carrying deadweight employees or fail to fire abusive customers, so trim the fat, but beware of leaving a bitter taste in their mouths or you’ll face the consequences. . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #startuplife #startuptips #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusinesstips #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation #innovate #growthhacking

“Never take no for an answer. Starting a startup isn’t easy and there will always be people who tell you that something is impossible. Don’t listen. When I started Shapeways, complex software needed to be built and when I first reached out to developers, a lot of them laughed and told me it was impossible. I never took no for an answer and eventually found a great team that helped me build what Shapeways is today. Always push for yes! “ – Pete Weijmarshausen, CEO of #Shapeways . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #StartupTips #Entrepreneurs #startuplife #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusiness #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation #Mission

It’s a scary thought that you’re responsible to more people than just yourself. Your customers trust you to keep them happy, your team members turn to you for their livelihood and your investors expect return on investment. Your actions and decisions impact them, so remember to do what’s best for everyone -- not just you. . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #startuplife #startuptips #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusinesstips #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation #innovate #growthhacking

“I’d say the best advice would be just to get started and once you find something, focus and execute. Don’t try to be everything to everyone right away. If you pick one vertical and do it well, other folks will find you. From a narrow niche of IT professionals who were our early target market, we now have a wide variety of customers.” – Christian Reber, Founder and CEO of 6Wunderkinder

It’s true what they say. There’s absolutely no “I” in team. If something breaks, it’s everyone’s job to fix it. It’s unproductive to point fingers and no one benefits from pettiness. Fix it, prevent the problem from recurring and move on. . . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #startuplife #startuptips #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusinesstips #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation #innovate

“Solve a real problem that creates real value in the world. Focus on the problem => solution => value => profit chain of events, and try to make a pass through this sequence sooner than later. Also, be strategic. Find a competitive advantage. At Dribbble, we stumbled into ours – we were just building a side project, but it was a site for designers, and Dan is a designer with lots of recognition and credibility. As a result, we attracted a great set of initial users who posted incredible work. Things snowballed from there.” – Rich Thornett and Dan Cederholm, Co-founders of #Dribbble . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #StartupTips #Entrepreneurs #startuplife #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusiness #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation

Don’t become the person everyone loves to hate. Instead, be the most outstanding person you can be. Do nothing that compromises your integrity. Stay honorable. People will like you more. . . . . . . . . . . #StartupAcademy #startuplife #startuptips #businesspassion #businessowners #smallbusinesstips #stayfocused #youcandoit #nevergiveup #motivation #innovate

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